Description:
Summary:*This position is open until filled with a 1st review date of January 12, 2025.**
Are you looking to join a team that values Professionalism, Accountability, Integrity, and Responsiveness? Do you want to be a part of a strong team dedicated to serving our community, building relationships, and creating opportunities? Then this might be the opportunity for you!
We are looking for someone to join Team Yuma as an Assistant City Prosecutor working with the City Attorney. The ideal candidate represents the City in accordance with City Prosecutor & City Attorney instructions and standard protocols.
Under general supervision, job classification represents the City at all stages of the prosecution of misdemeanors and petty offenses, civil traffic offenses, and civil marijuana offenses, City Code violations, and administrative code violations, from charging to post-conviction appeals; conducts legal research; prepares pleadings. This is an entry level position.
Essential Functions: -- Essential functions, as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include any of the following representative duties, knowledge, and skills. This is not a comprehensive listing of all functions and duties performed by incumbents of this class; employees may be assigned duties which are not listed below; reasonable accommodations will be made as required. The job description does not constitute an employment agreement and is subject to change at any time by the employer. Essential duties and responsibilities may include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Represents the City in prosecuting persons charged with misdemeanors, petty offenses, civil traffic offenses, civil marijuana offenses, City Code violations, and Administrative Code violations.
- Reviews and evaluates charging requests, citations, motions and other law enforcement documents for jurisdictional and statutory conditions; gathers facts and data; conducts factual and legal analysis to determine whether charges should be filed, declined, dismissed, or settled.
- Prosecutes, dismisses and settles cases in accordance with City Prosecutor & City Attorney instructions and standard protocols.
- Creates legal documents, and compiles and presents evidence; brings cases before the court and argues facts of the case in relation to points of law, case law and legal precedent.
- Coordinates with Yuma Police Department, members of other law enforcement agencies, and other involved parties to establish and verify basis for prosecution or dismissal based on burden of proof.
- Assists with contracts, torts, constitutional law, land use, or other civil legal assignments as needed.
- Supports the relationship between the City and the general public by demonstrating courteous and cooperative behavior when interacting with citizens, visitors, and City staff; promotes the City goals and priorities, vision, values and the “Yuma Way”, and complies with all City policies and procedures.
- Maintains absolute confidentiality of work-related issues and City information; performs other duties as required or assigned.
Minimum Qualifications:
Education, Training and Experience Guidelines
Juris Doctorate Degree is required; AND one year legal experience or clerkship, internship, externship; OR an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
Knowledge of:
- City organization, operations, policies and procedures.
- State of Arizona criminal and civil statutes, rules, administrative orders, policies and procedures, Yuma Municipal Court rules and procedures, City of Yuma ordinances, and applicable Federal rules and regulations.
- Arizona judicial procedures and rules of evidence.
- Victim rights.
- Federal case law regulating prosecutions and constitutional rights.
- Principles and protocols for the evidentiary gathering of information, documents, financial records and other data that may be used in court.
- Procedures and protocols for trial court, arraignment, and other public legal proceedings.
- Procedures and protocols for trial court, arraignment, and other public legal proceedings.
- Legal precedents and court decisions impacting municipal government.
- Legal, ethical, and professional rules of conduct for a prosecutor, including rules of professional conduct and standards for ethical behavior.
- The duties, powers, authorities and limitations of a municipal attorney.
- Legal research methods, techniques, sources, and databases.
- Legal case management procedures, ethics and techniques.
Skill in:
- Managing and coordinating prosecutions for the City Attorney's Office.
- Interpreting and explaining legal standards and procedures, applicable Federal and state rules and regulations, and City policies and procedures.
- Prosecuting cases, developing strategies, presenting legal arguments, negotiating agreements, and managing adversarial situations.
- Prosecuting and litigating cases in courtrooms and administrative hearings.
- Analyzing and applying criminal laws to information, evidence and other data compiled.
- Using initiative and independent judgment within established procedural guidelines.
- Researching and identifying precedence in case law.
- Verbal and written communication, and exercising judgment and discretion in decision making.
- Establishing and maintaining cooperative working relationships with attorneys, law enforcement agencies and other participants in the civil justice process.
- Operating a personal computer utilizing standard and specialized software, including Microsoft Word and computerized legal research.
Physical Demands and Working Environment Work is performed in a standard office environment. May occasionally be required to bend, reach, stoop, and lift objects.
