Posting number: AAG-SVP-CAR
Department: Chief Deputy - Attorney General
Division: Sexually Violent Persons
Job classification: AAG-Assistant Attorney General - Sexually Violent Persons- Carbondale
Posting type: Open
Categories: Attorney
The Sexually Violent Persons Bureau seeks an experienced criminal prosecutor for an Assistant Attorney General position in the Carbondale office. Prosecutors working in the Sexually Violent Persons Unit have wide-ranging duties including: prosecution of proceedings to commit convicted sex offenders, including motion hearings and trial work; managing extensive discovery, presenting and cross examining experts in the area of evaluating sex offenders; working with the Department of Corrections and the Department of Human Services in various capacities. Qualified candidates will have significant criminal prosecution and trial experience, including knowledge of mental health issues and ability to manage complex cases. Prosecution of some general crime cases also likely.
Candidates must have a minimum of 3-4 years prosecution experience and must be licensed by the State of Illinois.
Salary: Salaries are commensurate with number of years of practice as a licensed attorney and range from $ 82,000 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: Hanan Malik
Office of the Illinois Attorney General
115 S. LaSalle St.
Chicago, IL 60603
(312) 814-3695
(312) 814-5024 (Fax)
attorneyhiring@ilag.gov
The Attorney General is the chief legal officer of the State of Illinois, representing all state officials and agencies and enforcing laws on behalf of the people of Illinois. The Office of the Attorney General also serves as the state’s largest public interest law firm, committed to protecting and advancing the interests of the people of Illinois through leadership, advocacy and legal representation.
More than 450 Assistant Attorneys General and over 300 employees serve in the Office of the Attorney General in offices in Chicago, Springfield and Carbondale as well as regional offices in Rockford, Quincy, Champaign-Urbana and Belleville.
If you’re interested in advocating for the people of Illinois and pursuing some of the most important issues affecting our communities, please visit the our website for a list of current career opportunities and overview of the Office’s Divisions and duties: http://illinoisattorneygeneral.gov/about/jobs/agency_profile.pdf.
