About this role
Role Overview
- Serves as legal advisor for the Department of Natural Resources, (DNR)
- Provides legal assistance to the office of Water Resources, Office of Realty/Capitol Planning, Office of Resources Conservation, Office of Land Management, Office of Mines and Minerals, Office of Human Resources and Departmental staff
- Performs complex technical and legal work of a specialized nature relative for various legal proceedings
- Serves as agency legal counsel and/or hearing officer for Department administrative hearings
- Drafts and reviews contracts and grants
- Provides legal interpretation of statues, regulations, and policies for agency staff
- Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above
Requirements
- Requires knowledge, skill and mental development equivalent to completion of four years college
- Requires prior experience equivalent to three years of progressively responsible administrative experience in the general practice of law
- Requires graduation from a recognized law school
- Requires a license to practice law in the state of Illinois
- Thorough knowledge of administrative law and contract law
- Two (2) years of working experience using principles, methods, materials, practices and references utilized in legal research.
- Two (2) years of experience as an attorney conducting legal research and drafting legal memos on complex legal issues.
- Two (2) year of experience as an attorney in drafting proposed legislation, rules, and/or policies.
- Extensive knowledge in the field of law with emphasis on energy and public utility law, water law and related issues.
- Two (2) years of professional experience working with judicial and quasi-judicial procedures
Benefits
- Health insurance
- 401(k) matching
- Flexible work hours
- Paid time off
- Vision, health, and dental insurance
- Excellent retirement plan
- Deferred compensation options
- State holidays and other time off
- Pre-tax benefit programs