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Attorney I

The candidate will be responsible to perform professional legal work comprised of Law Enforcement Assisted Division (LEAD) participants/defendants with active criminal cases. Monitors the completion of LEAD intakes, assigns cases for filing, negotiates LEAD cases, and provides procedural guidance and liaison support to LEAD case managers and law enforcement. Tracks all incoming LEAD referrals. Monitors completion of LEAD intakes. Screens and assigns cases for filing for LEAD candidates that fail to complete the intake. Tracks new jail bookings, filings and court hearings daily. Monitors court databases. Fields daily calls from case managers regarding LEAD clients. Communicates information on case status to LEAD case managers, law enforcement, defense attorneys and community members. Connects LEAD case managers to assigned defense counsel. Communicates with defense counsel assigned to LEAD defendant/participants regarding the current status of their client's LEAD activity. Works with case managers/social service treatment providers, defense and the court on collaborative release motions to further harm reduction services for LEAD defendants. Makes discretionary decisions regarding new filings, support of release or detention motions, proposed transfer of cases to other therapeutic programs. Negotiates all pre-trial LEAD cases and attempts to resolve cases to further continued harm reduction services, taking the LEAD participant's/defendant's progress in recovery into consideration along with input from law enforcement, case managers and the community. Appears in court for pre-trial hearings such as arraignment, bond/release and case setting, plea and sentencing, probation and review matters when available. Attends meetings representing the 10th Judicial District at LEAD Key Stakeholder Policy Committee, Operational Work Group and LEAD evaluation meetings. Provides LEAD referral training to law enforcement. Provides data collection and input to LEAD project managers for evaluation purposes. Consults on design of an operational and data sharing system to integrate LEAD information into a larger law enforcement and treatment agency database. Participates in drafting/creating operational forms, training information and procedures. Presents the LEAD program at conferences or to visitors interested in learning about the LEAD program. Performs other duties as appropriate or necessary for performance of the job.

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Pueblo County, Colorado
215 W. 10th St.
Pueblo
Colorado
United States 81003
Website : http://county.pueblo.org/