Job Summary Serves as legal counsel to an ABA entity and exercises unit management duties within Division. Serves as national legal expert in the field of legal and judicial ethics and professional responsibility law. Provides expertise to ABA governance, ABA entities, state, local, national and international legal community. Develops controlling legal policy and substantive legal resources to ensure and enhance the Association's continued status as the preeminent leader and legal authority in professional responsibility law.

Duties and Responsibilities Provides legal expertise and policy guidance to ABA governance and ABA entities in developing, interpreting, and implementing the nation's legal policy governing the regulation of the legal profession and the judiciary. Provides legal expertise, conducts legal research and provides critical legal analysis to the state and federal judiciaries and regulatory entities, and to state, federal and international government agencies and organizations regarding the interpretation and implementation of the Association's legal policies governing the legal profession and the judiciary. Develops substantive legal resources to ensure and enhance the Association's continued status as the preeminent legal authority in legal and judicial ethics, professional responsibility law and professional regulation. Provides legal expertise and analysis to lawyers, judges, the public and media in response to voluminous inquiries through scholarly publications, periodicals, reports, consultations, and legal research services. Management duties include: (1) oversee unit legal policy, projects, program planning and execution; (2) execute fiscal responsibilities; (3) lead strategic planning in the legal discipline; and (4) hire, supervise and train legal and professional staff and consultants. Serves as legal counsel and provides legal policy guidance to an ABA entity in the field of professional responsibility. Performs other related duties as required.

Required Education, Qualifications and Experience Possession of a Juris Doctorate degree from an ABA-accredited law school. Well-developed and demonstrated skills in supervising professionals, editing on a peer basis, and interacting with leaders of the profession inside and outside the ABA are also necessary. The person in this position is considered a leading national expert in professional responsibility law. Independent research and writing are basic to the position, including articles on professional responsibility for publications. A minimum of ten years of significant professional legal experience with at least 5 years experience in legal policy development and advocacy for an organizational entity involved in professional regulation and professional responsibility law is required. It requires superior analytical, communications, research, writing and editing skills. Member in good standing in possession of an active license to practice law in the State of Illinois, or eligible to obtain admission in Illinois via Illinois Supreme Court Rule 705 Admission on Motion.

Preferred Education, Qualifications Highly organized, self-starting, experience in legal policy development and advocacy for an organizational entity involved in professional regulation and able to work independently and with a team and have the ability to meet deadlines and oversee a variety of projects.

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