Jobs at Cook County State's Attorney's Office

Coordinates a domestic violence multidisciplinary team, maintaining partner relationships, meetings, contracts, statistics, grant reports, training, case reviews, and program communications. Supports data analysis, compliance with logic models, community engagement, marketing materials, and coordination with law enforcement, prosecutors, probation, and social service agencies. Requires victim-services expertise, domestic violence training, strong communication and organizational skills, and occasional travel.

Transcribes electronically recorded evidence, including interrogations, body-worn camera footage, interviews, 911 calls, surveillance, and hearings. Maintains confidential transcript files, communicates with State’s Attorney’s Office employees, and supports special projects. The role requires strong grammar, clear communication, organization, multitasking, Microsoft Word proficiency, and preferably typing speed of at least 50 words per minute.

Supports HR leadership across onboarding, regulatory leave and accommodation reviews, workplace complaint investigations, unemployment matters, compensation surveys, employee communications, policy updates, HR data maintenance, and routine correspondence. The role interprets HR policies, ensures forms and records remain compliant, provides new employee orientation, handles building-related inquiries, and reports investigation findings and recommendations to executive leadership.

Prosecutes misdemeanor, felony, and traffic cases across Cook County courts. Litigates motions, petitions, preliminary hearings, grand jury indictments, detention hearings, bench trials, and jury trials. Prepares witnesses and victims, manages discovery, makes felony charging decisions, conducts legal research and writing, collaborates with law enforcement and courtroom personnel, and represents the People of Illinois while managing caseloads and court calls.

Provides administrative support to Assistant State’s Attorneys in the Juvenile Justice Division. Duties include receiving and entering case documents, preparing subpoenas and correspondence, updating case systems, managing digital records and inventory, processing closed cases, scanning and copying documents, supporting reception, handling confidential information, and participating in overnight call coverage.