Description
The MWRD is an award-winning wastewater and stormwater management agency. We've been protecting Lake Michigan, the Chicago River and other local waterways from pollution for over 130 years. And for 20 years we have been leading efforts to reduce flooding throughout the Chicago region. We have contributed to technological advances that have changed how the world treats wastewater and how communities manage stormwater and flooding.
Duties: Under general supervision, performs a wide range of legal work, such as drafting and reviewing all legal documents and prosecuting/defending the District in court and before various administrative bodies.
Absolute Requirements: Admission to the Illinois Bar and the General Bar for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
Minimum Requirements: Graduation from an accredited law school with a Juris Doctor degree and two years of experience in the general practice of law.
Examination: The examination will consist of a training and experience evaluation (T&E), weighted 60%, and a written performance test, weighted 40%. Candidates must achieve a passing score on each test to be eligible to compete in each subsequent test and to have their names placed on the eligible list.
The T&E will assess candidates’ knowledge, skill, and abilities in various legal practice areas such as litigation, employment law, environmental law, contracts and real estate; transactional legal matters and legal counseling; legal problem solving; interpreting and applying governmental and administrative law; and interpreting legal documents, legal writing and research.
The written performance test will assess candidates’ knowledge, skill and ability in areas such as those listed above and written communication.
Examination Process: All applicants will be advised by email if they have been admitted to the examination process. Applicants who do not receive a response to their application by Monday, March 23, 2026 should contact the Employee Selection Office at (312) 751-5100.
T&E: Each candidate whose application is approved, will be emailed a link which will contain the T&E form for completion and return to the Employee Selection Office as specified in the T&E instructions.
WRITTEN PERFORMANCE TEST: Candidates who pass the T&E will be informed by email regarding the date, time and place of the written performance test.
Starting Salary: $133,602.82 (see website for structured pay plan with scheduled increases)
Apply from 2/27/26 through 3/13/26 at www.districtjobs.org
