Description:
Are you looking for a fulfilling career that provides a Career Pathway and the opportunity to work with a Winning Team?We want You to Join Our Team and partner and learn from the best!
The Weld County District Attorney's office, located in Greeley, CO is recruiting for a Deputy District Attorney II.
Deputy District Attorney II
The position requires the Deputy District Attorney II to perform professional entry level legal work which may include responsibility for criminal prosecution of misdemeanors and traffic offenses in County Court.
As an applicant for this position, you should be aware of Senate Bill 19-085, the Equal Pay for Equal Work Act. The act requires employers to announce the pay range for job openings. This range encompasses the nine pay steps available should you receive the position and demonstrate satisfactory performance over time.
Open Until Filled
Must submit a cover letter And resume in order to be considered.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Other duties may be assigned. (any one position may not include all of the duties listed nor do the listed examples include all duties which may be found in positions of this class.)
- Render legal advice to law enforcement agencies.
- Attend arraignments, pre-trial conferences, sentencing conferences in assigned areas.
- Prepare and present jury trials and trials to the Court
- Assist District Court Deputy in trials, as required.
- Assist citizens on the phone or walk-in clients.
- Perform related work as required.
Qualifications:
Minimum Requirements:
Education and/or Experience:
Juris Doctorate
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:
Licensed to practice law in the State of Colorado.Must submit a cover letter And resume in order to be considered.
Other Necessary Requirements
Language Skills:
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret the most complex documents. Ability to respond effectively to the most sensitive inquiries or complaints. Ability to write speeches and articles using original or innovative techniques or style. Ability to make effective and persuasive speeches and presentations on controversial or complex topics to top management, public groups, boards of directors, and the courts.
Mathematical Skills:
Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
Reasoning Ability:
Ability to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to a wide range of intellectual and practical problems. Ability to deal with nonverbal symbolism (formulas, scientific equations, graphs, musical notes, etc.,) in its most difficult phases. Ability to deal with a variety of abstract and concrete variables.
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:
Licensed to practice law in the state of Colorado.
Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to sit. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms.