Assistant District Attorney – Appeals Unit

Qualifications

• Ability to thrive as a team member with a deadline-driven workload, at times requiring rapid responses to emerging trial court issues.
• Strong written and oral advocacy skills that demonstrate brevity, clarity, and credibility.
• Ability to act as, or assist, lead counsel in trial court on evidentiary hearings at all stages of a case.
• Ability to comprehend, analyze, and simplify highly complex legal and factual matters; distill the issues and make persuasive written and oral presentations in trial and appellate courts; as well as make presentations for internal review, decision-making, and policy purposes.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to foster a positive, collaborative working environment.
• To prioritize time-sensitive matters and ensure all deadlines are met.

Duties And Responsibilities

• Respond to daily inquiries and requests for immediate assistance from trial attorneys, appeals attorneys, and Executive Staff.
• Review and advise on requests for affirmative appeals from trial court rulings.
• Assigned to appellate or trial court cases as needed.
• Assigned to research and write briefs and legal memoranda.
• Assigned to appear before the trial courts, Appeals Court and Supreme Judicial Court to prosecute, litigate, and present cases on behalf of the Commonwealth.
• Assigned to research, write, and argue motions, memoranda, and briefs both pre- and post-conviction.
• Assigned to other assignments in support of the Office of the District Attorney as needed.
• Afforded the opportunity to assist with trainings and conferences, internal and external, as needed.

Additional Responsibilities

• To be familiar with and to follow the provisions of the Plymouth District Attorney’s Office Personnel Policies.
• To participate in trainings relevant to Office functions.
• To collaborate with peers to maximize productivity and produce the highest outcomes.
• To communicate with or provide timely notification to Office staff, police, and other interested parties, as permitted and/or required by law.
• To interact in a respectful and professional manner with the public, judicial and law enforcement personnel, and Office staff.
• To complete work assignments in a timely manner.
• To complete general administrative duties to include, filing, faxing, photocopying, etc.
• To perform any other duties at any job site as may from time to time be assigned to her/him by the District Attorney, or the Second Assistant District Attorney or other designee of the District Attorney.

Pay

$110,000 + salary commensurate with experience

Schedule

Present in office or at court daily to perform required duties absent a modified schedule granted in the sole discretion of the District Attorney and subject to revocation at any time.