Illinoiscomptroller
LEGISLATIVE AND TRAINING COMPLIANCE ATTORNEY
Illinoiscomptroller, Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60290
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We continually strive for a workforce that reflects the growing diversity within the State of Illinois. A variety of employee backgrounds, perspectives, ideas and experiences are crucial to our ability to most effectively serve the public. Bilingual skills welcome Reasonable Accommodation Statement
The State of Illinois is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to people with disabilities. Further, federal law requires employers to provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities. Please tell us if you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job, interview for a job, or for any other activity related to the hiring process. Examples of reasonable accommodation include, but are not limited to, making a change to the application process (if possible), providing documents in an alternate format, using a sign language interpreter, or using specialized equipment. To be provided a Reasonable Accommodation during the hiring process, you will need to provide a certification of disability from a physician, psychiatrist, school official or an Illinois Department of Human Services (DHS) Division of Rehabilitation Services (DRS) Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Counselor. Supporting documentation should be uploaded under
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section for each application. Any questions on Reasonable Accommodations can be directed to Central Management Services Disability Resource Center at CMS.DisabilityResCen@illinois.gov or call (217) 524-7514 for further information and to request or discuss an accommodation. Sponsorship for Employment
The State of Illinois does not provide sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g. H-1B visa status), nor is the State able to provide extensions of optional practical training (OPT) under the STEM-designated degree program for F-1 students. To be considered for permanent employment with the State of Illinois, applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. Disclosure of Salary Information
In compliance with the Illinois Equal Pay Act, 820 ILCS 112/1 et seq., the State does not seek, request, or require a job applicant’s wage or salary history. Employment decisions are not made based on an applicant’s wage or salary history. To that end, please
do not include wage or salary information in your resume or other profile or application materials
. Agency: Office of the Executive Inspector General Closing Date/Time: 08/26/2025 Starting Salary Range: 80,004-100,002/yr Job Type: Salaried, Full Time County: Cook Number of Vacancies: 1 Please follow thedirections below when applying to this position. DO NOT APPLY ONLINE **DO NOT CLICK THE APPLY BUTTON** TO APPLY FOR THIS POSITIONPLEASEVISIT: The Office of Executive Inspector General (OEIG) is an independent executive branch State agency which functions to ensure accountability in State government and the four regional transit boards. The OEIG's primary role is to investigate allegations of misconduct and to make reports of its findings to affected public agencies and officials. The OEIG is devoted to the highest standards of quality and professionalism and is committed to safeguarding governmental operations, which directly impacts those we serve. Come work for the OEIG, an organization that has: ·
a mission-driven focus whose work provides significant impact; ·
a culture that supports diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessiblity; ·
a hybrid work schedule; and ·
paid time off in the form of personal days, sick time, vacation days, and paid holidays. Subject tomanagement approval and under the directionof theDeputy Inspector General - Executive Projects, serves as the Legislative and Training Compliance Attorney. This position is responsible for identifying, analyzing, and tracking bills and legislation relevant to the Office of Executive Inspector General (OEIG). This includes drafting testimony and position papers analyzing the legal impact on the OEIG and preparing for and attending meetings with stakeholders. This position is also responsible for drafting the web-based StateOfficialsandEmployeesEthicsAct(EthicsAct) trainings for multiple State agencies, universities, and regional transit boards, and ensuring that those entities appropriately administer the ethics trainings to all required individuals. This position is also responsible for obtaining, reviewing, and approving sexual harassment and discrimination prevention trainings developed and provided yearly by agencies. The Legislative and Training Compliance Attorney is required to stay updated on new areas of ethics, investigative, human resources, harassment, and discrimination laws that impact the work of the OEIG. This position requires ateam-player who is detail-oriented, self-motivated, and canworkautonomouslyaswellaswiththemanagementteamtofurthertheOfficegoals.Thispositionmay involve workingwithinformationof anextremelysensitiveandconfidentialnature. DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Identifies, analyzes, and tracks bills and legislation relevant to the OEIG and provides updates and summaries to managers. This includes drafting and circulating summaries of bills, amendments, proposed rules, and laws, and developing and communicating the OEIG’s position. It also involves listening to and summarizing relevant legislative hearings. 2. Drafts testimony, position papers, and other documents pertaining to the impact of legislation on the OEIG, including the OEIG’s appropriations, functions, and oversight. 3. Oversees thecreationofthe web-based annualethics trainingcoursematerials producedby theOEIG andworks withtheDepartmentofInnovationandTechnologytoensuretrainingisaccuratelyandtimelydeployed through appropriate training platforms. -
