, Assistant State’s Attorney - Major Investigations Unit

About the role

CSMIU is a felony trial unit that collaborates closely with local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies to reduce violent crime generators through criminal intelligence, community outreach, and law enforcement partnerships.

Responsibilities

• Attending regular criminal intelligence and violent crime targeting meetings
• Conducting investigations, developing and maintaining criminal intelligence on identified violent crime targets
• Tracking target cases and reporting on office-wide case data
• Working with community members to identify crime trends
• Working with community liaisons to obtain and disseminate information regarding intelligence to assist communities
• Working with Baltimore Community Intelligence Centers (“BCIC”) - real-time crime response centers - located at the Baltimore Police Department districts
• Representing the State at all points of investigation and trial progress through the court system, including grand jury, hearings, pre-trial motions, bench or jury trials, post-trial motions

Requirements

• A juris doctor degree and being licensed to practice law in the State of Maryland
• A working knowledge, or ability to become knowledgeable, in Microsoft Excel/Word/Outlook, Judicial Dialog, Google Earth
• A working knowledge of ArcGIS is a plus
• Well organized and self-motivated
• Ability to communicate well in front of BPD command staff, federal partners such as the Drug Enforcement Agency/Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms/US Attorney’s Office, and like agencies and organizations
• Experience Level: 1-3 years including trial and investigative experience

Pay

$81,997+ commensurate with experience

Schedule

This is a full-time, local government public service position which may qualify for Federal Student Aid Public Service Loan Forgiveness.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package: full range of health insurance provider options, vision insurance, dental insurance, deferred compensation option, life insurance, 10+ paid holidays per year, vacation leave, sick leave, and personal leave
• Newly hired candidates are automatically enrolled in the City of Baltimore Employee Retirement Pension System

Contact Information

The selected candidate will be required to pass a criminal background check before starting employment.