Assistant Solicitor

Description:

Job Summary and Essential Functions
This position typically provides prosecution of criminal cases in Circuit Court, including trial preparation, plea agreements, hearings, court filings and jury trials; prepares necessary reports; and deals courteously and effectively with fellow employees and citizens.

Essential Job Functions:

• Performs complex prosecutorial duties.
• Prosecutes non-violent crimes such as traffic offenses, forgery and other financial institution crimes, drug offenses, etc.
• Prosecutes violent crimes such as murder, armed robbery, criminal sexual conduct, etc.
• Provides legal representation for the state at preliminary hearings.
• Handles all phases of trial preparation and case negotiations including interviewing victims and witnesses.
• Performs extensive legal research.
• Examines legal data to determine advisability of defending or prosecuting lawsuit.
• Recommends criminal prosecutions or civil penalties.
• Presents evidence to defend clients or prosecutes defendants in criminal or civil litigation.
• Prepares plea negotiations.
• Conducts roll call and ensures defendants are not incarcerated.
• May prosecute cases in General Sessions Court, Family Court or Magistrate's Court.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Minimum Requirements to Perform Work
• Juris Doctorate degree from an ABA accredited law school;
• South Carolina Bar Admission and Certification;
• One (1) year of litigation or other trial based experience;

Special Requirements:

• Must have and maintain a valid driver's license for South Carolina with safe driving record;
• Departmental testing may be administered during interview;
• A criminal background check will be completed on selected applicant if a current one (less than 3 years old) is not on file.
• This is a safety sensitive position and is subject to random drug and alcohol testing.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Substantial knowledge of general administrative and/or management policies and procedures.
• Knowledge in leading others within the County guidelines.
• Comprehensive knowledge of personnel management and effective supervisory practices.
• Skilled in communicating effectively with others, both orally and in writing, using technical and nontechnical language to respond to inquiries from employees and/or the public.
• Skilled in the use of general office equipment.
• Able to provide effective leadership, motivation, and supervision to subordinate and related support personnel.
• Able to train, evaluate and coordinate the work of others.
• Able to understand and follow oral and/or written policies, procedures and instructions.
• Able to perform a wide variety of duties and responsibilities with accuracy and/or speed, at times, under the pressure of time-sensitive deadlines.
• Able and willing to quickly learn and put to use new skills and/or knowledge brought about by rapidly changing information and/or technology.
• Able to serve in confidential work relationship and to handle confidential material with tact and discretion.
• Able to accurately prepare legal documents, correspondence, reports and/or memorandums.
• Able to interpret accounting reports and/or records, and to analyze accounting data for control and/or reporting purposes.
• Able to exercise critical thinking and to correct or propose solutions to existing problems, and to propose better and/or more efficient methods of organizing or performing tasks.
• Able to exercise tact, discretion and sound judgment in addressing sensitive or confidential matters.
• Able to use integrity, ingenuity, and inventiveness in the performance of assigned tasks.

Physical Demands:
This position requires the employee to sit and use hands to handle, feel finger, grasp or operate objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; use mental acuity and repetitive motion; and walk, talk and hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to twenty-five (25) pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Conditions:
The work is regularly performed in a relatively safe, secure and stable work environment. Thirty-seven and one half (37.5) hours per week. Normal operating hours are Monday through Friday 9:00am until 5:00pm with the ability to work flexible hours when necessary. Scheduled hours/days, job location, duties and any other information contained herein is subject to change. May be required to work extra hours and to perform extra or different duties during emergency situations.

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