2026-2027 Yearlong Paralegal Extern-Compliance, Policy, & Risk jobs in United States
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Chicago Transit Authority · 17 hours ago

2026-2027 Yearlong Paralegal Extern-Compliance, Policy, & Risk

positionUSA-Illinois-Chicago
timeFull-time
remoteHybrid
seniorityNew Grad

Chicago Transit Authority is the second largest transit system in the country! They are offering a year-long paralegal externship within the Compliance, Policy, and Risk unit, where interns will gain hands-on experience in legal research and assist with FOIA requests. Interns will coordinate with departments, review documents, and apply legal exemptions under the supervision of an attorney.

CommunitiesCustomer ServicePublic TransportationTransportationTravel

Responsibilities

Coordinate with departments to find and review documents, apply exemptions, redact sensitive information and draft responses
Conduct legal research on FOIA and Privacy Act issues and assist with applying exemptions
May conduct legal research on litigated cases, case law, and statues
Hands-on experience in legal research, assisting with FOIA requests, and other aspects of paralegal work

Qualification

Legal researchMicrosoft OfficeSharePointAnalytical skillsVerbal communicationWritten communicationOrganizational skillsProject managementCritical thinking

Required

Required enrollment status: Full-time (as defined by the academic institution) in a degree program at an accredited college or university
Strong Microsoft Office and computer skills
Working knowledge of SharePoint
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Good analytical and critical thinking skills
Proficient organizational skills with attention to detail
Good project management skills

Preferred

Preferred Major(s): Law, Paralegal Studies, Public Policy, Political Science, Criminal Justice or related field
Preferred Level of Education: College graduate student

Benefits

Course credit while gaining hands-on experience

Company

Chicago Transit Authority

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We deliver quality, affordable transit services that link people, jobs and communities.
dateFounded in 1947
location
Chicago, Illinois, USA
people-size10001+ employees
web-link
http://www.transitchicago.com/

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$146.1M
Key Investors
Federal Transit AdministrationU.S. Department of Transportation
2025-11-24Grant· $121.1M
2023-06-27Grant· $25M

Leadership Team

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Jeremy Fine
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
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Bill Mooney
Chief Infrastructure Officer
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