Office of the
Illinois Attorney General
Kwame Raoul

The Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit consists of 11 Attorneys working with the Illinois State Police.  Assistant Attorneys General are required to perform criminal and civil prosecutions in Illinois State and Federal courts.  Medicaid cases relate to fraud on the Medicaid system, the abuse and neglect of long term care facility residents and the litigation of civil qui tam cases in state and federal court. 

Summary of Duties and Responsibilities:

Interested candidates must be able to prepare cases in state and federal courts and conduct trials; interview witnesses prepare pleadings and conduct research for trials; respond to pre-trial motions; attend various courts for arraignments, hearings, pretrial and post trial motions; and prepare periodic activity reports.  Applicants must be licensed in Illinois at the time of application.  The position requires skill for presenting and arguing cases in court and/or administrative hearings.  Candidates must maintain working relationships with court officials and client agencies.

Minimum Qualifications:: 

Knowledge of the principles of civil and criminal law and of the methods and practices of pleading and discovery; knowledge of judicial procedures and rules of evidence is required with special emphasis on federal civil practice.  Applicants must be licensed in Illinois at the time of application.  Two or more years of civil and/or criminal practice experience is preferred.  Ability to travel is a necessity.  Duties are limited to “Medicaid” nexus cases.

Salary: 

Salaries are commensurate with the number of years of practice as a licensed attorney and start at $76,008.