Assistant States Attorney, Sexual Assault Division

Job Title

Assistant State's Attorney, Sexual Assault Division

Deputy Supervisor, Sexual Assault Division

AY2/101 to AY1/108L

$127,376-$171,292 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.

Leighton Criminal Courthouse, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th Municipal District Courthouse

Special Victims Bureau

Sexual Assault Division

January 16, 2026

This post is for multiple open positions.

The Cook County State's Attorney's Office does not sponsor H1-B work visa petitions.

The Special Victims Bureau of the Cook County State's Attorney's Office is seeking experienced Assistant State's 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.

The Assistant State's Attorney will be prosecuting under the Criminal Code of the State of Illinois. The Assistant State's Attorney will be required to manage a complex caseload of various types of sexual assault cases. The Assistant State's 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 State's 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 State's Attorney must be able to effectively communicate the mission and values of the CCSAO to members of the community. The Assistant State's Attorney will report directly to a Deputy Supervisory of the Sexual Assault Division.

• 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 an 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.

The ASA shall be an effective advocate and emissary of the mission, vision and values of the Cook County State's Attorney's Office both with ASAs as well as criminal justice stakeholders and partners.

• Possess a J.D. degree from an accredited law school.
• Felony Second Chair or higher equivalent experience.
• Successfully completed a rotation as a line ASA in the Felony Review Unit.
• Desire to work with victims of sexual assault.
• Knowledge of and experience with DNA evidence in a trial or investigative setting.
• Must uphold the mission and values of the CCSAO at all times and support fellow ASA in doing the same.

• Prior experience prosecuting sexual assault cases is preferred but not required.

In your cover letter please address the following questions:

1. Why are you interested in this particular role?

2. What in your professional experience has prepared you to succeed in this role?

3. How will you work to foster and maintain public trust in the Cook County State's Attorney's 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?

Light work. Light work involves lifting no more than 20 pounds at a time with frequent lifting or carrying of objects weighing up…