Position Announcement
Assistant State's Attorney I, II, or III
Salary Commensurate with Experience
The McLean County State’s Attorney’s Office currently has an opening for a prosecutor. Ideally, we would like someone with anywhere from 2-7 years prosecutorial experience. Those who apply with a law license or prosecutorial experience will be given interview and hiring preference. However, we welcome and will consider applications from recent grads who are waiting to take the bar exam with the caveat that those with a license and experience will be given preference. We also welcome 3Ls interested in becoming prosecutors to apply for the position. We have success hiring 3Ls during their last semester of law school and providing them at least some income stream between graduation and sitting for the bar exam.
The entry level (Assistant State's Attorney I) job description is detailed below. Please contact us at [email protected] for additional job descriptions if not posted online.
Position Summary
Under supervision, performs a variety of professional legal work, applying professional legal principles and practices to a variety of legal assignments in an assigned operational area. Work is performed at the full performance level with applicable professional independence, discretion, judgement, and latitude in researching, preparing, and trying criminal, juvenile, or traffic prosecution, or civil litigation cases for the State’s Attorney’s Office. Work involves the use of writing, analytical, and communications skills. Assignments may involve planning, overseeing, and directing the activities of legal office support or para-professional legal staff, as needed. Work is reviewed by a professional supervisor or the State’s Attorney through conferences, and results obtained.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities (May not include all duties performed)
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Required Qualifications
Graduation from an accredited law school or any equivalent combination of education and experience that would provide the above noted knowledge, skills and abilities.
Certificates, Licenses, and Registrations
Licensed to practice law in the State of Illinois and before the Illinois Supreme Court.
Physical Attributes and Demands
Work requires sitting for long periods of time, standing, walking, bending stooping, climbing stairs, lifting and carrying boxes of case files, and operating computerized equipment.
Work Environment
The work is routinely performed indoors, in an office or courtroom environment and involves exposure to normal risks typical to an office setting. Work may expose employee to potentially violent felons.
Benefits Package
McLean County offers a comprehensive benefits package including:
About McLean County Government
McLean County is the largest county by land area in the state of Illinois with a population of over 172,000. McLean County Government is a fast-moving and dynamic workplace established to locally administer Illinois State laws and serve the community. With a $97 million operating budget, over 800 employees, and an Aa1 Bond Rating, McLean County Government is positioned to maintain and expand its reputation for excellence in local government.
To learn more about all the services McLean County Government provides the community, please visit https://mcleancountyil.gov/.
How to Apply
Click “Apply Now” at the top of this post. Resume and Cover Letter required for application submission.
*If applying through a third party job board, please fill out an application via McLean County Government’s Job Board located at https://il-mcleancounty.civicplushrms.com/careers/Jobs.aspx
Confidentiality of your application is maintained upon request.
Mclean County Government is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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