CASE ANALYST - LAW

JOB ANNOUNCEMENT

CASE ANALYST - LAW

Department of Law

Division of Labor

Number of Positions: 1

(Additional vacancies possible pending budget approval)

Starting Salary: $69,684.00

(New hires are paid the starting rate. Current employees' pay rate is determined by their job title and years of service.)

Applications for this position will be accepted until 11:59pm CDT on 3/30/2026.

Under general supervision, maintains case files, conducts initial review of cases, and generates case reports, and performs related duties as required.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

* Dockets all labor hearing dates, including arbitration, medical mediations, and Labor Board cases

* Conducts initial review of cases and summarizes relevant issues

* Dockets and distributes daily mail and court filings for the Labor Division, including by scanning or emailing or as otherwise directed

* Opens, maintains, updates, and closes cases using various available computerized systems (e.g., Litify, Box)

* Summarizes information in legal documents

* Collects and organizes information and legal documents to respond to subpoenas and requests for information

* Maintains documents for motions, pleadings, and claims

* Indexes and files court documents for record keeping purposes

* Trains attorneys and staff and troubleshoots problems on computerized systems (e.g., Litify, Box, court dockets, case portals, or case filing systems)

* Generates various monthly reports of open, pending, or closed cases and any other reports on cases as directed (e.g., individual attorney caseloads, opened and closed cases by venue, case load by venue, or reports responsive to different requests)

* Monitors and tracks attorney caseloads

* Maintains a case numbering log for the purpose of assigning case numbers to new matters that arrive without numerical designations

* Maintains a log for open and closed cases

* Prepares case files and folders for new matters

* Conduct conflict searches for monthly Arbitration calendar and organizes and maintains a filing system for archived calendars

* Routes Case Management cards sent by the Circuit Court and other legal documents with insufficient addressee information

* Conducts name and case searches and responds to case inquiries from various Law Department divisions, City departments, and the public

* Serves as a liaison between attorneys and other divisions or departments as needed

* Works on special labor-related or other Labor Division projects as required

* Performs related tasks as needed

Additional duties may be required for this position

Location: 2 N. La Salle

Days: Monday - Friday

Hours: 9:00am to 5:00pm

THIS POSITION IS IN THE CAREER SERVICE

Six (6) years of administrative work experience.

OR

Graduation from an accredited college with an Associate's degree in Business Administration, Public Administration, or a directly related field, PLUS four (4) years of administrative work experience.

OR

Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Public Administration, or a directly related field, PLUS two (2) years of administrative experience.

OR

Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Master's degree of higher in Business Administration, Public Administration, or a directly related field, PLUS one (1) year of administrative experience.

SELECTION REQUIREMENTS

This position requires applicants to complete an interview which will include a written exercise and/or a skills assessment test as part of the interview. The interviewed candidate(s) possessing the qualifications best suited to fulfill the responsibilities of the position will be selected.

For Information on our employees benefits please visit our benefits website at:

https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/fin/benefits-office.html

For Information on our salary and title structure visit our classifications website at:

https://www.chicago.gov/content/dam/city/depts/dhr/supp_info/JobClassification/2025_Classification_and_Pay_Plan.pdf

APPLICATION EVALUATION: Initial evaluation will be based on information provided on the application and the documents submitted. The Department of Human Resources staff will review applications after the final posting date. Staff will follow any and all required Employment/Hiring Plan provisions, federal, state and local laws, and Collective Bargaining Agreements when applicable. Staff will apply hiring preferences as required by the municipal code. Placement on an eligibility list is not an offer or guarantee of an interview nor employment with the City of Chicago.

COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY: To further our commitment to hiring applicants with diverse experience the City of Chicago has adopted the following ordinances 2-74-020 and 2-74-075. The ordinances provide a preference for applicants who meet minimum qualifications and who are veterans of the Armed Forces, and/or residents of Socio-Economically Disadvantaged Areas (SEDA) and/or Chicago Public School (CPS) high school graduates to be referred to departments for consideration. These hiring preferences do not apply to bidders, as Collective Bargaining Agreements define the hiring process for bidders. For positions covered by a collective bargaining agreement, bidders will be considered before external candidates. To learn more about our hiring practices click here.

ALL REFERENCES TO POLITICAL SPONSORSHIP OR RECOMMENDATION MUST BE OMITTED FROM ALL APPLICATION MATERIALS SUBMITTED FOR CITY EMPLOYMENT.

The City of Chicago in an Equal Employment Opportunity, Military Friendly, and Fair Chance Employer.

City of Chicago

Brandon Johnson, Mayor