Salary: $82,000.00 - $87,912.00 Annually
Location : Chicago, IL
Job Type: Full-Time
Job Number: 2027-AAG-SG-Fellow
Administration: Chief Deputy - Attorney General
Opening Date: 08/27/2026

Summary of Duties and Responsibilities

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 within the Attorney General's Office; oversees the preparation of briefs, petitions, and other papers filed by the Office in appellate courts, including the U.S. and Illinois Supreme Courts and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit; and argues selected appeals. The Fellows participate in and support the Solicitor General's full range of operations, and work with other attorneys in the Attorney General's Office on a variety of cases involving significant constitutional, statutory, and policy questions.

Duties include researching and advising on complex or novel legal issues; assisting with the review and preparation of recommendations for action in appellate matters, including filing or joining amicus curiae briefs and other multistate litigation; handling or assisting with the drafting of briefs and other court papers; and assisting with preparation for oral argument, including participating in moot courts. The Fellowship will begin in August/September 2027 and is one year in duration.
Qualifications

The Fellowship is designed for junior lawyers who are committed to public service and have exceptional legal research and writing skills. The position is open to lawyers in their first three years of practice (at the time of application), including applicants who are current judicial law clerks, participants in government, academic, or public interest fellowships, and third-year law students at accredited law schools. Attorneys with at least one year of post-graduate experience, including a clerkship or fellowship, are preferred. Applicants must be Illinois Bar members or plan to take the Illinois Bar exam (or otherwise apply for Illinois Bar membership) prior to beginning the fellowship.
Supplemental Information
Salaries are commensurate with number of years of practice as a licensed attorney and range from $ 82,000 to $87,912.
Applicants are encouraged to apply by November 20, 2026.
To ensure full consideration, please upload a cover letter, resume, three references, and two writing samples. Your references may include law professors. Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact us:
Attn: Hanan Malik
Office of the Illinois Attorney General
115 S. LaSalle St.
Chicago, IL 60603
(312) 814-3695
(312) 814-5024 (Fax)
We offer a complete benefits package to full-time employees including health care, dental, vision, retirement, deferred compensation plans, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, long-term disability, holidays, vacation, and sick leave.

Part-time employees who work an average of 20 hours per week over the course of a year, receive benefits on a pro-rated basis.

• Health and Dental insurance along with free Vision insurance*
• Pension Benefits through the State Employees'; Retirement System
• Deferred Compensation: supplemental retirement savings program-457k
• Commuter Savings Program: pre-tax transportation program
• Flexible Spending: Medical and Dependent pre-tax savings program
• Life insurance benefit: free with option to purchase additional (up to 8 x your annual salary) at low cost. Spouse and child life insurance available
• Disability coverage
• Employee Assistance Program through ComPsych
• Holidays: 13 1/2 paid
• Vacation days: minimum of 12 days, maximum of 27 days, prorated
• Personal days: 4 annually
• Floating Holiday: 1 annually
• Sick days: 1 per month
• For attorneys, office provided Continuing Legal Education
• Semi-monthly payroll

*Health and Dental cost ranges: for single: $131.00 - $314.00 monthly; for family: $299.00 - $653.00 monthly

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