4. Manages external training pursuant to the Ethics Act, including but not limited to developing administrative procedures for agency ethics officers, monitoring State agency compliance, and establishing statutorily-mandated training standards. Reviews proposed training course materials developed by other State agencies and universities to ensure their consistency with the Ethics Act, relevantlaws,standards,andadministrativerules.Balancesmultipledeadlinesthroughoutthetraining periods.Responsibleforkeepingsupervisorsinformedonthestatusanddevelopmentsintrainingand compliance functions. 5. Analyzes annual training compliance reports when they are submitted to the OEIG, monitors agency progress in completing those reports, and drafts correspondence to ultimatejurisdictional authorities regarding noncompliance. While reviewing these reports, identifies trends relating to possible noncompliant employees and informs supervisors of theseobservations. Recommends actions for non-compliant agencies and employees. 6. ProvidesguidanceanddirectiontoStateagencies,universities, regional transit boards, and regional development authoritiesregarding the Ethics Act trainings. -
7. Functions as theOEIG’s liaison to the EEC, theOfficeof the Attorney General, State agencies, State public universities, regional transit boards, regional development authorities, and ethics officers with respectto State employee training and to ensure professional cooperation, and attainment of goals andobjectives.Provides orientation training to new ethics officers as needed. 8. Assists,whenneeded, withadministeringandensuring OEIG staff compliancewiththeethics,harassment, sexual harassment, and discrimination prevention trainings, and any other required training for all OEIG employees. 9. Assists, when needed, in the production of the OEIG annual report, mandatedreporting,andconductinginvestigative work. -
10. Asneeded,managesassigned subordinate staffto drive optimal productivity,quality,consistency, timeliness, accuracy, and prioritization of assignments. 11. Ensures timelycompliance with all personnel policies, including but not limited to DailyTime Reports, attendance records, and training initiatives. 12. Facilitateshiring,performanceevaluations,professionaldevelopment,anddisciplinaryactionsforany and all subordinate staff. 13. Performsotherdutiesas requiredorassignedwhicharereasonablywithinthescopeofthe duties enumerated above. ABILITIES & SKILLS
To besuccessful in this position, the Legislative and Training Compliance Attorney should have the following: ability to exercise independent judgment, consider facts objectively, identify issues, and make sound decisions; abilitytointerpret bills, laws,policies,rules,andregulations,andtranslaterelatedconceptsintotraining materials and written policies andprocedures; excellent interpersonal, analytical, research, writing, organizational, presentation, problem-solving and communicationskills; ability to communicate clearly and concisely, orally and in writing, including the ability to prepare and deliver presentations to small or largegroups; -
demonstrated ability to manage multiple concurrent projects anddeadlines; ability to effectively use Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, Outlook) and other applications; ability to work autonomously, in a team environment, and in a professional manner; high personal ethical standards and the ability to work appropriately with sensitive and confidential materials; a willingness to travel, including overnight; and familiarity with computers, photocopiers, telecommunication equipment, and videoconferencing applications. REPORTS TO:
DeputyInspectorGeneral–Executive Projects SUBORDINATE POSITION:
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
· graduation from an accredited law school; · successful completion of the Uniform Bar Examination or license to practice law in the United States; and · ability to obtain admittance to the Illinois State Bar within one year of acceptance of this position. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
demonstrated knowledge or experience with legislative work; demonstrated knowledge and understanding of, and experience working in fields involving ethics, sexual harassment, harassment, and discrimination laws and compliance; experiencedevelopingandadministering training; and experience with project management. JOB STATUS:
Full-time, FLSA exempt. This position is also exempt from the State of Illinois Personnel Code. LOCATION:
T he p o s i t i on is located in o u r Chicago o ff i c e a t69 West Washington . KEY WORDS:
Attorney, lawyer, counsel, public service, government, JD, Juris Doctor Work Hours:
8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Work Location:
69 W Washington St, Chicago, Illinois, 60602 Agency Contact:
OEIG.HRApplications@illinois.gov Job Function:
Legal, Audit & Compliance (TheOEIGis anon-codestateagency) APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS Must submit application by following instructions at: Please follow all instructions on the OEIG website, and include all required documents. You WILL NOT be considered for the position if you attach a CMS100, CMS100b or any other document in lieu of a Resume or CV. The OEIG is an Equal Opportunity Employer. If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, or completing any pre-employment testing, please direct your inquiries to Human Resources at (312) 814-1789, or
OEIG.HRApplications@illinois.gov
. Hiring decisions are not based on or affected by political factors, including political sponsorship, affiliation, or support.
