Assistant Attorney General - Financial Crimes - Chicago

Illinois Attorney General (IL); Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 84,000 - 108,000; Full time

Job summary

Illinois Attorney General's Financial Crimes Prosecution Unit in Chicago is seeking an Assistant Attorney General to prosecute white-collar crime across Illinois, handling cases from intake through sentencing and traveling as required.

The ideal candidate is licensed in Illinois, has two or more years of felony trial experience, strong knowledge of criminal law and evidentiary rules, and familiarity with grand jury practice; willingness to work with law enforcement and travel statewide.

Qualifications

• Two or more years of felony trial experience, preferably involving white collar crime.
• In-depth knowledge of criminal law and evidentiary rules as they relate to prosecution.
• Familiarity with grand jury practice and procedure would be a plus.
• Attorney licensed to practice law in the State of Illinois at time of application.

Responsibilities

• Prosecute cases across Illinois from intake through sentencing.
• Provide legal advice and assistance to law enforcement during investigation.
• Evaluate cases for prosecution and initiate prosecutions as appropriate.
• Litigate grand jury matters and draft petitions for search warrants and overhear orders.

Skills

Felony trial experience

Criminal law knowledge

Evidence law familiarity

Grand jury familiarity

Job description

The Financial Crimes Prosecution Unit is a specialized prosecution group based in Chicago that investigates and prosecutes a wide range of complex economic crimes throughout Illinois. Those prosecutions include cases involving various types of sophisticated insurance, securities and bank fraud schemes, embezzlement schemes, and public corruption. Cases are received from federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies and from county states attorneys.

An Assistant Attorney General assigned to the unit will prosecute cases throughout the state and should expect to travel. Cases in the unit are handled as vertical prosecutions; AAsG are expected to handle cases from intake through sentencing. An attorney in this position is expected to provide legal advice and assistance to law enforcement agencies during the course of investigation, evaluate cases for prosecution, initiate prosecutions, and handle their cases through sentencing and post-trial motions. AAsG in the unit frequently conduct grand jury investigations and should expect to litigate grand jury matters. Search warrants, overhears, and in some instances undercover operations are used in some investigations. Assistant Attorneys General are expected to draft petitions for and obtain search warrants and overhear orders and work with law enforcement in planning undercover operations.

The candidate should have an in-depth knowledge of the principles of criminal law, in general and some knowledge of the statutes used to prosecute various types of white collar crime.

The candidate should have two or more years of felony trial experience, preferably involving white collar crime

Knowledge of the law of evidence as it relates to privileges is particularly important. Familiarity with grand jury practice and procedure would be a plus. The candidate must be an attorney licensed to practice law in the State of Illinois at the time of application and be willing to travel.

Salaries are commensurate with number of years of practice as a licensed attorney and range from $ 84,480 to $ 107,550.