AAG-Assistant Attorney General Public Access Chicago

Chicago, IL - USA

Yearly Salary: $ 82000 - 107550

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Summary of Duties and Responsibilities

The Public Access Bureaus mission is to help people obtain public documents and access public meetings. The Bureaus duties include reviewing denials of requests to inspect or copy public records under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and examining allegations of a public bodys violation of the requirements of the Open Meetings Act (OMA).

An Assistant Attorney General in the Public Access Bureau investigates and drafts opinions on FOIA and OMA mediates disputes between members of the public and public bodies helps design and provide training relating to FOIA or OMA and assists the Public Access Counselor with other assigned tasks.

Qualifications

Qualifications:

Candidates must possess excellent legal research and writing skills and must be able to communicate effectively with citizens government officials and members of the media. The ideal candidate will have experience with the Freedom of Information Act the Open Meetings Act or media-related issues. Candidates must be licensed in Illinois at the time of application.

Supplemental Information

Salary: Salaries are commensurate with number of years of practice as a licensed attorney and range from $ 82000 to $ 107550.

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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Summary of Duties and ResponsibilitiesThe Public Access Bureaus mission is to help people obtain public documents and access public meetings. The Bureaus duties include reviewing denials of requests to inspect or copy public records under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and examining allegatio...