DEPUTY CHIEF COUNSEL - FIREARMS AND INVESTIGATIONS - SPSA, Opt 8L

Essential Functions

• Serves as Deputy Chief Counsel for Firearms and Investigations.
• Plans, organizes, controls, and directs, individually as well as through subordinate professional and paraprofessional staff, the activities of the ISP legal team, especially as it relates to firearms and investigative matters including the Law Enforcement Agencies Data System (LEADS), Criminal History Record Information (CHRI), and Automated Biometric Identification System (ABIS); Sex Offender Registration, Firearms Owners Identification (FOID), and Concealed Carry initiatives; criminal investigations; intelligence support; behavioral threat and assessment management; gaming enforcement; and special operations.
• Serves as full line supervisor for Firearms and Investigation.
• Provides legal instruction to sworn officers, especially as it relates to training; proactive enforcement of criminal and traffic laws; and Statewide 911, telecommunications, emergency radio equipment and communication systems, and emergency vehicles and safety equipment.
• Serves as Chief Legal Counsel during the Chief's absence.
• Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.

Minimum Qualifications

• Requires knowledge, skill and mental development equivalent to completion of four years of college.
• Requires prior experience equivalent to four (4) years of progressively responsible administrative experience in a public or business organization.
• Requires the possession of a license to practice law in Illinois.
• Requires four (4) years in the practice of law.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prefers four (4) years of experience with legal research and writing.
• Prefers three (3) years of experience supervising staff and/or other attorneys.
• Prefers two (2) years of experience actively engaged in courtroom practice as a licensed attorney.
• Prefers two (2) years of experience with the administrative rulemaking process in Illinois.
• Prefers two (2) years of experience with drafting and reviewing contracts as a licensed attorney.
• Prefers two (2) years of experience with state and federal firearms laws and regulations as a licensed attorney.
• Prefers two (2) years of experience as a licensed attorney involved in the prosecution or defense of criminal cases.
• Prefers two (2) years of experience as a licensed attorney handling offender registration or criminal history matters.

Conditions of Employment

All applicants must be able to meet the following Conditions of Employment to be considered for this position. The State of Illinois complies with federal and state disability laws and will make reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities.

• Pass the Illinois State Police Background Investigation.
• Pass the Illinois State Police Drug Screening.
• Requires ability to travel in the performance of duties, with overnight stays as appropriate. Requires appropriate, valid driver’s license.

The conditions of employment listed here are incorporated and related to any of the job duties as listed in the job description.

About the Agency

The Illinois State Police strives for excellence seeking to be one of the premiere policing agencies in the country. Our core values are Integrity, Service, and Pride. We are seeking individuals with similar values to join us on our mission to promote public safety.