Assistant District Attorney
Salary: N/A
DEFINITION: Under direction of the District Attorney and
at the pleasure of the District Attorney, to assist in administering
and managing all functions of the department; to practice criminal
law and certain types of civil law; and to do related work as
required.
DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS: This is an at-will,
assistant department head class. Incumbents are exempt from Civil
Service and serves at the pleasure of the department head. This is
an Assistant Department Head class in which incumbents participate
in administrative and managerial functions for, and in the absence
of, the District Attorney. In addition, incumbents are involved in a
wide variety of legal practice.
EXAMPLES OF DUTIES: Confers with the District Attorney on
matters of policy and procedure, and implements decisions; prepares
and submits periodic managerial reports on organizational functions;
acts for the District Attorney in the District Attorney's absence;
assists in the preparation and monitoring of the budget; assists in
the hiring of personnel and in developing performance evaluations;
trains, directs and supervises attorney and non-attorney employees;
trains law enforcement, other governmental agencies, and private
citizens seeking the issuance of criminal and civil complaints, as
authorized by law; files, negotiates, and tries criminal and civil
cases; interviews witnesses on criminal and civil cases; advises and
confers with the general public when information to which it is
entitled to is sought; performs legal research; speaks to private
and public organizations on matters relating to the department;
reviews case dispositions; supervises Deputy District Attorney,
Supervising, criminal and civil.
EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS: Active membership in the State Bar
of California; and,
- Five years of broad and progressively responsible experience
as an attorney in prosecuting or defending criminal or civil
cases, including one year of administrative and supervisory
responsibilities; or,
- any combination of training, education, and experience that
would provide the required knowledge, abilities, and license.
Additional Requirements: Possession of a valid California
Class C Driver’s License.
Knowledge of: the duties, powers, limitations, and
authorities of the public prosecutor in the criminal justice system;
the organization, powers, and limitations of county governmental
functions and the California Constitution; substantive and
procedural criminal and civil law, including the rules of evidence
and the major cases interpreting and applying the principles
expressed in the United States and California Constitutions;
principles of administration and supervision.
Ability to: appraise, interpret and apply legal principles
and precedents to difficult legal problems; concisely and accurately
communicate, both orally and in writing; prepare, present, and
conduct hearings, trials, and appeals; establish and maintain
effective working relationships with others. |
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