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We continually strive for a workforce that reflects the growing diversity within the State of Illinois. A variety of employee backgrounds, perspectives, ideas and experiences are crucial to our ability to most effectively serve the public. Bilingual skills welcome Reasonable Accommodation Statement
The State of Illinois is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to people with disabilities. Further, federal law requires employers to provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities. Please tell us if you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job, interview for a job, or for any other activity related to the hiring process. Examples of reasonable accommodation include, but are not limited to, making a change to the application process (if possible), providing documents in an alternate format, using a sign language interpreter, or using specialized equipment. To be provided a Reasonable Accommodation during the hiring process, you will need to provide a certification of disability from a physician, psychiatrist, school official or an Illinois Department of Human Services (DHS) Division of Rehabilitation Services (DRS) Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Counselor. Supporting documentation should be uploaded under
My Documents → Additional Documents
section for each application. Any questions on Reasonable Accommodations can be directed to Central Management Services Disability Resource Center at CMS.DisabilityResCen@illinois.gov or call (217) 524-7514 for further information and to request or discuss an accommodation. Sponsorship for Employment
The State of Illinois does not provide sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g. H-1B visa status), nor is the State able to provide extensions of optional practical training (OPT) under the STEM-designated degree program for F-1 students. To be considered for permanent employment with the State of Illinois, applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. Disclosure of Salary Information
In compliance with the Illinois Equal Pay Act, 820 ILCS 112/1 et seq., the State does not seek, request, or require a job applicant’s wage or salary history. Employment decisions are not made based on an applicant’s wage or salary history. To that end, please
do not include wage or salary information in your resume or other profile or application materials
. Agency: Office of the Executive Inspector General Closing Date/Time: 08/26/2025 Starting Salary Range: 80,004-100,002/yr Job Type: Salaried, Full Time County: Cook Number of Vacancies: 1 Please follow thedirections below when applying to this position. DO NOT APPLY ONLINE **DO NOT CLICK THE APPLY BUTTON** TO APPLY FOR THIS POSITIONPLEASEVISIT: The Office of Executive Inspector General (OEIG) is an independent executive branch State agency which functions to ensure accountability in State government and the four regional transit boards. The OEIG's primary role is to investigate allegations of misconduct and to make reports of its findings to affected public agencies and officials. The OEIG is devoted to the highest standards of quality and professionalism and is committed to safeguarding governmental operations, which directly impacts those we serve. Come work for the OEIG, an organization that has: ·
a mission-driven focus whose work provides significant impact; ·
a culture that supports diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessiblity; ·
a hybrid work schedule; and ·
paid time off in the form of personal days, sick time, vacation days, and paid holidays. Subject tomanagement approval and under the directionof theDeputy Inspector General - Executive Projects, serves as the Legislative and Training Compliance Attorney. This position is responsible for identifying, analyzing, and tracking bills and legislation relevant to the Office of Executive Inspector General (OEIG). This includes drafting testimony and position papers analyzing the legal impact on the OEIG and preparing for and attending meetings with stakeholders. This position is also responsible for drafting the web-based StateOfficialsandEmployeesEthicsAct(EthicsAct) trainings for multiple State agencies, universities, and regional transit boards, and ensuring that those entities appropriately administer the ethics trainings to all required individuals. This position is also responsible for obtaining, reviewing, and approving sexual harassment and discrimination prevention trainings developed and provided yearly by agencies. The Legislative and Training Compliance Attorney is required to stay updated on new areas of ethics, investigative, human resources, harassment, and discrimination laws that impact the work of the OEIG. This position requires ateam-player who is detail-oriented, self-motivated, and canworkautonomouslyaswellaswiththemanagementteamtofurthertheOfficegoals.Thispositionmay involve workingwithinformationof anextremelysensitiveandconfidentialnature. DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Identifies, analyzes, and tracks bills and legislation relevant to the OEIG and provides updates and summaries to managers. This includes drafting and circulating summaries of bills, amendments, proposed rules, and laws, and developing and communicating the OEIG’s position. It also involves listening to and summarizing relevant legislative hearings. 2. Drafts testimony, position papers, and other documents pertaining to the impact of legislation on the OEIG, including the OEIG’s appropriations, functions, and oversight. 3. Oversees thecreationofthe web-based annualethics trainingcoursematerials producedby theOEIG andworks withtheDepartmentofInnovationandTechnologytoensuretrainingisaccuratelyandtimelydeployed through appropriate training platforms. -
4. Manages external training pursuant to the Ethics Act, including but not limited to developing administrative procedures for agency ethics officers, monitoring State agency compliance, and establishing statutorily-mandated training standards. Reviews proposed training course materials developed by other State agencies and universities to ensure their consistency with the Ethics Act, relevantlaws,standards,andadministrativerules.Balancesmultipledeadlinesthroughoutthetraining periods.Responsibleforkeepingsupervisorsinformedonthestatusanddevelopmentsintrainingand compliance functions. 5. Analyzes annual training compliance reports when they are submitted to the OEIG, monitors agency progress in completing those reports, and drafts correspondence to ultimatejurisdictional authorities regarding noncompliance. While reviewing these reports, identifies trends relating to possible noncompliant employees and informs supervisors of theseobservations. Recommends actions for non-compliant agencies and employees. 6. ProvidesguidanceanddirectiontoStateagencies,universities, regional transit boards, and regional development authoritiesregarding the Ethics Act trainings. -
7. Functions as theOEIG’s liaison to the EEC, theOfficeof the Attorney General, State agencies, State public universities, regional transit boards, regional development authorities, and ethics officers with respectto State employee training and to ensure professional cooperation, and attainment of goals andobjectives.Provides orientation training to new ethics officers as needed. 8. Assists,whenneeded, withadministeringandensuring OEIG staff compliancewiththeethics,harassment, sexual harassment, and discrimination prevention trainings, and any other required training for all OEIG employees. 9. Assists, when needed, in the production of the OEIG annual report, mandatedreporting,andconductinginvestigative work. -
10. Asneeded,managesassigned subordinate staffto drive optimal productivity,quality,consistency, timeliness, accuracy, and prioritization of assignments. 11. Ensures timelycompliance with all personnel policies, including but not limited to DailyTime Reports, attendance records, and training initiatives. 12. Facilitateshiring,performanceevaluations,professionaldevelopment,anddisciplinaryactionsforany and all subordinate staff. 13. Performsotherdutiesas requiredorassignedwhicharereasonablywithinthescopeofthe duties enumerated above. ABILITIES & SKILLS
To besuccessful in this position, the Legislative and Training Compliance Attorney should have the following: ability to exercise independent judgment, consider facts objectively, identify issues, and make sound decisions; abilitytointerpret bills, laws,policies,rules,andregulations,andtranslaterelatedconceptsintotraining materials and written policies andprocedures; excellent interpersonal, analytical, research, writing, organizational, presentation, problem-solving and communicationskills; ability to communicate clearly and concisely, orally and in writing, including the ability to prepare and deliver presentations to small or largegroups; -
demonstrated ability to manage multiple concurrent projects anddeadlines; ability to effectively use Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, Outlook) and other applications; ability to work autonomously, in a team environment, and in a professional manner; high personal ethical standards and the ability to work appropriately with sensitive and confidential materials; a willingness to travel, including overnight; and familiarity with computers, photocopiers, telecommunication equipment, and videoconferencing applications. REPORTS TO:
DeputyInspectorGeneral–Executive Projects SUBORDINATE POSITION:
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
· graduation from an accredited law school; · successful completion of the Uniform Bar Examination or license to practice law in the United States; and · ability to obtain admittance to the Illinois State Bar within one year of acceptance of this position. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
demonstrated knowledge or experience with legislative work; demonstrated knowledge and understanding of, and experience working in fields involving ethics, sexual harassment, harassment, and discrimination laws and compliance; experiencedevelopingandadministering training; and experience with project management. JOB STATUS:
Full-time, FLSA exempt. This position is also exempt from the State of Illinois Personnel Code. LOCATION:
T he p o s i t i on is located in o u r Chicago o ff i c e a t69 West Washington . KEY WORDS:
Attorney, lawyer, counsel, public service, government, JD, Juris Doctor Work Hours:
8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Work Location:
69 W Washington St, Chicago, Illinois, 60602 Agency Contact:
OEIG.HRApplications@illinois.gov Job Function:
Legal, Audit & Compliance (TheOEIGis anon-codestateagency) APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS Must submit application by following instructions at: Please follow all instructions on the OEIG website, and include all required documents. You WILL NOT be considered for the position if you attach a CMS100, CMS100b or any other document in lieu of a Resume or CV. The OEIG is an Equal Opportunity Employer. If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, or completing any pre-employment testing, please direct your inquiries to Human Resources at (312) 814-1789, or
OEIG.HRApplications@illinois.gov
. Hiring decisions are not based on or affected by political factors, including political sponsorship, affiliation, or support.
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