The OEIG
Legislative And Training Compliance Attorney
The OEIG, Washington, District of Columbia, us, 20022
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** https://oeig.illinois.gov/employment/emp-opportunities.html 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. Learn more at
https://oeig.illinois.gov/
. POSITION SUMMARY
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:
Asassigned,includingtheExternalComplianceandOutreach Administrator. 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: https://oeig.illinois.gov/employment/application-welcome.html 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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Please follow thedirections below when applying to this position. DO NOT APPLY ONLINE **DO NOT CLICK THE APPLY BUTTON** https://oeig.illinois.gov/employment/emp-opportunities.html 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. Learn more at
https://oeig.illinois.gov/
. POSITION SUMMARY
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:
Asassigned,includingtheExternalComplianceandOutreach Administrator. 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: https://oeig.illinois.gov/employment/application-welcome.html 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.
#J-18808-Ljbffr