PUBLIC SERVICE ADMINISTRATOR, OPT. 8L

Position Overview

The Illinois Department of Public Health is seeking a highly motivated individual to serve as Assistant General Counsel, providing legal advice, analysis, and response for the Department's office of Health care Regulation activities and administrative litigation.

Benefits Statement

As a State of Illinois Employee, you will receive a robust benefit package that includes the following:

• Flexible and hybrid work schedules are available in many program areas (when available and dependent upon position)
• Competitive Group Insurance benefits including health, life, dental and vision plans.
• Pension plan through the State Employees Retirement System
• Deferred Compensation Program – voluntary supplemental retirement plan
• Optional pre-tax programs -Medical Care Assistance Plan (MCAP) & Dependent Care Assistant Plan (DCAP)
• 10-25 days of paid vacation time annually (10 days for first year of state employment)
• 12 paid sick days annually which carryover year to year
• 3 paid personal business days per calendar year (pro-rated dependent on start date)
• 13-14 paid holidays per year
• 12 weeks of paid parental leave
• Employee Assistance Program and/or mental health resources

*These are just a few of the many perks available to all State employees. For more information about our benefits please follow this link: https://www2.illinois.gov/cms/benefits/Pages/default.aspx

Essential Functions

• Provides specialized legal expertise to the Department, as assigned by the Chief Counsel or the Deputy General Counsel.
• Acts as Department attorney in administrative hearings, including the preparation of notices, motions, complaints, orders and similar legal documents and in the presentation of oral and written evidence at such administrative hearings.
• Prepares legal recommendations, impact analysis statements for the in preparing bills and interpreting bills introduced into the General Assembly, and in developing rulemaking for the Agency.
• Acts as liaison with Attorney General’s Office in administrative review actions.
• At the direction of supervisor, does legal research and renders opinions regarding legal issues.
• Receives and responds to subpoenas, works with programs to gather responsive documents, tracks receipt and response dates.
• Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.

Minimum Qualifications

• Requires knowledge, skill and mental development equivalent to completion of four (4) years of college.
• Requires prior experience equivalent to three (3) years of progressively responsible administrative legal experience.
• Requires possession of a license to practice law in Illinois.

Specialized Skills

• Requires three (3) years of litigation experience participating in contested legal cases pursuant to the Illinois Administrative Procedures Act.

Preferred Qualifications

• Three (3) years of litigation experience participating in contested legal cases pursuant to the Illinois Administrative Procedures Act.
• Thorough knowledge of common Federal and State Laws, regulations pertaining to agency programs.
• Extensive knowledge of judicial and quasi judicial and administrative procedures and the rules at all judicial levels.
• Extensive knowledge of legal methods, practices and procedures.
• Working knowledge of principles of management, including organization, controls and techniques used in dealing with management and procedural problems.
• Three (3) years of experience planning, laying out, coordinating and reviewing the work of a technical or legal program or units.
• Three (3) years of experience drafting complex and technical legal documents.
• Three (3) years of experience developing and maintaining effective professional and public contacts and satisfactory working relationships with others.
• Three (3) years of experience analyzing and appraising facts, evidence and precedents in developing pertinent issues and in applying fundamental principles to unusual, difficult and complex problems and to give full and complete, though brief, expression to such issues and facts, evidence and precedents pertaining to same.

Conditions of Employment

• Certain provisions of the revolving door restrictions contained in 5 ILCS 430/5-45 apply to this position. As a result, the employee should be aware that if offered non-State employment during state employment or within one year immediately after ending State employment, the employee shall, prior to accepting any such non-State employment offer, notify the Office of the Executive Inspector General for the Agencies of the Illinois Governor (OEIG) or may be subject to a fine.
• This position has been found to meet the requirements in section 4A-101 of the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act requiring the occupant/employee to file a Statement of Economic Interest. The Illinois Governmental Ethics Act (5 ILCS 420/4A et seq.) requires certain state officials and employees to file annual Statements of Economic Interest with the Office of the Secretary of State that will be made available for examination and copying by the public. All employees required to file a Statement of Economic Interest are also required to file the Supplemental Statement of Economic Interest with Executive Ethics Commission. (See Executive Order 15-09) Fines and penalties apply to untimely filings.

*The conditions of employment listed here are incorporated and related to any of the job duties as listed in the job description.

About the Agency

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is tasked with the oversight of communities within Illinois to achieve and maintain optimal health and safety. With an annual budget of over $1.8 Billion in state and federal funds, 6 regional offices, 3 laboratories and over 1,400 employees, IDPH is equipped to fulfill its mission of protecting the health and wellness of the people of Illinois through the prevention, health promotion, regulation and control of disease and injury.