Description:
Annual Salary offers are based on the candidate's equivalent experience and internal equity with other employees within the same job classification.A Government Entity Attorney's Office (A Government Entity) is seeking an attorney to work in A Government Entity Appeals Unit under the direction of William Brammer, A Government Entity Appellate Supervisor.
Candidates who have litigation and appellate experience are preferred.
This position coordinates and conducts professional legal work in the Appeals Unit within the Office of the A Government Entity Attorney. Incumbents perform entry-level and/or intermediate-level legal work for criminal or civil matters. Attorneys at this level prepare, prosecute, and resolve entry-level to advanced-level licensed professional legal work. Attorneys at this level receive close supervision from higher-level attorney personnel in performing their duties. More experienced attorneys in this classification work more independently under the general supervision of higher-level attorney personnel.
The A Government Entity Appeals team is responsible for briefing and arguing criminal appeals in the Arizona Court of Appeals and Supreme Court. In an average year, the Appeals Unit represents the State in approximately 15 to 20 cases before the Arizona Supreme Court and more than 100 cases in the Court of Appeals. The Appeals Unit also helps busy trial attorneys by writing other motions and memoranda and performing legal research when unique issues arise before and during the trial. In addition, the unit's appellate attorneys regularly conduct training for trial attorneys and serve as advisors to both misdemeanor and felony trial attorneys on an ongoing basis.
This classification is appointed, unclassified, and exempt from the A Government Entity Merit System Rules.
For more information about the A Government Entity Attorney's Office, please visit their website at: A Government Entity
Duties/Responsibilities:
(Work assignments may vary depending on the department's needs and will be communicated to the applicant or incumbent by the supervisor.)
- Prosecutes or defends a variety of criminal or civil cases in Justice Court, Juvenile Court, Superior Court, Federal Court, and Appellate Courts which may include misdemeanor, felony, dependency, delinquency, mental health, guardianship, conservatorship, probate administration, contract, tort, environmental, real estate, tax issues, child support, or appellate cases;
- Represents County departments, boards, and commissions in civil litigation and administrative matters;
- Engages in negotiations for compromise and settlement of cases and complies with Victims' Rights;
- Engages in pretrial, trial, post-trial, and appellate practice as required by cases;
- Prepares litigation, deposes witnesses, provides witness notification, and conducts bench and jury trials;
- Researches legal questions;
- Researches and drafts legal motions, pleadings, briefs, and other legal documents;
- Reviews, evaluates, and participates in investigations;
- Complies with all rules regulating professional responsibility;
- Upholds the values and goals of the assigned Department and County;
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
Knowledge & Skills:
Knowledge of:
- civil, criminal, constitutional, or administrative law;
- laws, court decisions, and rules of evidence and procedure;
- presenting and arguing cases in court and ability to handle unanticipated problems;
- principles, methods, materials, practices, and references in utilizing legal research;
- legal and professional ethics.
Skill in:
- applying legal analysis, research, and writing techniques to draft clear, concise, and organized legal correspondence, memoranda, documents, and pleadings;
- interviewing of witnesses to obtain facts;
- researching and analyzing legal documents and instruments;
- developing and acting on sound legal strategies;
- presenting and arguing cases in court;
- effectively and efficiently negotiating the just resolution of assigned cases;
- developing and maintaining effective working relationships with others;
- communicating effectively, both orally and in writing.
Minimum Qualifications:
Desired Qualifications:
Juris Doctorate.
Qualifying education and experience must be clearly documented in the "Education" and "Work Experience" sections of the application. Do not substitute a resume for your application or write "see resume" on your application.