City Prosecutor job in Auburn

POSITION IS OPEN UNTIL FILLED.  First review of applications will be Wednesday, July 22nd.

Why work for the City of Auburn?
We provide our employees with:

• Excellent healthcare, dental, and vision plans with premiums fully paid by the City
• Employer contributions to the State Retirement System pension plans
• 12 Days of Paid Vacation per year
• 12 Days of Sick Leave per year
• 10 Paid Holidays per year
• 2 Paid Floating Holidays of your choice per year
• Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Flexible Spending Benefit Plan
• Deferred Compensation Plans
• And more!

POSITION SUMMARY
This is professional legal work with primary responsibility for prosecution of criminal misdemeanor violations and traffic infractions in Auburn Municipal Court. Duties, responsibilities and tasks shall be divided among the prosecutors with a focus on periodic rotation, to assure a relatively even division of work and to provide a varied work experience for the prosecutors.

EXAMPLES OF JOB DUTIES

*Prosecutes violations of City's criminal and traffic code.

*Handles court proceedings including: arraignments, pre-trial hearings and motions, jury and bench trials, sentencings, review hearings and appeals.

*Prepares cases for prosecution including contacting the Police Department, witnesses, victims and defense attorneys.

*Prepares briefs in all court proceedings, including appeals.

*Prosecutes cases in Municipal and District Courts and handle appeals to Superior Court, Court of Appeals and Washington Supreme Court.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Graduation from a law school accredited by the American Bar Association and licensed to practice in the State of Washington. A minimum of one-year experience prosecuting criminal misdemeanor cases and traffic violation cases or equivalent experience.

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