Assistant Prosecutor | Firearm Prosecutor | Criminal Division

Position Description
The Seattle City Attorney’s Office is one of the largest law offices in Seattle and is the third-largest public law office in the state. Our office is committed to making Seattle a safe, healthy, empowered, and thriving community for everyone. We strive to address historical injustices within the court system with self-examination and to pursue justice in Seattle with integrity, creativity, and fairness.

We believe working transparently, innovatively, and in collaboration with our partners in the community is necessary to achieve outcomes that promote equity, accountability, and healing.
The Firearm prosecutor is responsible for supporting the development of policies, procedures, and trainings for best practices related to firearms work in Seattle Municipal Court, King County District Court, and King County Superior Court. The Firearm prosecutor will work in coordination with the Regional Domestic Violence Firearms Enforcement Unit. With a focus on harm reduction and prevention, the mission of the Regional Unit is to reduce gun violence and increase victim and community safety through regional collaboration and proactive enforcement of firearms laws.

This Regional Unit is the culmination of a multi-year system review, dedicated to developing effective strategies for Washington State’s Protection Order firearm relinquishment law (RCW 9.41) and Extreme Risk Protection Order law (RCW 7.94).

Job Responsibilities

• Support the development of procedures to reduce gun violence and increase victim and community safety through regional collaboration and proactive enforcement of firearms laws;
• Participate in weekly case staffing meetings to review and develop cases within the Regional Unit;
• Appear in court at King County Superior Court for weekly Firearms Compliance Review hearings.
• Appear in court at Seattle Municipal Court for Firearm Status hearings.
• Testify before House or Senate committees regarding firearms legislation;
• Work closely with law enforcement to review cases, obtain search warrants, and retrieve firearms;
• Develop trainings for attorneys and law enforcement;
• File criminal firearms charges at the City;
• File civil contempt charges at King County;
• Manage and prosecute a caseload of firearms cases;
• Assist in Regional Unit Division policy formulation, implementation, and enforcement; and
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Membership in good standing with the Washington State Bar Association, or eligibility to obtain membership within 30 days of an employment offer.
• Two years’ minimum criminal prosecution experience, preferably including:
• Domestic violence prosecution experience
• Jury trials
• Filing criminal charges
• Experience working with crime victims, advocates, and law enforcement;
• Expertise in Case Development (investigation, witness interviews and filing charges);
• Experience in training and mentoring prosecutors;
• A practical knowledge of common firearm types and basic terminology, or ability and desire to learn quickly;
• A high level of analysis is necessary in assessing risk/danger/threat of each case and triaging those cases appropriately; and
• Implement, follow, and enforce policies and decisions made by the Unit supervisor, Criminal Division Deputy Chief, and the Criminal Division Chief.

Additional Information

• Union:
  Local 21-PA
• Workplace Environment – The Seattle City Attorney's Office has a Flexible Work Arrangements Policy. Employees have the option to work a hybrid schedule (3 days in the office, 2 days remote). This is subject to change as circumstances and business needs dictate.
• Office
  
  Location:
  
  Columbia Center, 701 5th Avenue, Suite 2050, Seattle, WA 98104
• Background Check Requirements – All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history…