Assistant States Attorney

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Assistant State’s Attorney
Duties: Meeting with law enforcement officials, filing charges or revocation petitions, negotiating and/or prosecuting traffic, misdemeanor and felony cases, handling arraignments, pretrial motions, hearings, trials, and other related appearances, working as part of a specialty court milieu such as Drug or Mental Health Court, and other duties as assigned. Position is eligible for International Union of Operating Engineers Local 150 representation. Duties as defined in 55 ILCS 5/3-9006 and 55 ILCS 5/3-9008. Performs and is responsible for general criminal prosecution of felony, misdemeanor, juvenile delinquency, conservation and other types of cases. Reviews police reports and determines criminal charges for arrest and non-arrest criminal cases daily, secures additional information from law enforcement personnel when required, prepares felony cases for preliminary hearing or Grand Jury indictment and schedules trials. Formulates trial strategy, determines sentence sought, conducts plea negotiations, investigates case data and researches applicable case law. Secures and interviews witnesses to ascertain facts in case. Secures expert testimony, prepares witnesses for trial, assembles case files, attends pre-trial hearings and files or responds to pretrial motions. Communicates information on case status to all involved parties such as defense attorneys, police officials and victims. Prepares and responds to post-trial motions and represents the County at sentencing hearings Performs responsible functions in the areas of court case litigation and/or legal research. Meets regularly and works with a wide variety of staff including defense attorneys, witnesses, judges, law enforcement officers and others. Develops expertise in areas of law mandated to the office. Maintains awareness of changes in State, Federal and Local laws by performing research and pursues continuing education. responsible to engage in periodic activities that include, but are not limited to: (a) County-wide risk management/safety training session, and (b) departmental educational training, and/or © evaluation/physical improvement of departmental physical assets that prevents, reduces, or corrects safety hazards.

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