Closing Date: 31st March, 2024

Description:

Under general direction of the County Attorney conducts prosecution in court proceedings on behalf of county and states government; advises county concerning legal rights, obligations and privileges; performs related work as required.

Essential Duties:
  • Must be capable of regular and predictable attendance at a specified location in order to perform assigned tasks.
  • Makes recommendation to County Attorney regarding advisability of prosecution and related courses of action;
  • Interviews clients and witnesses to ascertain facts of case.
  • Gathers and analyzes evidence in case of reviews pertinent decisions, policies, regulations and other legal matters pertaining to case;
  • Provides evidence to formulate prosecution. Correlates findings and prepares case.
  • Studies Constitution and examines legal data to determine advisability of defending or prosecuting lawsuit;
  • Examines and accepts or rejects allotted number of potential jurors;
  • Presents and conducts case before judge and jury;
  • Examines and cross examines witnesses.
  • Summarizes case to jury.
  • May act as agent to the County on various transactions.
  • Other duties as assigned
  • Examines and accepts or rejects allotted number of potential jurors;
  • Examines and cross examines witnesses.
  • Summarizes case to jury.
  • Supervision is received from the County Attorney
  • No functional or administrative supervision is exercised over support staff.
  • JD Degree from an accredited law school is required.
  • Admission to the bar of the State of Iowa is required.
  • Demonstrated job-related experience in a governmental environment is preferred.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required.

Qualifications:
  • JD Degree from an accredited law school is required.
  • Admission to the bar of the State of Iowa is required.
  • Demonstrated job-related experience in a governmental environment is preferred.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required.