Assistant Attorney General - Public Integrity - Chicago

Overview

The Public Integrity Bureau is a specialized public corruption prosecution group of the Office of the Illinois Attorney General. Attorneys prosecute a wide variety of crimes ranging from Official Misconduct committed by state, county and city officials and employees to government vendor and grant fraud. Cases are received from federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies along with referrals from Inspectors General, and State’s Attorneys and concerned citizens.

• Assistants handle cases throughout Illinois.
• Handle cases in the Bureau as vertical prosecutions, from intake through sentencing.
• Evaluate cases, provide legal advice and assistance to law enforcement during investigations, initiate charges, and litigate motions, trials, sentencing hearings, and post-trial motions.
• Direct grand jury investigations and litigate grand jury matters.
• Draft complaints and obtain search warrants and overhear orders.

The candidate should have knowledge of the principles of criminal law, particularly as they relate to white collar crime. Candidates should have 3 years of trial experience preferably with experience involving investigations and trials of white-collar crimes. Candidates should work well with others and be a contributing member of the team. The candidate must be an attorney licensed to practice law in the State of Illinois at the time of the application and must be willing to travel.

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

To ensure full consideration, please submit a cover letter, resume, three professional references, and a writing sample. Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact us:

Attn:
Thor Y. Inouye
Office of the Illinois Attorney General
115 S. LaSalle St.
Chicago, IL 60603

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