Description:
Job Overview: A Government Entity is seeking an attorney to handle Litigation matters and also an attorney to handle Transactional matters within the office of the Prosecuting Attorney. The person hired will fill a position as an Assistant Prosecuting Attorney (APA). Both the litigation attorney and the Transactional attorney shall have a firm foundation in legal research and writing and good time-management skills.
The Litigation APA will participate in all levels of pre-litigation and actual litigation in court and before administrative agencies. The Litigation APA will represent all A Government Entity elected officials, A Government Entity offices, and A Government Entity officers and A Government Entity employees who are sued in their official capacities. The litigation APA will research and write legal opinions to County officers and other clients of the Prosecuting Attorney.
The Transactional APA will review and write contracts involving all levels of County government and all offices of County government. The transactional APA will research and write legal opinions to County officers and other clients of the Prosecuting Attorney.
Responsibilities and Duties:
The Litigation APA will participate in all levels of pre-litigation and actual litigation in court and before administrative agencies. The Litigation APA will represent all A Government Entity elected officials, A Government Entity offices, and A Government Entity officers and A Government Entity employees who are sued in their official capacities. The litigation APA will research and write legal opinions to County officers and other clients of the Prosecuting Attorney.
The Transactional APA will review and write contracts involving all levels of County government and all offices of County government. The transactional APA will research and write legal opinions to County officers and other clients of the Prosecuting Attorney.
Responsibilities and Duties:
Litigation APA
Transactional APA
Qualifications:
- Analyze legal issues; Conduct legal research on various legal issues.
- Review and prepare discovery requests and draft discovery requests to the opposing parties.
- Prepare motions and legal briefs and conduct depositions.
- Handle Trial Court litigation including appeal procedures.
- Work professionally with opposing counsel, court personnel, law enforcement agencies, and the public.
- Perform all other duties assigned, delegated or required by supervisor or the Prosecuting Attorney as well as those prescribed by law.
- Review contracts of County offices including revisions and preparation of original contracts on behalf of County offices.
- Analyze legal issues; Conduct legal research for opinions of the Prosecuting Attorney.
- Prepare and finalize opinions of the Prosecuting Attorney for the signature of the Prosecuting Attorney.
- Preform all other duties assigned, delegated or required by supervisor or the Prosecuting Attorney as well as those prescribed by law.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree.
- Juris Doctorate.
- Admission to Ohio Bar pursuant to Section 4705.01 of the Ohio Revised Code.
- Critical thinking and decision making skills
- Detail oriented
- Flexible and quick-thinking
- Quick learning ability when new tasks are required
- Prioritize all job duties to ensure accurate and timely completion of responsibilities
- Good time management
- Possess excellent research and writing skills with requisite understanding of relevant legal issues
- Knowledge of computers and computer operating systems with ability to learn Matrix case management system; knowledge of LexisNexis Legal Research product
- Must possess qualities of fairness, a strong work ethic, have the highest integrity
- Maintain confidentiality
- Able to conduct business in accordance with federal statutes and guidelines and the Ohio Revised Code
- Able to perform all other duties assigned, delegate or required of an Assistant Prosecuting Attorney as well as those prescribed by law
