<p>Job Title: Assistant States Attorney, Sex Crimes Unit</p> <p>Reports to: Supervisor, Sex Crimes Unit</p> <p>Grade/Step: AY2/101 to AY1/108L</p> <p>Salary: $129,924 -$174,718 Salary (range if appropriate). Salary is provided by law; however, individual compensation is based on various factors unique to each candidate, including skill set, years and quality of experience. Any salary offered is determined by the Chief of Staff and is non-negotiable.</p> <p>Location: Leighton Criminal Courthouse, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th Municipal District Courthouse</p> <p>Bureau: Special Victims Bureau</p> <p>Division: Sexual Assault Division</p> <p>Application Deadline: July 13, 2026</p> <p>Note: This post is for an open position as well as for forming a pool for future open positions.</p> <p>Note: The Cook County State's Attorney's Office does not sponsor H1-B work visa petitions.</p> <p>Position Description: The Special Victims Bureau of the Cook County States Attorneys Office is seeking experienced Assistant States Attorneys at a 2nd chair or higher level, with felony review and felony jury trial experience to vertically prosecute Sexual Assault cases assigned to courthouses throughout Cook County. This is a full-time bargaining unit exempt position.</p> <p>Working Environment & Reporting Structure: The Assistant States Attorney will be prosecuting under the Criminal Code of the State of Illinois. The Assistant States Attorney will be required to manage a complex caseload of various types of sexual assault cases. The Assistant States Attorney will be expected to work closely with victim-witness specialists, advocates, and law enforcement agencies and represent the People of the State of Illinois in hearings and trials. The Assistant States Attorney must be able to work well with people from diverse communities, work independently, have excellent time management skills and be self-initiating. The Assistant States Attorney must be able to effectively communicate the mission and values of the CCSAO to members of the community. The Assistant States Attorney will report directly to a Deputy Supervisory of the Sexual Assault Division.</p> <p>Duties/Requirements: The ASA will: Prepare sexual assault cases for disposition either by plea or trial; Research legal issues, draft pretrial motions or other relevant legal documents, and respond to defense pretrial motions and post-trial motions appropriately; Litigate pretrial motions, bench trials, and/or jury trials; Prepare and obtain protective orders; Conduct detention and conditions of pretrial release hearings; Serve as a on call notifier for felony review involving sexual assault cases; Communicate with and support victims using a victim-centered and trauma-informed approach; Keep victims and witnesses informed of court proceedings; Work closely with victim-witness specialists and advocates; Commitment to applying a vertical prosecution model.</p> <p>The ASA shall be an effective advocate and emissary of the mission, vision and values of the Cook County States Attorneys Office both with ASAs as well as criminal justice stakeholders and partners.</p> <p>Minimum Qualifications:</p> <ul> <li>Possess a J.D. degree from an accredited law school. </li><li>Felony Second Chair or higher equivalent experience. </li><li>Successfully completed a rotation as a line ASA in the Felony Review Unit. </li><li>Desire to work with victims of sexual assault. </li><li>Knowledge of and experience with DNA evidence in a trial or investigative setting; </li><li>Must uphold the mission and values of the CCSAO at all times and support fellow ASA in doing the same. </li></ul> <p>Preferred Qualifications:</p> <ul> <li>Prior experience prosecuting sexual assault cases is preferred but not required. </li><li>Prior experience as a Felony Review Unit Trial Supervisor </li></ul> <p>Cover Letter: In your cover letter please address the following questions:</p> <ol> <li> <p>Why are you interested in this particular role?</p> </li><li> <p>What in your professional experience has prepared you to succeed in this role?</p> </li><li> <p>How will you work to foster and maintain public trust in the Cook County States Attorneys Office while upholding the mission, vision and values of the Office in your dealings with the ASAs, law enforcement partners, the judiciary, and other stakeholders in the criminal justice system?</p> </li></ol> <p>Physical Requirements: Light work. Light work involves lifting no more than 20 pounds at a time with frequent lifting or carrying of objects weighing up to 10 pounds. Even though the weight lifted may be very little, a job is in this category when it requires a good deal of walking or standing, or when it involves sitting most of the time with some pushing and pulling of arm or leg controls. To be considered capable of performing a full or wide range of light work, you must have the ability to do substantially all these activities. If someone can do light work, we determine that he or she can also do sedentary work, unless there are additional limiting factors such as loss of fine dexterity or inability to sit for long periods of time.</p> <p>Equal Employment Opportunity: The Cook County States Attorneys Office (CCSAO) is an equal opportunity employer, which seeks to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. The CCSAO does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, physical and mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, and any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. Upon request, the CCSAO will provide reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals due to a disability or pregnancy. The EEOP report can be found on our website at</p>