Research Attorney

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Research Attorney
Duties: Researching difficult legal questions and preparing memoranda, documents, and summaries of alternatives for consideration by a judicial officer. Reviewing and summarizing evidence, procedural history and legal contentions in criminal, juvenile, family law, civil, and appellate matters. Reviewing, analyzing, and drafting rulings on all habeas corpus petitions, including death penalty habeas corpus petitions. Researching and analyzing legal authorities, including statutory and case law of California, other states, federal and foreign jurisdictions, treaties, and other international laws, and legislative history using traditional and computerized legal research methods. Preparing memoranda as appropriate for each matter, including summarizing background information, identifying and analyzing factual and legal issues, and recommending a disposition; orally briefing judicial officers on research and analysis pertaining to matters in Court cases. Drafting rulings, including minute orders, formal orders, tentative decisions, statements of decisions, and judgments. Drafting correspondence to counsel, unrepresented parties, and inmates regarding matters pending before the Court. Responding to queries by judicial officers on procedural and substantive issues during trials and pre-trial hearing, including in limine motions, law and motion matters, evidentiary objections, jury instructions, status of case authorities cited by counsel, and points of substantive law. Researching, analyzing, and formulating recommended policies, procedures, and forms related to specific Court proceedings and recurring issues at the request of judges, judicial committees, and Court administration. Reviewing appealed cases; researching pertinent issues and law; preparing preliminary opinions for the Court's consideration. Serving as hearing officer or Judge Pro Tempore for selected calendars. Covering duties of other staff research attorneys as needed during absences. Performing other related work as required by business needs or as assigned.

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