Attorney – Employment Law (Finance)
JOB DESCRIPTION
Chubb's Chicago House Counsel firm, Schueler, Dallavo and Casieri, is seeking a Senior Attorney to handle Employment/Housing Discrimination and Directors & Officers litigation. This Attorney will handle a caseload of the firm's matters in both State and Federal Courts and administrative agencies in Illinois and Wisconsin.
Education and Licenses:
J.D. Degree from Accredited Law School
Bar Admission to Illinois and Wisconsin State Courts and Illinois and Wisconsin Federal Courts
Position Description:
As a member of Chubb's Chicago House Counsel, this attorney will be responsible for defending Chubb insured institutional clients and boards of directors against a wide range of claims involving employment discrimination, housing discrimination, and Directors' and Officers' liability, including responding to demand letters, charges of discrimination at the administrative agency level, and litigation in state and federal courts.
Specific duties will include: administrative agency work, preparing position statements and responses and appearing at agency hearings and other proceedings; trial work, conducting and defending depositions and engaging in other pre-trial discovery, drafting pleadings, engaging in motion practice; researching, briefing and arguing appellate matters; representing client at mediations, negotiating settlements; complying with Chubb litigation guidelines, generating reports and evaluations on assigned cases; and other duties as assigned.
Range of clients to be represented encompass small to mid size corporations, privately held organizations, not for profit organizations, educational institutions, health industry institutions, cultural institutions, condominium/cooperative/homeowner association boards of directors, financial services institutions, real estate developers and managers, technology companies.
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ABOUT US
Chubb is a world leader in insurance. With operations in 54 countries, Chubb provides commercial and personal property and casualty insurance, personal accident and supplemental health insurance, reinsurance, and life insurance to a diverse group of clients. The company is distinguished by its extensive product and service offerings, broad distribution capabilities, exceptional financial strength, underwriting excellence, superior claims handling expertise and local operations globally.
At Chubb, we are committed to equal employment opportunity and compliance with all laws and regulations pertaining to it. Our policy is to provide employment, training, compensation, promotion, and other conditions or opportunities of employment, without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, ancestry, mental and physical disability, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, age, and pregnancy or any other characteristic protected by law. Performance and qualifications are the only basis upon which we hire, assign, promote, compensate, develop and retain employees. Chubb prohibits all unlawful discrimination, harassment and retaliation against any individual who reports discrimination or harassment.
