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CITY OF SPRINGFIELD

Assistant Corporation Counsel - Police Legal Advisor

Pay: Not specified

Posted: 7 weeks ago

Location: Springfield, IL (Onsite)

Last Updated: 2 weeks ago

Hours: Full-Time

Expires: 9/15/2026

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A Paralegal or Legal Assistant assists attorneys and law offices with a variety of tasks ranging from administrative support to legal research and writing. Maintains and organizes files or file databases. Conducts legal or other background research, assists with preparation for trials or hearings, and drafts documents to be filed. Uses software for electronic discovery of materials such as email for a trial. May specialize in a particular area of the law such as corporate or criminal law, family law or real estate law.

$73,658 / year median in Illinois

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Job Description

CITY OF SPRINGFIELD

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, United States Job Description Department:

The Office of the Mayor -

Division:

Corporation Counsel In this role you will: Provide on-call legal counsel to Springfield Police Department staff and officers on statutory and case law interpretation, information access and confidentiality, arrest/search and seizure, personnel and disciplinary matters (including investigation review), policy updates, and responses to subpoenas and FOIA requests. Represent the City and its employees in federal litigation, primarily defending police practices and employment-related claims, with emphasis on motions, discovery, experts, trials, and appeals. Also handle additional litigation and legal matters, including ordinance drafting, as assigned by the Corporation Counsel. Meet with City officials, employees, witnesses, doctors, expert witnesses, etc. in preparation of discovery/trials. Assign duties to secretaries and paralegals for preparation of correspondence, notices, pleadings, depositions, research, etc. To view full details and how to apply, please login or create a Job Seeker account