Assistant County Attorney

Final date to receive applications:
Open until filled

The Assistant County Attorney represents the State of Minnesota and Kanabec County, at the direction of the County Attorney, and is responsible for legal research, legal drafting, solving legal and other problems, conducting jury and court trials, appeals and contested cases using independent, professional discretion. The Assistant County Attorney is an officer of the legal system who is to advise, advocate, and negotiate by referring to the law but also to other relevant moral, economic, social, and political considerations.

A prosecutor has the added responsibility of being a minister of justice. A prosecutor acting as a minister of justice has the responsibility of advancing the public interest, public safety, and protecting Kanabec County’s most vulnerable citizens.

The State of Minnesota and Kanabec County by initiating and completing adult and juvenile prosecutions, by determining, using independent, professional discretion, what charges to bring including felonies, gross misdemeanors, misdemeanors, petty misdemeanors, juvenile delinquency, juvenile certifications and extended jurisdiction juvenile cases, juvenile petty offenses, juvenile traffic offenses and diversions. Represent, advise, counsel, and train law enforcement regarding investigation and prosecution. Analyze, appraise and organize facts, evidence, case law, statutes and rules to effectively present legal opinions to judges, attorneys, and juries.

Represent, advise, counsel, and train the Kanabec County Child Protection and Children’s Mental Health departments, and law enforcement, regarding complex multidisciplinary case planning, case management, decision-making, prosecution, and other issues pertaining to children in need of protection or services cases including maltreatment, neglect and welfare allegations, termination of parental rights and permanency. Cover all stages of the cases including intake, emergency protective care placement, family assessment or formal investigation, substantiation of maltreatment or neglect, preparation of legal documents, pretrial and review hearings, permanency, trials and appeals.

Cover issues pertaining to voluntary and court-ordered case planning and case management, review and make recommendations for reports to court and court orders or court ordered services, funding and resources issues, licensing, and formal and informal consumer complaints.

Represent, advise, counsel, and train the Kanabec County Adult and Children’s Mental Health departments, and law enforcement, regarding complex multidisciplinary case planning, case management, decision-making, and prosecution, pertaining to civil commitment of the following persons: (1) mentally ill and/or dangerous, (2) chemically dependent, (3) mentally retarded, (4) sexually dangerous and/or (5) sexual psychopathic personalities. Representation regarding guardian ships over the person or the estate or both, powers of attorney, and vulnerable adults including: intake, transport and emergency holds, investigations, document preparation, hearings to obtain orders involuntarily placing individuals into treatment facilities or orders for involuntary administration of neuroleptic medications or electroconvulsive therapy, and appeals.

Representation regarding voluntary and court-ordered case planning and case management, reviewing and making recommendations for reports to court and court orders or court ordered services, funding and resource issues, formal and informal consumer complaints, and coordination with…