MANAGING
ATTORNEY
COMMUNITY
INTEGRATION/DISABILITY RIGHTS
Access Living of Metropolitan Chicago,
a nationally recognized advocacy organization for persons with disabilities, is
searching for a Managing Attorney to oversee the development, implementation, and
growth of Access Living’s legal strategy in the area of community
integration/disability rights. In
addition to supervising legal staff working in this division, the Managing
Attorney will litigate systemic disability rights cases under the Americans with
Disabilities Act, the Rehabilitation Act, and related laws to ensure persons
with disabilities have the right to live, learn, and work in communities of
their choosing. Access Living’s current
docket includes several community integration (“Olmstead”) cases filed
in federal court, three of which have been certified as class actions. Access Living’s lawyers appear before federal
courts, including the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, state courts and
various administrative agencies
The Managing Attorney will serve as
lead counsel for Access Living on its Olmstead cases and advise senior
management on community integration initiatives. To this end, he/she will: coalesce with other counsel; draft pleadings
and briefs; conduct discovery; counsel clients; work with experts; investigate,
prepare and try cases; supervise other attorney(s) as well as legal assistants;
and perform related legal work.
Qualifications: substantial litigation experience in federal
court; stellar research and writing skills; ability to work with co-counsel;
supervisory experience; and a commitment to disability rights. Expertise on Olmstead issues, Medicaid and disability services is preferred.
People with disabilities, minorities,
and those with personal experience with disability are encouraged to apply.
By April 30, 2008, send cover letter
and resume by mail, fax or e-mail to:
Neil Anderson, Manger of
Administration
115 West Chicago Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60610
fax: (312) 787.3866