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Starting in approximately 2013, the California Office of Traffic Safety has awarded Marin County a grant which now currently funds two fixed-term positions at the Deputy District Attorney ll level. There is currently one full-time, fixed term position available under this Grant, which is scheduled to end on September 30, 2025, unless grant funding is again renewed for the 2025-2026 fiscal grant year. 
 
The fixed-term position will vertically prosecute repeat DUI offenders and handle cases throughout each step of the criminal process, prosecuting both alcohol and drug-impaired driving cases at the felony and misdemeanor levels. Prosecution team members will work with the state's Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutor Program as well as local law enforcement agencies to implement best practices and expand knowledge and resources in this area. In addition, some of the other duties are: conducting pretrial interviews with victims, witnesses, experts, defense attorneys, and arresting officers; preparing cases for preliminary hearings, PC *1538.5 hearings, jury trials, and sentencings; advising law enforcement agencies regarding legal and evidentiary matters; issuing criminal complaints; preparing search warrants and arrest warrants; and conducting community outreach. 
 
The grant period runs from October 1, 2024, through September 30, 2025. The position is fixed-term, full-time, and benefited.

Our Highly Qualified Candidate: The ideal candidate has a demonstrated willingness to perform all aspects of District Attorney legal services and possesses the knowledge and skills to work independently and collaboratively on all assignments, including litigation matters. The Ideal candidate has previous prosecutorial experience handling both misdemeanor and felony Driving-Under-the- Influence jury trials. The ideal candidate has a proven track record of excellent legal service, is a team player, works respectfully and collaboratively, and develops positive working relationships with colleagues, clients, staff, and court personnel. In addition, the highly qualified candidate has a full range of experience prosecuting criminal cases and has taken jury trials to verdict. 

QUALIFICATIONS

• Criminal law and civil law.
• Rules of evidence.
• Trial and court procedures.
• Legal principles and research methods commensurate with the level of experience of the class.
• State and local laws and ordinances.
• Legal research methods.
• Preparation of briefs.
• Standard legal office practices and procedures.
• The duties, powers, and limitations of the District Attorney's office.
• Prosecutorial ethics.
• Discovery obligations.

• Interview a variety of individuals and acquire needed information to determine facts and circumstances.
• Develop effective prosecution strategies.
• Analyze cases and apply legal principles.
• Present statements of law clearly and logically in written and verbal form.
• Present an effective prosecution in court.
• Employ clear, concise, accurate, effective, sound, independent judgment within established legal, policy, and procedural guidelines.
• Communicate logically and effectively with a diverse group of clients, witnesses, judges, law enforcement officials, other attorneys, and employees of various agencies and departments.
• Demonstrate patience, tact, courtesy, and compassion.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.
• Work cooperatively with colleagues to observe the policies and accomplish the goals of the office.
• Recognize and evaluate approaches to situations of a potentially sensitive nature.
• Analyze legal principles and precedents and to apply them to complex factual legal problems.
• Draft opinions, pleadings, and briefs.
• Exercise independent judgment, discretion, and initiative, especially in the charging and plea negotiation of criminal violations, and regarding the application of limited law enforcement resources.
• Comply with laws, regulations, and professional practices governing prosecution programs and services.
• Work accurately and swiftly under pressure.
• Travel to locations within and outside of the County to interview individuals, gather information, attend training sessions, and participate in other job related meetings.
• Use standard office equipment, including computers and information systems utilized in the performance of the work.
• Work in a standard office environment. 
• Maintain confidentiality of sensitive information.
• Honor and respect the rights of victims and defendants alike.

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Testing and Eligible List: Depending on the number of qualified applications received, the examination may consist of a highly qualified review, application screening, online assessment, written examination, oral examination, performance examination, or any combination to determine which candidates' names will be placed on the eligible list. The eligible list established from this recruitment may be used to fill the current vacancy and any future vacancies for open, fixed-term, full-time, or part-time positions which may occur while the list remains active.

Disaster Service Workers: All County of Marin employees are designated Disaster Service Workers through state and local law (California Government Code Section 3100-3109). Employment with the County requires the affirmation of a loyalty oath to this effect. Employees are required to complete all Disaster Service Worker-related training as assigned, and to return to work as ordered in the event of an emergency.

Equal Employment Opportunity Employer: If you have questions regarding equal employment opportunities, please contact Roger Crawford, Equal Employment Opportunity Director, at 415-473-2095.  If you have questions concerning this position announcement, please contact Colleen Beck at colleen.beck@marincounty.gov.