Illinois Attorney General

The Illinois Solicitor General is seeking one or more recent law school graduates to serve in a limited term assignment as Appellate and Supreme Court Litigation Fellows. The Solicitor General is responsible for representing the State of Illinois before the U.S. Supreme Court and ensuring the excellence of the Attorney General's appellate practice. The Solicitor General also provides appellate advice to all divisions with...

Strong antitrust enforcement is vital to the preservation of a healthy competitive climate in Illinois. The Antitrust Bureau, as part of the Public Interest Division, protects healthy competition and fair markets for the benefit of all Illinoisans by enforcing state and federal antitrust laws. As an AAG in the Antitrust Bureau, you will have the opportunity to challenge illegal practices like monopolization, anticompetiti...

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 veteran's rights, benefits and other issues, such as consumer fraud and military employment.The Bureau also investigates violations of laws affect...

The Opinions Bureau is responsible for advising State officers and State's Attorneys on matters related to their official duties, often in the form of written legal opinions. The issues addressed by the Opinions Bureau include civil or criminal matters, the application of State or Federal law, and the construction of statutory and constitutional provisions and administrative rules.Responsibilities:An As...

The Attorney General's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (“MFCU”) is a specialized unit in which the attorneys work as a team with MFCU investigators and analysts to investigate and prosecute Medicaid provider fraud throughout Illinois. Assistant Attorneys General (“AAGs”) are required to prosecute criminal cases and litigate civil cases in Illinois State and Federal courts. Medicaid cases relate to fraud on the Medicaid system...

The Criminal Appeals Division represents the People in criminal and quasi-criminal matters at all levels of the state and federal court systems. We are the sole office responsible for briefing and arguing criminal cases before the Illinois Supreme Court. We regularly brief and argue habeas corpus cases in the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit after defending those cases in federal district court. Our ...

The Child Support Enforcement Division of the Illinois Attorney General's Office is seeking an Assistant Attorney General for its Rock Island office to handle child support enforcement cases and other litigation in several counties in northern Illinois. A strong candidate will have a demonstrated interest in and enthusiasm for trial work, and experience handling a high volume of cases. Travel is required.Attorneys...