Deputy General Counsel; SPSA Opt. L

Are you looking for a rewarding career with an organization that values their staff? The Department of Innovation & Technology (DoIT) is seeking to hire qualified candidates with the opportunity to work in a dynamic, creative thinking, problem solving environment. This position serves as the Deputy General Counsel for the Department of Innovation and Technology (DoIT). In this role, you will in provide technical advice and legal policy determinations on all legal matters relating to DoIT IT functions, programs, and policies, and serves as a principal legal advisor the General Counsel.

Additionally, you will advise leadership, managers, and legacy agencies of interpretations of DoIT-related laws, rules, regulations and policies including proposing and issuing new or revised interpretations. You will also serve as the DolT Ethics Officer, in developing and formulating policies relating to DolT's Ethics Training Program and develops and coordinates personnel policies relative to work time requirements. This position serves as a full line supervisor in assigning and reviewing work, providing guidance and training to assigned staff, and counseling staff regarding work performance.

If you possess these knowledges, skills, abilities and experience, we invite you to apply for this position with DoIT!

As a State of Illinois employee, you receive a comprehensive benefits package including:

• Competitive Group Insurance benefits including health, life, dental and vision plans
• Flexible work schedules (when available and dependent upon position)
• 10 – 25 days of paid vacation time annually (10 days for first year of state employment)
• 12 days of paid sick time annually which carry over year to year
• 3 paid personal business days per year
• 13–14 paid holidays per year dependent on election years
• 12 weeks of paid parental leave
• Pension plan through the State Employees Retirement System
• Deferred Compensation Program – voluntary supplemental retirement plan
• Optional pre‑tax programs – Medical Care Assistance Plan (MCAP) & Dependent Care Assistant Plan (DCAP)

For more information regarding State of Illinois Benefits follow this link: https://www
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• Subject to management approval, serves as the Deputy General Counsel for the Department of Innovation & Technology (DoIT), providing technical advice and legal policy determinations on all legal matters relating to DoIT functions, programs and policies, and serves as a principal legal advisor the General Counsel.
• Serves as the DolT Ethics Officer developing and formulating policies relating to DolT's Ethics Training Program.
• Advises Leadership, managers and legacy agencies of interpretations of DoIT-related laws, rules, regulations and policies including proposing and issuing new or revised interpretations.
• Directs staff on all legal matters relating to DoIT, drafts all legislation and prepares and analyzes cases related to DolT IT matters.
• Serves as full line supervisor.
• Drafts rules, policies and interpretations and analyzes and provides day‑to‑day advice regarding various statutes pertaining to DolT programs, policies and procedures.
• Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.

• Requires law degree.
• Requires a license to practice law in Illinois.
• Requires four (4) years of progressively responsible experience in the practice of law, preferably in the area of Information Technology, Telecommunications, Software Licensing, Data Sharing Agreements, Cybersecurity, Artificial Intelligence, IT Contracts or a directly related field.

• Four (4) years of professional experience drafting, negotiating, and overseeing contracts, legislation, and legal policies related to IT infrastructure, IT procurement, and compliance.
• Four (4) years of professional legal experience, including substantial work in government, administrative, or information technology law.
• Four (4) years of professional experience providing strategic legal counsel on complex statutory, regulatory, and policy matters affecting public sector technology…