Law Instructor, Operations Officer III (NCS) - Baltimore Police Department

Job Summary

The Law Instructor provides legal education to police academy trainees and in-service police officers of all ranks. They prepare and update law-related lesson plans and bulletins, serve as a subject matter expert on criminal law and constitutional policing, and oversee the implementation of the entry-level training curriculum.

Essential Functions

• Facilitates entry-level law and continuing-education legal training in a classroom or simulated/practical setting.
• Conducts practical assessments and trainings (scenario-based training) of law-enforcement trainees and sworn members.
• Oversees implementation of the entry-level training curriculum with regard to law courses and joint trainings (law and tactics, law and report-writing, scenario-based training, etc.).
• Reviews, grades, and maintains records of training for police officer trainees and members of all ranks that receive continuing education.
• Plans and oversees development of course materials relevant to entry-level law and continuing-education legal training, to include secondary instructional tools (training videos, self-guided instruction, etc.).
• Provides legal analysis and interpretations for policy and training to members from entry-level to command level.
• Produces policy and training materials based on subject matter expertise in law.
• Contributes to review and edit processes aimed at the dissemination of police department policies, standards, and practices.

Minimum Qualification

• Education: Juris Doctorate from an accredited law school.
• Experience: At least two years of experience as a legal practitioner, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Knowledge of the law and the legal system.
• Knowledge of the principles and techniques of training adults.
• Knowledge of commonly utilized business software programs.
• Skill in the utilization of common business software programs.
• Ability to comprehend, interpret, and develop training programs.
• Ability to instruct others in the law.
• Ability to motivate others to improve job skills, knowledge and behaviors.
• Ability to promote training programs.
• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing.
• Ability to evaluate training programs and modify as needed.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
• Ability to maintain records and prepare reports.

Additional Information

• Background Check: Eligible candidates under final consideration for appointment to positions identified as positions of trust will be required to complete authorization for a Criminal Background Check and/or Fingerprint screening, and must be successfully completed.
• Probation: All persons, including current City employees, selected for this position must complete a 1 YEAR mandatory probation.
• BALTIMORE CITY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.