Closing Date: 14th February, 2023
Description:
Basic Function
This Deputy Attorney General position is a mid-level prosecutor position in the Office of Attorney General’s Criminal Law Division. The Child Predator Section is a group of specially trained agents and prosecutors whose primary mission is to protect children by prosecuting those responsible for the sexual exploitation of minors via the internet. The offenses prosecuted by the Child Predator Section include both hands on and online sexual exploitation of minors.
This attorney position is responsible for all phases of prosecution including making charging decisions, arraignments, preliminary hearings, pretrial conferences, pretrial motions and hearings, trials (bench and jury), post-trial motions and hearings, and sentencing hearings. An intimate knowledge of criminal law and criminal procedure is necessary to perform these duties. Throughout the aforementioned stages of proceedings, the attorney is responsible for maintaining contact with victims. A Deputy Attorney General II (DAG II) handles noncomplex litigation with minimal supervision, appears in lower courts without a senior attorney, and assists more senior attorneys on matters deemed to be more complex and difficult. A Deputy Attorney General III (DAG III) works independently on most matters. A willingness to travel is an essential part of this position.
Examples Of Duties
- Develops investigative plans based upon the nature of the matter to be investigated (simple/complex) in conjunction with assigned agents
- Directs investigations, determining what investigative steps to take and investigative tools to use to achieve an appropriate/just investigative outcome
- Monitors investigations, assessing progress and adjusting investigative strategies when needed
- Keeps supervisor informed of the progress and potential outcome of investigations
- Determines, along with agents and in consultation with superiors, whether to pursue a prosecution
- Prepares, reviews, and approves charging documents in conjunction with agents if prosecution is pursued
- Represents the Commonwealth post arrest and throughout all stages of the criminal prosecution including arraignments, preliminary hearings, pre-trial conferences, pretrial motions and hearings, trials (bench and jury), post-trial motions and hearings, and sentencing hearings
- Answers routine correspondence
- Performs additional and related work as required
Minimum Experience and Training
Deputy Attorney General II:
Graduation from an accredited school of law, admission to the Bar of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, and a minimum of two years of progressively responsible experience in professional legal work
Deputy Attorney General III:
Graduation from an accredited school of law, admission to the Bar of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, and a minimum of three years of progressively responsible experience in professional legal work
