Description:
Summary of Duties:The Family Law Division (FLD) represents several clients—such as the Department of Education (DOE), the Department of Health (DOH), the Department of Human Services (DHS), and the Office of the Public Guardian (OPG)—in hearings at Family Court. Currently, the FLD maintains offices on Oahu, Maui, Kauai, and in Hilo and Kona on the island of Hawaii. This deputy attorney general position is assigned to FLD's Kapolei office, handling cases that appear in family court for child welfare, adult protection, legal guardianship, adoption, juvenile delinquency, and involuntary hospitalization. This position handles cases from inception to final resolution, including any appeals that may arise.
Minimum Requirements:
Education/Experience: Graduate from an accredited law school. Knowledge/Ability: Knowledge of applicable State and Federal laws, rules, regulations and computer applications/software. Awareness of both federal district and state court of rules of civil and criminal procedure, including the Local Rules of Practice for the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii and the Hawaii Rules of the Circuit Courts and District Courts. Ability to perform legal research, analyze, manage, produce and organize documents as needed, understand and apply administrative rules and court rules; give and receive oral and written instructions; use computer. Appropriate and current legal writing skills, including the ability to write logically and persuasively. Ability to set personal and professional example; leadership, supervisory or administrative ability or knowledge; strong organizational skills; good communication skills. License/Certificate: Active Hawaii State Bar License to practice law in all courts of the State of Hawaii
and the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii.