Assistant Attorney General Civil Appeals Chicago
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Job Location:
Chicago, IL - USA
Yearly Salary:
$ 82000 - 107550
Posted on:
2 days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Summary of Duties and Responsibilities
The Civil Appeals Division represents state agencies officials and employees in civil appeals pending in state and federal reviewing courts. Those courts include the United States Supreme Court United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit Illinois Supreme Court and all five districts of the Illinois Appellate Court. Most of the Divisions cases originate in the civil litigation bureaus of the Office (for example General Law or Revenue Litigation). The areas of law involved in these cases vary widely and include such diverse topics as constitutional law administrative law prisoner rights labor law tax law employment discrimination unemployment compensation education child support jurisdiction and immunities. The Division also handles administrative review matters that proceed directly to the appellate court from state agencies such as the Illinois Human Rights Commission Labor Relations Boards Pollution Control Board and Property Tax Appeal Board.
Attorneys in the Division manage their own caseloads under the guidance of the Division Chief Deputy Division Chiefs and Supervising Attorneys and are responsible for briefing and arguing their own appeals.Qualifications
Candidates should have a minimum of three years of legal experience or an appellate clerkship as well as a demonstrated interest in appellate work. Attorneys with appellate experience in the state or federal courts preferred. Candidates must be licensed by the State of 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.
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