Closing Date: 16th October, 2025
Description:
Why Work for Illinois?Working with the State of Illinois is a testament to the values of compassion, equity, and dedication that define our state. Whether you're helping to improve schools, protect our natural resources, or support families in need, you're a part of something bigger—something that touches the lives of every person who calls Illinois home.
No matter what state career you're looking for, we offer jobs that fit your life and your schedule—flexible jobs that provide the gold standard of benefits. Our employees can take advantage of various avenues to advance their careers and realize their dreams. Our top-tier benefits and great retirement packages can help you build a rewarding career and lasting future with the State of Illinois.
Position Description:
Under general supervision, performs technical and legal work of a general nature involving responsibility for representing staff in various matters before the Administrative Law Judges of the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC), for representing the ICC in various state and federal courts, and for providing legal advice to the ICC when it files comments on various matters pending before the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).
Essential Functions:
- Conducts investigations to determine statutory compliance by applying legal methods and procedures with reference to the legal implications involved.
- Researches and provides legal analysis and advice on various matters that are pending before the ICC and on various issues that arise during the course of the day.
- Represents staff before Administrative Law Judges at the ICC on various docketed matters.
- Reviews legislation, analyzes proposed legislation, and advises on legislative initiatives.
- Represents the ICC before the courts on matters resulting from Commission action or other matters affecting the ICC.
- Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Requires a law degree.
- Requires a license in good standing to practice law in the State of Illinois.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Prefers two (2) years of legal experience as an attorney or an appellate clerkship in state and/or federal appellate courts.
- Prefers substantive legal writing experience.
- Prefers experience as an attorney presenting and arguing legal cases on appeal.
- Prefers completion of classes or training specific to composition, business writing, communication skills, and computer use.
- Prefers extensive knowledge of the personal computer and its related software programs and applications, including, at a minimum, Microsoft Access, Excel, Outlook, and Word.
- Prefers superior oral and written English communication skills.
- Employment Conditions
- Requires the applicant to pass a background check and self-disclosure of criminal history.
- Requires valid driver's license to travel for participation in meetings, hearings, training, and other associated events.
- The conditions of employment listed here are incorporated and related to any of the job duties as listed in the job description.
