Student Intern - DPR Enforcement Legal Staff

Position Overview

The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional regulation is looking for student law clerks who will have completed their first, second, or third years of law school by summer 2024. Preferences will be given to students who have completed their second year of law school and are eligible for their Illinois Supreme Court Rule 711 licenses during the summer of 2024. A limited number of paid positions are available.

Opportunities are available within the Prosecution units of General, Business, Health-Related, Medical, and Real Estate. Additional opportunities are available within the Legal Affairs units of Professional Regulations, Real Estate, Banking, Financial Institutions, Labor Relations, FOIA, and Administrative Hearing. Students will be given the opportunity to rank their preferred units, however, there is a chance selected candidates will be assigned to a different unit.

Student Law Clerks will actively participate with Prosecutors and Legal Affairs staff in all phases of the regulatory and/or disciplinary process, including: research administrative and case law, drafting legal memoranda, reviewing proposed legislation and administrative rules, drafting complaints, drafting and responding to motions, making appearances before administrative law judges at status and formal hearings, and/or attending settlements negotiations, all while gaining intimate knowledge of a variety of financial regulatory and professional Practice Acts. The various areas of regulation and professional statutes can be found on the Division's website: https://idfpr.illinois.gov/

Essential Functions

•    For a period not to exceed 4 years while actively enrolled in college, performs research for State-wide Enforcement staff in order to reach independent legal conclusions or to verify previously rendered legal opinions.
•    Prepares legal memoranda, legal opinions, or other documents for State-wide Enforcement staff.
•    Performs general legal support services.
•    Analyzes decisions, conclusions, or opinions rendered in primary and/or secondary legal sources.
•    Communicates with licensees and members of the public regarding matters within the Department’s jurisdiction.
•    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 the completion of high school and active
  enrollment at a college.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prefers a bachelor’s degree in Business, Political Science, Public Administration, Legal Studies, Communication, or similar field.
• Prefers active enrollment in a law school.
• Prefers successful completion of at least 24 credit hours of law school

Conditions of Employment

• Requires completion of a background check and self-disclosure of criminal history.

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

Agency Statement

IDFPR is a regulatory licensing and enforcement agency that protects the residents of Illinois, ensures the safety and soundness of financial institutions, ensures that competent professionals are licensed to provide services to the public, and enhances commerce in the state for the benefit of all its residents.