[blindlaw] Managing atty: COMMUNITY INTEGRATION/DISABILITY RIGHTS

[McCarthy, Jim]

Stephanie,
Welcome back to the list.
Jim McCarthy 

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Hi, I recently re-subscribed to this list so I am not sure if the list
members have received info on this job. Just a few minutes ago I
received an email from a friend working at Access Living and they
haven't filled the position and are still searching. ~Stephanie 

 

 

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 complex litigation experience with an
emphasis on Olmstead cases; stellar research and writing skills; ability
to work with co-counsel; expertise on Medicaid and disability services;
supervisory experience; and a commitment to disability rights.  

 

People with disabilities, minorities, and those with personal experience
with disability are encouraged to apply.

 

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

nanderson at accessliving.org 

 

 



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