Assistant City Prosecutor

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Assistant City Prosecutor
The candidate will review and prepare cases before trial, including evaluating evidence, subpoenaing and interviewing witnesses; Prosecutes jury and non-jury cases, including major traffic and criminal matters; Prepares and argues pre-trial motions and motions in limine in court; Documents case files; Reviews cases and makes plea offers within office guidelines; Attends pre-trial disposition conferences; Conducts sentencing and probation revocation hearings; Reviews requests for petitions to revoke probation; Demonstrates continuous effort to improve operations, decrease turnaround times, streamline work processes, and work cooperatively and jointly to provide quality seamless customer service. Works more than forty hours in a workweek without additional compensation to perform assigned job duties, including weekends, evenings, early morning hours, and holidays as required. Must have knowledge of: Court procedures and applicable court rules. State, federal, and municipal laws, including current accepted case interpretations. Basic principles of civil and criminal law. Should have ability to: Analyze, organize, and present facts, evidence, and precedents orally and in writing. Present and argue cases in court. Analyze the limits of actions available to opponents and the probable course of action of opponents in court cases. Work cooperatively with other employees, customers, clients, and the public. Comprehend and make inferences from written material. Produce documents written in the English language using proper sentence structure, punctuation, grammar, and spelling. Communicate orally in the English language with customers, clients, and the public using a telephone and in group and face-to-face, one-to-onesettings. An equivalent combination of related experience and education may be considered. Trial experience is not a prerequisite, but an aptitude for trial advocacy and familiarity with trial procedure is viewed favorably. Trial-practice classes, moot-court experience, and law-school prosecution-internship experience is viewed favorably. Should have 1 year of experience as a practicing criminal attorney and graduation from an accredited school of law. Must have Active member in good standing of the State Bar of Arizona.

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