Closing Date: 21st May, 2024

Description:

Job Summary:
This position works 37.5 hours per week.

This position performs advanced professional civil/criminal legal work for the County Prosecutor, Public Defender or Council for Defense. The position allocated to this class is responsible for performing advanced civil or criminal legal work with considerable professional independence and expertise. Positions in this class differ from positions at the Attorney 2 level by the expertise required, variety of legal matters encountered, number of cases assigned and supervisory responsibilities. Positions function with considerable professional independence, at times, assigning specific cases to lower level attorneys after making decisions to prosecute or provide defense services within established policy. Work is usually reviewed only at completion. Professional advice and consultation is provided by these positions to lower level attorney positions. A position at this level may head the legal activities of a section and provide performance analysis of lower level employees.

Examples of Duties:
As an Attorney in the Public Defender or Council for Defense Department:

Provides advanced and professional defense services to indigent adults and juveniles charged with a crime.
Supervises and mentors new lawyers with case analysis, covering cases, and assists with issues regarding client care.
Evaluates and investigates felony case assignments, which includes interviewing witnesses, reviewing police reports, and preparing for trial.
Prepares legal memorandums, motions and notes.
Maintains contact with clients whether in or out of custody, by meeting with them in the jail, at the office, and by phone.
Attends all required court hearings, arraignments, pleas, and trials
Negotiates and communicates with prosecutors and witnesses in order to reach resolution in assigned matters.
Provides coverage and case assistance when needed.
Performs other related duties as required/assigned.

Minimum Requirements:

Juris Doctorate's degree from an accredited college or university school of law.
Four (4) years of experience at a level equivalent to Attorney 2 or substituting advanced professional legal training in civil or criminal law and procedure as required by the position for up to one year of the experience.
Member of the Washington State Bar Association.
Selection Factors
Knowledge of principles and practices of criminal or civil law as required by the position.
Knowledge of judicial procedures and rules of evidence.
Knowledge of effective techniques and the presentation of cases in court.
Knowledge to include litigation experience in the examples of duties in which the attorney was the lead attorney.
Skilled in communicating effectively both orally and in writing, sufficient to exchange or convey information and to give and receive work direction.
Skilled in establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with the general public and parties affected by the court and administration.
Ability to analyze, evaluate and organize facts, evidence and legal procedures and to present information orally and in writing in a clear and logical form.
Ability to analyze and prepare a variety of legal documents and instruments.