Staff Attorney District Court

Staff Attorney–District Court

Valley City, ND

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The North Dakota Court System offers an excellent benefits package.

Support a judge or judicial referee by providing extensive legal research and analysis to make recommendations on case disposition.

• Research, analyze, and write legal briefs and memoranda.
• Prepare and present cases in state courts.
• Assist with trial preparation and court recording.
• Organize, plan, and prioritize workload.

• Easily engages and communicates with others orally and in writing.
• Enjoys researching, analyzing, and writing.
• Obsesses with detail ensuring accuracy of work.
• Deliberately and thoroughly organizes and analyzes information.
• Demonstrates an ability to provide sound judgment including the ability to think critically, identify, break down, evaluate and write information in a concise and logical manner.
• Thrives on having a constant workload and organizing, planning and prioritizing work.
• Finds it rewarding to be highly dependable.
• Seamlessly works as part of the courtroom team in providing necessary trial preparations including court recording.

• Juris doctor degree from an accredited law school.
• 2 years of related experience conducting legal research, preparing or presenting cases in state courts. Any combination of education, training, or experience which demonstrates the ability to successfully complete the major responsibilities and essential functions may be substituted for the experience requirement.
• North Dakota law license or ability to obtain within one year of job entry.
• Valid driver's license or evidence of equivalent mobility.
• If assigned recording duties, then requires AAERT (American Association of Electronic Reporters and Transcribers) CER (Certified Electronic Court Reporter) certification or the ability to obtain within six months of job entry. A comparable certification by another state court or federal court may be substituted for the AAERT certification.

Full‑Time. $9,564/month