Deputy Prosecutor III

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Investigates, prepares, and manages felony, misdemeanor, and/or juvenile cases for trial, including but not limited to: reviewing charges and evidence, conducting legal research, interviewing affected parties, preparing required legal and court documents, preparing, and arguing briefs, and attending court proceedings.
• Makes charging decisions following review and evaluation of police reports and other evidence and in consideration of applicable law.
• Negotiates case settlements with opposing counsel.
• Advises and consults with police officers, detectives, attorneys, defendants, victims, witnesses, and other interested and affected parties.
• Represents the County's interest in court.
• Answers communications from the public relative to legal matters affecting the County.

Other Duties and Responsibilities

• May be assigned on call after regular hours to respond to emergency situations.
• Performs all work duties and activities in accordance with County policies, procedures, and safety practices.

Competency Requirements

• Knowledge Of:
• Legal, court, and judicial procedures, rules, terminology, methods, documents, practices, and objectives typically used in a courtroom environment.
• Applicable federal, state, and municipal laws, statutes, ordinances, and code needed for practice of the assigned caseload and duties, and their application to county government.
• Legal research methods and applications used to determine established precedents and sources of legal references applicable to the County caseload and current legal issues.
• Skill To:
• Analyze evidence, organize facts, identify precedents, weigh alternatives, and anticipate possible outcomes to develop and deploy an appropriate legal strategy and logical argument(s).
• Appear without assistance in court and other judicial proceedings and be able to present evidence, arguments, testimony, and witnesses before a judge or jury.
• Negotiate complex legal issues with opponents, and bring interested and affected parties to consensus.
• Operate standard office equipment, including a personal computer, printer/scanner, and job-related software applications.
• Make significant/substantial legal decisions in individual cases based on a combination of factors including the law, policy, and rules of ethics.
• Ability To:
• Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, for purposes of advocating, persuading, negotiating, and counseling for or on behalf of the County.
• Maintain a professional demeanor during all situations, and maintain effective working relationships with other County employees, staff, attorneys, law enforcement personnel, victims, witnesses, supervisory personnel, agency stakeholders, state and local elected and appointed officials, and the public.
• Perform a wide variety of duties and responsibilities with accuracy and speed under the pressure to meet time-sensitive deadlines, and be able to perform multiple tasks simultaneously, manage case priorities, including handling interruption and change.
• Demonstrate character, integrity, and ingenuity in representing the County.

Minimum Education, Experience and Training

• Graduation from a school of law accredited by the American Bar Association with a Juris Doctorate Degree (JD).
• Admission to the Idaho State Bar with an active license to practice law.