Attorney II - Public Defense Services

Overview

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This recruitment is to establish a register for current and future Attorney II vacancies serving all levels/assignments of Attorney in the Pima County Public Defense Services Department (Legal Advocate;
Legal Defender; Mental Health Defender; Office of Children's Counsel; Public Defender; Public Fiduciary).

Job Type: Unclassified

Job Classification: 3002 - Attorney II

Salary Grade: A3

Pay Range: $94,494 - $179,524 Annually

Salary offers are based on the candidate's equivalent experience and internal equity with other employees within the same job classification.

Coordinates and conducts professional legal work in Public Defense Services Department offices. Incumbents perform advanced level legal work in the area assigned for either criminal or civil matters. Attorneys at this level regularly prepare, defend, and resolve the most complex legal work involving serious and consequential matters or voluminous caseloads requiring specialized experience and training, demanding a higher degree of resourcefulness, skill and knowledge than that assigned to lower-level attorneys.

Work is performed with considerable latitude, independent judgment, and professional discretion.

• Prosecutes or defends the most difficult and complex criminal or civil cases, or voluminous caseloads requiring specialized experience and training, brought for and against the County, in State or Federal Courts;
• Manages the most demanding criminal or civil cases in public sector law or manages caseloads requiring specialized skills and experience;
• Represents County departments, boards and commissions in civil litigation and administrative matters;
• Prepares ordinances, resolutions, contracts and leases for consideration by county officials;
• Prepares legal opinions and advises county officials on a variety of legal matters;
• Engages in negotiations for compromise and settlement of cases and complies with Victims’ Rights;
• Engages in pretrial, trial, post-trial and appellate practice as required by cases;
• Prepares litigation, deposes witnesses, provides witness notification, and conducts complex bench and jury trials;
• Develops, refines, and presents legal strategies, reviews legal documents, extracts relevant information, evaluates legal issues and legal system variables and negotiates agreements;
• Conducts research and provides consultation involving complex and difficult legal issues;
• Researches and drafts legal motions, pleadings, briefs and other legal documents;
• Reviews, evaluates, and participates in investigations;
• Complies with all rules regulating professional responsibility;
• Upholds the values and goals of the assigned Department and County.

Juris Doctorate AND five (5) years of relevant prosecution, defense, or civil experience.

Qualifying education and experience must be clearly documented in the "Education" and "Work Experience" sections of the application. Do not substitute a resume for your application or write "see resume" on your application.

• Minimum five (5) years of relevant experience.
• Experience handling serious cases or voluminous caseloads requiring specialized experience/training.
• Experience with little to no supervision on serious case types handled.
• Knowledge and appropriate application of systems, policies, and procedures of Pima County.

Pima County Human Resources Department reserves the right to admit to the selection process only those candidates that meet the minimum/desired qualifications. All applications will be assessed based on an evaluation of the listed education and experience. Candidates meeting the minimum/desired qualifications may be further evaluated/scored against any advertised Preferred Qualifications. Additional assessments/testing may be required as part of the selection process.

• Licenses and Certificates:
  Admission to the Arizona State Bar at time of appointment, which must be maintained in good standing. All positions require a valid Arizona Class D driver license at the time of application or…