Law Student - Government in Chicago, IL

Job Description:
Volunteer Law Clerk
The law clerks gain invaluable hands-on legal experience by working on complex and diverse projects with Law Department attorneys. Will participate in negotiations and Client advising meetings, conduct research and analysis to draft dispositive motions on constitutional or procedural issues of law, and - utilizing an Illinois Supreme Court Rule 711 license - appear on behalf of the City in Court or before Administrative Tribunals. Will be placed in the Finance and Economic Development - Transactional - Revitalizing Blighted Areas with Projects that Create Job Growth Team. Students work in a Division that handles a variety of transactions that advance economic development, affordable housing, and the removal of blight. Will learn how economic development transactions utilize the tool of Tax Increment Financing (TIF) and assist Division attorneys with other tax incentive programs involving Enterprise Zones, Special Service Areas, and the Cook County Tax Classification Ordinance. Will also learn how affordable housing deals are structured and various funding sources assembled. Help draft or review redevelopment agreements, loan and grant documents, bond documents, and intergovernmental agreements. Be involved in due diligence reviews and research legal issues. Help prepare ordinances for City Council approval of the relevant transactions and are able to see City Council and relevant Council Committees in action. Should be able to commit a minimum of 10 weeks.

Application Period: January 1 to March 1

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