Description:
Job Summary:This position involves representation of the County in potentially moderately complex and intricate Civil matters that come before the County Counselor's office. The position will also assist the County Counselor, other Assistant County Counselors and the Municipal Prosecutor as needed.
Essential Job Functions:
- Represents the County in all Civil Matters
- Civil Litigation
- Sunshine Law Matters
- Court Appearances, handles subpoenas, depositions, document requests and discovery
- Correspondence with opposing Counsel
- Attends County Council Meetings
- Attends meetings of Boards and Commissions in the evenings
- Legal Research
- Reviews and Drafts Contracts, Ordinances, Bills and Resolutions
- Reviews and Drafts Financial Documents
- Researches various points of law, prepares motions, appeals, responses and arguments.
- Prepares legal briefs and memos
- Prepares and files criminal charges
- Prepares and conducts court dockets
- Performs work at assigned location during specified business hours.
- Performs related additional duties as required and assigned.
Position Attorney II
Position Requirements:
Qualifications:
Education and Experience:
Licenses or Certificates:
Special Requirements:
May require early morning or late evening hours.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:
- Juris Doctorate from an accredited school of law;
- Three (3) to Five (5) years of legal experience; or
- Equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Admission to the Missouri State Bar;
- Must possess a valid State Driver's license.
Special Requirements:
May require early morning or late evening hours.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:
- Knowledge of civil and criminal procedures.
- Knowledge of legal terminology, forms, documents, procedures, and practices involved in composing, processing, and filing a variety of legal documents and reports.
- Knowledge of legal references and their contents.
- Knowledge of the methods of legal research.
- Knowledge of English composition and office management techniques.
- Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, orally and in writing.
- Ability to gather, organize, and analyze data.
- Ability to establish and maintain cooperative relationships with professional staff and the public in situations requiring tact, diplomacy, and poise.
- Ability to read, interpret and apply laws, rules, and regulations.
- Ability to do legal work.
- Ability to operate computers with relevant software and word processing equipment.
- Ability to type a variety of correspondence.
- Ability to multi-task and make quick decisions.
