Assistant Attorney General - General Law - Springfield

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

Job summary

The General Law Bureau of the Illinois Attorney General's Office seeks Assistant Attorneys General to defend cases involving state agencies, employees, and officers. Candidates must have excellent research and writing skills and be able to handle a large caseload.

Travel is required, and applicants must be licensed to practice in Illinois at the time of application. Salary ranges from $82,000 to $107,550 depending on years of practice and experience.

Qualifications

• Licensed to practice in Illinois at application time.
• Strong research and writing skills.
• Ability to manage a large caseload independently.

Responsibilities

• Respond to complaints and draft pleadings and motions.
• Proffer and organize discovery and manage depositions.
• Represent clients in administrative hearings and state/federal courts.

Skills

Legal research

Legal writing

Education

Licensed to practice in Illinois

Job description

The General Law Bureau represents the interests of the State of Illinois and its people in civil trial litigation. The Bureau functions as a defense law firm for the State of Illinois, its officers, agencies and employees. Examples of the areas of law include personal injury, property damage, and injunction cases, administrative hearings and reviews, declaratory judgment actions, federal and state civil rights cases and class actions.

Assistant Attorneys General in the General Law Bureau defend cases brought against State of Illinois agencies, employees and officers. They respond to complaints, draft pleadings, draft and respond to motions, proffer and organize written and electronic discovery, conduct depositions, manage mediations and settlements and represent client interests in administrative hearings and various state and federal courts. Assistant Attorneys General are expected to manage a large case load. Travel is required.

Candidates must have excellent research and writing skills. Ideal candidates must be able to handle a large caseload, exercise sound judgment and work independently. 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.