Assistant Attorney General - Civil Appeals - Chicago

Illinois Attorney General (IL); Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 82,000 - 108,000; Full time

Job summary

The Illinois Attorney General's Civil Appeals Division represents state agencies, officials, and employees in civil appeals across state and federal courts. Attorneys manage their own caseloads and are expected to brief and argue their own appeals under senior guidance.

Candidates should have at least three years of legal experience or an appellate clerkship, with a preference for appellate court experience. Illinois licensure is required at the time of application.

Qualifications

• Three years of legal experience or appellate clerkship.
• Appellate experience in state or federal courts preferred.
• Must be licensed to practice law in Illinois at the time of application.

Responsibilities

• Brief and argue own appeals.
• Manage own caseload under supervision of Division Chief and Supervising Attorneys.
• Represent state agencies, officials, and employees in civil appeals in state and federal courts.

Skills

Appellate experience

Education

Licensed Illinois attorney

Job description

The Civil Appeals Division represents state agencies, officials, and employees in civil appeals pending in state and federal reviewing courts. Those courts include the United States Supreme Court, United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, Illinois Supreme Court, and all five districts of the Illinois Appellate Court. Most of the Division’s cases originate in the civil litigation bureaus of the Office (for example, General Law or Revenue Litigation). The areas of law involved in these cases vary widely and include such diverse topics as constitutional law, administrative law, prisoner rights, labor law, tax law, employment discrimination, unemployment compensation, education, child support, jurisdiction, and immunities. The Division also handles administrative review matters that proceed directly to the appellate court from state agencies such as the Illinois Human Rights Commission, Labor Relations Boards, Pollution Control Board, and Property Tax Appeal Board.

Attorneys in the Division manage their own caseloads under the guidance of the Division Chief, Deputy Division Chiefs, and Supervising Attorneys, and are responsible for briefing and arguing their own appeals. Candidates should have a minimum of three years of legal experience or an appellate clerkship, as well as a demonstrated interest in appellate work. Attorneys with appellate experience in the state or federal courts preferred. Candidates must be licensed by the State of Illinois at the time of application.

Salary

Salaries are commensurate with number of years of practice as a licensed attorney and range from $ 82,000 to $ 107,550.