Postgraduate Fellowship

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Post-Graduate Fellowship
The Fellows gain invaluable hands-on legal experience by working on complex and diverse projects with LIP Department attorneys. Under the supervision of attorneys in the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Group, participants are immersed in electronic discovery issues, tracking and responding to preservation requests received by the City, and issuing legal holds on electronic public records. Participants with an Illinois Supreme Court Rule 711 license advise Client Will participate in negotiations and Client advising meetings, conduct research and analysis to draft dispositive motions on constitutional or procedural issues of law, and - utilizing an Illinois Supreme Court Rule 711 license - appear on behalf of the City in Court or before Administrative Tribunals. Law students are considered.

Additional info

Send cover letter, resume, law school transcript (official or unofficial), and 1 writing sample.

Company info

Hiring Coordinator
City of Chicago Department of Law
30 N. La Salle - 1640
Chicago, IL 60602