Deputy General Counsel Contract & Compliance

Position Overview

Are you an experienced procurement and contact law attorney? The Illinois Lottery is seeking to hire a Deputy General Counsel of Contracts & Compliance in the Legal Division that can oversee the compliance of the Private Manager Agreement, procurement, and vendor relations, FOIA request, and assisting in drafting legislation. If you excel at communicating to wide variety people, paying close attention to detail, and the ability analyze statutes, the Illinois Lottery encourages you to apply for this position.

Essential Functions

• Serves of Deputy General Counsel of Contracts & Compliance, and the principal legal advisor for administrative and operational functions of the Department, including but not limited to, compliance of the Private Management Agreement, procurement, vendor relations, investigations, and drawings, as well as, other subject matter areas pertinent to the Lottery.
• Independently plans, directs, and advises the Director and Department management regarding legal policy and implementations.
• Directs the compliance of the Private Management Agreement, ensuring the Private Manager is adhering to all contractual commitments, requirements of the Illinois Lottery Law and all applicable statutes and regulations.
• Speaks on behalf of the Director and General Counsel to communicate the Department's position on legal related matters, possessing significant independent authority to bind the Department to courses of action.
• Serves as the Agency's Freedom of Information Officer, with responsibility to determine whether requested information is subject to disclosure or should be considered exempt pursuant to the Illinois Freedom of Information Act.
• Serves as a full line supervisor.
• Advises the Lottery's Labor Relations Officer with respect to interpretation and application of the collective bargaining agreement, State of Illinois Personnel Code, and State and Federal Labor laws.
• Assists the Director and General Counsel with preparation of legislative changes and proposes new legislation.
• Performs other duties as requires or assigned, which are reasonable within the scope of the duties enumerated above.

Minimum Qualifications

• Requires law degree and possession of a license to practice law.
• Requires four (4) years of progressively responsible administrative experience in the practice of law or professional supervisory experience in legal work or in the conduct of judicial or quasi-judicial hearings.

Preferred Qualifications

• Four (4) years of experience utilizing common law, Federal and State laws and regulations pertaining to compliance and investigations of an organization.
• Two (2) years of experience working with procurement laws, rules, and regulations.
• Four (4) years of experience utilizing legal methods, practices, and procedures.
• Four (4) years of experience drafting complex and technical legal documents.
• Fours (4) years of experience analyzing and appraising facts, evidence, and precedents.
• Four (4) years of experience applying fundamental principles to unusual, difficult, and complex problems.
• Four (4) years of experience communicating issues to express facts, evidence, and precedents.
• Four (4) years of experience developing and maintaining satisfactory working relationships with others at all levels in State, Federal, and local government.
• Two (2) years of supervisory experience including staff development, application of discipline, evaluating employee performance, determining staffing needs, and establishing employee goals and objectives.

Conditions of Employment

• Requires completion of a background check and self-disclosure of criminal history.
• Overtime is a condition of employment, and you may be requested or required/mandated to work overtime including schedule, unscheduled, or last-minute overtime. This may require the ability to work evenings and weekends.
• Requires the ability to utilize state issued equipment (i.e., laptop, cell phone).
• Requires the ability to travel in the performance of duties, with overnight stays as appropriate.
• 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 Lottery operates and administers the Lottery with integrity, security, transparency, honesty, and fairness.  Through the sales of its products, online and in-person at over 7,000 retailers throughout the state, the Department has contributed over $23 billion to support K-12 public schools.  Additionally, hundreds of millions of dollars have also been contributed to capital projects and specialty causes like Illinois veterans services, the fight against breast cancer, Multiple Sclerosis and Alzheimer’s research, Special Olympics, police memorials, homeless services, STEAM education and assistance for people living with HIV/AIDS.

In addition to the monetary support it provides the State, the Department champions the people of Illinois, strengthening communities through engagement with the public, players and retailers and providing safe, fun, and responsible games to adults 18 and over.

The Department values diversity, equity and inclusion and continuously strives to create the best workplace for Lottery employees.  By utilizing the latest technology, recognizing, and adapting to market and industry changes, the Illinois Lottery maximizes the value of its data through the use of predictive analytics and leverages its experience to meet the needs of the people of Illinois.  The Illinois Lottery believes that Illinois is full of winners because everyone benefits from its efforts.