Job Title: Assistant Prosecuting Attorney                                                             Salary:       $62,000

Department: Juvenile Division – Prosecutor’s Office                                          Reports to: Juvenile Chief/Unit Supervisor(s)

                        9300 Quincy Avenue – 4^th floor

                        Hours: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm

                        Monday – Friday

                        (variable hours may apply)

REQUIREMENTS: Juris Doctorate; licensed and in good standing to practice law in the State of Ohio.

FUNCTION: Assistant Prosecuting Attorneys (APAs) represent the State of Ohio in criminal matters and practice before the Cuyahoga County Juvenile Court and Eighth District Court of Appeals. This is a rotating criminal division position. After serving a successful period at the Juvenile Division, APAs will rotate to the General Felony Division of the Prosecutor’s Office located at the Cuyahoga County Justice Center.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Prepare delinquency complaints;
• Make contact with victims, witnesses and police officers for trial preparation;
• Participate in pretrial conferences with defense counsel and at times the Court;
• Respond to defense motions for discovery;
• Engage in pretrial motion practice, advocating the State’s position through written motions and responses;
• Participate in bindover hearings, suppression hearings, and other types of hearings dealing with legal and evidentiary issues;
• Prepare and litigate the State’s case in delinquency and traffic matters before a judge or jury;
• Attend and participate in dispositional hearings;
• Responds to requests for expungements, and motions for judicial release;
• Prepare and write the State’s brief in the Eighth District Court of Appeals and if need be, the Ohio Supreme Court;
• Performs miscellaneous duties as assigned.

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

• Must have knowledge of computers and computer operating systems;
• Must possess excellent research and writing skills; requisite understanding of relevant legal issues;
• Must be available to meet and work outside the normal working hours for trial preparation, to advise law enforcement; and charge cases;
• Must be available to attend community events as necessary;
• Must be able to perform all other duties assigned, delegated or required of the Assistant Prosecuting Attorney as well as those prescribed by law;
• Must possess qualities of fairness, a strong work ethic, have the highest integrity; and
• Must also maintain the confidentiality of law enforcement and investigatory records and other confidential information;
• Must be able to conducts business in accordance with federal statutes and guidelines, the Ohio Revised Code, and the Ohio Administrative Code.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE: Upload a letter of interest including your e-mail address, resume, and three professional references via the online application process at: http://prosecutor.applicantstack.com/x/openings

All materials must arrive no later than 8:30 am on May 11, 2020

Reasonable accommodation is available to all employees and applicants. If you have a disability that needs to be accommodated, please contact the Human Resources Department.

Equal Opportunity Employer; Smoke-free and Drug-free Workplace

Visit our website: http://prosecutor.cuyahogacounty.us/