Post Graduate Law Clerk (all locations)

Illinois Attorney General (IL); Springfield (IL, OR); On-site; USD 55,000 - 82,000; Full time

Job summary

The Office of the Illinois Attorney General seeks third-year law students or recent graduates intending to take the Illinois Bar to serve as a paid post-graduate law clerk. Travel is required and the role involves handling cases under Supreme Court Rule 711 under supervision of a licensed attorney.

Starting salary is $54,612 per year, with potential promotion to Assistant Attorney General bringing the salary to $82,000 per year after admission to the bar.

Qualifications

• Candidates are third-year law students or recent graduates planning to take the Illinois Bar Exam or who have just taken the exam.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills; ability to work in a team; strong research and writing skills.

Responsibilities

• Handle cases under Supreme Court Rule 711 under supervision of a licensed attorney.
• Respond to complaints; draft pleadings; draft and respond to motions.
• Proffer and organize written and electronic discovery; conduct depositions.
• Manage mediations and settlements; represent client interests in administrative hearings and various state and federal courts.

Skills

Legal research

Legal writing

Pleadings

Discovery management

Deposition

Education

Law student (3rd year)

Tools

Westlaw

LexisNexis

Job description

The Office of the Illinois Attorney General is seeking third-year law students or recent graduates intending to take the Illinois Bar Exam or having just taken the Illinois Bar Exam to serve in a paid post-graduate law clerk position in our Office after taking the exam. 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.

The paid post-graduate law clerk will handle cases under Supreme Court Rule 711 and work under the supervision of an assigned licensed attorney. Post-graduate law clerks in the General Law Bureau defend cases brought against State of Illinois agencies, employees and officers. Under the supervision of a licensed attorney, the post-graduate law clerk will 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. Travel is required.

Candidates must have strong organizational and time-management skills, the ability to work in a team environment, and have strong research and writing skills. As a condition of employment, the post-graduate law clerk must have taken the Illinois Bar Examination prior to their start date.

Salary for the position is $54,612 per year. However, once sworn in as a licensed attorney, the individual may be promoted to Assistant Attorney General and the salary will increase to $82,000 per year.

Positions are available in Chicago, Springfield, Belleville, and Carbondale. However, positions in Chicago, Belleville and Carbondale are much more limited than positions in Springfield. Please indicate your geographic preference(s) in your cover letter.

Attn: Hanan Malik
Office of the Illinois Attorney General
115 S. LaSalle St.
Chicago, IL 60603
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