Assistant Attorney General-Military & Veterans Rights (Chicago or Springfield)

The Military and Veterans Rights Bureau educates veterans as to their rights and benefits provides written materials to assist veterans in understanding their rights on specific issues and provides outreach to the veteran community by attending events and speaking on veterans rights benefits and other issues such as consumer fraud and military employment.

The Bureau also investigates (1) violations of laws affecting Illinois veterans and service members in order to enforce such laws or to make referrals to the proper agency; (2) violations of the Illinois Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act and related provisions in conjunction with the Consumer Fraud Bureau; and (3) violations of the Illinois Service Member Employment & Reemployment Rights Act.

Candidates must be licensed to practice law in the State of Illinois at the time of application.The attorney must be familiar with military terminology and culture. Experience with reserve component service is preferred. Applicants should provide and be receptive to feedback interact well with other supervisors and the Administration and be involved in day-to-day operations of the addition the attorney must be able to work with the veterans rights community and foster a spirit of communication and responsiveness.

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