Assistant Solicitor General - G127

Major Duties and Responsibilities

• Prosecutes criminal cases occurring in the city.
• Serves as lead counsel for the state in misdemeanor criminal cases in state court.
• Reviews misdemeanor criminal cases bound over to State Court to assess proper criminal charges and sentence recommendations.
• Interviews witnesses as necessary.
• Dockets cases with not guilty pleas to the trial docket; sends trial notices and other discovery and motions to defense attorneys or defendants.
• Gives legal advice and provides training for police officers, etc., regarding Georgia criminal law and procedures.
• Trains law enforcement recruits in the investigation and prosecution of domestic violence cases.
• Presents arguments and negotiates pleas by reviewing charges, police reports, and criminal records.
• Prepares and makes recommendations for arraignment dockets and jail plea dockets.
• Prepares written reports, motions, briefs, orders, letters, and other documents.
• Interprets and communicates complicated policies, procedures, and protocols.
• Reads, analyzes, and interprets Georgia statutes and regulations; researches legal issues; gathers, analyzes, evaluates, and disseminates evidence and other information.
• Arraigns criminal defendants and negotiates open cases with defendants; negotiates cases with the Public Defender’s office.
• Participates in training to stay current in criminal law.
• Appears at arraignments to facilitate the movement of cases; sends trial notices, subpoenas, and discovery; prepares pre-trial motions.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of alternative sentencing practices.
• Knowledge of procedural law.
• Knowledge of Georgia criminal statutes, laws of criminal procedure, and laws of evidence.
• Skill in negotiating plea bargains and explaining the law and procedures to victims of crimes and witnesses.
• Skill in problem solving, organization, writing, and research.
• Skill in anticipating defense objections and pre-trial issues.
• Skill in the operation of computers and various software and standard office equipment.
• Skill in oral and written communication.
• Ability to work independently and with minimal supervision.

Minimum Educational and Training Requirements

• A Law Degree from a Law School accredited by the American Bar Association is required.
• Experience sufficient to thoroughly understand the work of subordinate positions and to be able to answer questions and resolve problems, usually associated with one to three years' experience or service.
• Must be an active member of the State Bar of Georgia.

Physical Requirements

• The work is typically performed while intermittently sitting, standing, stooping, walking, bending, or crouching.
• The employee occasionally lifts light and heavy objects.
• The following physical abilities are required:
• Balancing – maintain equilibrium to prevent falling while walking, standing, or crouching.
• Crouching – bending body forward by bending leg, spine.
• Feeling – perceive attributes of objects by touch with skin, fingertips.
• Grasping – apply pressure to object with fingers, palm.
• Handling – pick, hold, or work with whole hand.
• Hearing 1 – perceive sounds at normal speaking levels, receive information.
• Hearing 2 – receive detailed information, make discrimination in sound.
• Kneeling – bend legs at knee to come to rest at knees.
• Lifting – raise objects from lower to higher position, move objects side to side, use upper extremities, back.
• Manual Dexterity – pick, pinch, type, work with fingers rather than hand.
• Mental Acuity – ability to make rational decisions through sound logic, deductive reasoning.
• Pulling – use upper extremities to exert force, haul or tug.
• Pushing – use upper extremities to press against objects with force, or thrust forward, downward, outward.
• Reaching – extend hands or arms in any direction.
• Repetitive Motion – substantial movements of wrists, hands, fingers.
• Speaking – express ideas with spoken word, convey detailed, important instructions accurately, concisely.
• Standing – for sustained periods of time.
• Stooping – bend body downward, forward at waist, with full motion of lower extremities and back.
• Talking 1 – express ideas by spoken word.
• Talking 2 – shout to be heard above ambient noise.
• Visual Acuity 1 – prepare, analyze data, transcribe, computer terminal, extensive reading.
• Visual Acuity 5 – close acuity for inspection of small defects, machines, use measurement devices, or fabricate parts.
• Walking – on foot to accomplish tasks, long distances, or site to site.

Benefits

• Low-cost Medical Insurance
• Prescription Drug Plan
• Dental Plan
• Vision Plan
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Life Insurance
• Supplemental Life Insurance
• Long Term Disability
• Credit Union
• Direct Deposit
• 12 Paid Holidays
• Vacation Leave
• Sick Leave
• PERK Time Off
• Retirement Plan
• Supplemental Retirement Plan
• Free and Discounted Services
• Employee Assistance Program

Qualifications

• Which best describes your level of education?
• Do you possess a Law Degree from an accredited College or University?
• Are you a member of or in good standing with the Georgia Bar Association?
• How many years have you worked prosecuting cases?
• Please list and explain your practice with Criminal Law?