Senior Regional Counsel

Position Overview
·         Serves as Senior Regional Counsel

·         Interviews Department witnesses

·         Evaluates cases involving clients where the Department is involved in court or seeking expunction or indication

·         Serves as legal advisor to regional field staff

·         Plans, directs, and conducts technical legal screening and provides case consultation to caseworkers andsupervisors to help prepare cases for termination of parental rights (TPR), to determine when cases are trial ready for TPR

·         Serves as Department liaison to judiciary, State’s Attorney’s Offices, and various court personnel in numerous counties in the region

·         Maintains current working knowledge of new legislation, Department rules and policy, and all relevant law

·         Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above

Minimum Qualifications
1.       Requires possession of a valid license to practice law in Illinois

2.       Requires three years of experience in the practice of law