Job Summary:
Provides indigent defense and legal services. Prepares, analyzes, presents, reports and communicates legal strategies, legal research and advises clients about legal matters. Appear at all levels of the trial court hearings, including arraignments, probably cause conferences, preliminary examinations, pre-trials, trials, sentencing, motions and other assigned hearings.
Wage Range: $66,393.60 - $92,851.20 salaried with excellent benefits.
Responsibilities and Duties:
Ensures that legal strategies are customized for client's needs and are well analyzed and effectively communicated to the clients.
Prepare and present legal research and arguments to the courts ensuring sound arguments pursuant to law; Advises clients of their legal rights.
Prepares and conducts investigations, properly interviewing clients, witnesses and every individual related to a law violation or crime.
Determines deficiencies by using legal, scientific and technological knowledge. Ensures that the department is always updating technical and legal knowledge.
Coordinates and implements leadership strategies based on functions, positions and performance.
Effectively communicates with other departments of the organization to ensure that files are efficiently prepared and delivered on time on each scheduled court date.
Analyzes, develops and maintains approaches in order to have an effective recruitment process for the new Holistic Defense Partner positions.
Trains, develops, makes work assignments, supervises and evaluates intern/volunteer workforce.
Litigates any legal issues that are necessary and appropriate, including bringing bases to trial.
Performs attorney functions as assigned.
Ensures that procedures and manuals are documented and updated as necessary.
Performs other functions and projects as assigned.
Education and Experience:
Must have graduated from an accredited law school and be a member of the Michigan State Bar.
Two (2) years of experience as a prosecutor, public defender, private criminal defense practitioner, legal intern or law clerk.
View Benefit Information (https://www.allegancounty.org/departments/human-resources/benefits-information)
Allegan County is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. A copy of our EEO Utilization Report (https://www.allegancounty.org/home/showpublisheddocument/2194/637688944421430000) is available on our website.
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