Deputy District Attorney I​/II​/III​/IV – District Court

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The Deputy District Attorney performs a variety of professional legal and docket management functions to intake and prosecute felony offenses in the 18th Judicial District.

Note:

This posting is hiring for a Deputy District Attorney I/II/III/IV – District Court commensurate with experience.

• 3+ years litigation experience or 1 year County Court (misdemeanor) Deputy DA experience.
• Salary range: $82,365.66 – $

• 5+ years litigation experience.
• Salary range: $90,602.20 – $

• 8+ years litigation experience.
• Salary range: $99,662.42 – $

• 12+ years litigation experience.
• Salary range: $ – $

The Deputy District Attorney I performs a variety of professional legal and docket management functions to intake and prosecute felony offenses in the 18th Judicial District. The Deputy DA I handles felony docket and is expected to first chair F4s and below. May be assigned to the following units:
Appeals, District, Domestic Violence, Economic Crimes, Intake, Juvenile Crimes, Organized Crimes, and Special Victims Unit.

• Review and file felony charges, including evaluating evidence, determining appropriate charges, preparing filing documents, providing discovery, and ensuring victim notifications.
• Advise and support law enforcement on criminal law issues, warrant requirements, investigative questions, and case development.
• Assess defendants and case readiness, including reviewing criminal history, evaluating bond considerations, identifying witnesses, and preparing victims and witnesses for hearings and trial.
• Represent the prosecution at hearings, including initial advisements, bond hearings, preliminary hearings, and arraignments; establish probable cause and manage case scheduling.
• Manage plea negotiations, prepare plea paperwork, communicate plea offers, and present factual bases for court acceptance.
• Litigate felony cases at trial, including voir dire, opening statements, direct/cross examinations, objections, evidentiary presentation, jury instructions, and closing arguments.
• Research, draft, and argue motions and legal briefs for both prosecution-initiated and defense-initiated motions.
• Provide on-call legal guidance for law enforcement after hours, review and coordinate warrant approvals, and respond to crime scenes when needed.
• Prepare case-related correspondence, including exculpatory disclosures and requests for additional investigation.
• Participate in training and community outreach, including attending required CLEs, delivering internal trainings, and presenting to schools or community groups.

• Considerable to extensive knowledge of the rules of criminal procedure and the rules of evidence; ability to effectively apply same in a docket/hearing/preliminary hearing/trial setting related to felony offenses.
• Considerable knowledge of state statutes and general knowledge of substantive case law related to felony offenses. Ability to advocate and/or present legal/factual scenarios in a clear and persuasive manner to persons of highly varying legal, educational, and socio-economic backgrounds.
• Ability to effectively process and dispose of felony criminal case filings while maintaining a balance of equal justice between victims, the People of the State of Colorado, and affected defendants; ability to assess cases for strengths versus weaknesses and aggravators versus mitigators to determine just and ethical dispositions that are within policies promulgated by the District Attorney.
• Ability to react quickly and appropriately in court to defense objections, oral motions, court inquiries and rulings, and presentations/responses from defense attorneys and witnesses. Ability to write in a succinct and well-reasoned manner.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with superiors,…