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Pierce County, WA
Tacoma, WA, United States
Salary: $97,273.73 - $131,302.01 Annually Location : Tacoma, WA Job Type: Regular - Other Job Number: 24-00010 Department: Assigned Counsel Division: Department of Assigned Counsel Opening Date: 01/01/2024 Description Rates posted are upon budget approval for 2024. Position Summary Why It's a Great Opportunity: This is a great oppo
Job Source: Pierce County, WAPierce County, WA
Tacoma, WA, United States
Description Position Summary Why It's a Great Opportunity: The Criminal Division of the Pierce County Prosecuting Attorney's Office is looking for an experienced, highly motivated criminal trial attorney to join our office as a Deputy Prosecuting Attorney (DPA) focusing on felony trial work. If you seek challenging, meaningful legal work and a
Job Source: Pierce County, WAPierce County, WA
Tacoma, WA, United States
Salary: $80,034.08 - $106,144.14 Annually Location : Tacoma, WA Job Type: Regular - Other Job Number: 24-00009 Department: Assigned Counsel Division: Department of Assigned Counsel Opening Date: 01/01/2024 Description Rates posted are upon budget approval for 2024. Position Summary Why It's a Great Opportunity: The Pierce County De
Job Source: Pierce County, WAPiercecountywa
Tacoma, WA, United States
Why It's a Great Opportunity: The Criminal Division of the Pierce County Prosecuting Attorney's Office is looking for an experienced, highly motivated criminal trial attorney to join our office as a Deputy Prosecuting Attorney (DPA) focusing on felony trial work. If you seek challenging, meaningful legal work and a chance to give back to your comm
Job Source: PiercecountywaPierce County
Tacoma, WA, United States
Why It's a Great Opportunity: The Pierce County Department of Assigned Counsel (DAC) provides the opportunity to work in a supportive environment with significant training and opportunities to improve trial skills by providing active courtroom experience with ongoing support. As a DAC employee you will make a difference in people's lives and a p
Job Source: Pierce CountyHorwath Law, PLLC
Tacoma, WA, United States
Job Description Job Description Horwath Law is a 7 attorney criminal defense law firm that handles public defense contracts for multiple cities in Pierce County. We are currently seeking an associate attorney to join our Tacoma office to help with one of the contracts. After a short temporary status, this is a full-time salary position and we off
Job Source: Horwath Law, PLLCGravis Law
University Place, WA, United States
Job Type Full-time Description An Attorney I is mid-level attorney with 3+ years' experience practicing law. The successful Attorney I is self-directed and thrives with lots of support and autonomy. The Attorney I generally receive a substantial portion (approximately 80%) of their work through Gravis Law's lead generation and marketing and/or o
Job Source: Gravis LawGravis Law, LLC.
Tacoma, WA, United States
Description An Attorney I is mid-level attorney with 3+ years’ experience practicing law. The successful Attorney I is self-directed and thrives with lots of support and autonomy. The Attorney I generally receive a substantial portion (approximately 80%) of their work through Gravis Law’s lead generation and marketing and/or other attorneys in the
Job Source: Gravis Law, LLC.Tacoma, WA, United States
Description
Position Summary
Why It's a Great Opportunity: This is a great opportunity to work on complex cases including Adult Felony Class B, C, and occasional Class A Felonies, all Juvenile Delinquency cases, and Dependency/Termination of Parental Rights proceedings. You may also be assigned to act as a senior litigator in DAC’s Adult Misdemeanor Division. You will help define and maintain current standards of professional behavior and continually examine DAC’s work environment to improve operations and protocols. You may also be called upon to represent DAC externally to the justice system and public.
Some Of The Projects You May Support Include
APPR Project
Issues related to State v. Blake
Juvenile Re-sentencing matters including LWOP matters
Trueblood issues
Why It's a Great Department: The Pierce County Department of Assigned Counsel (DAC) provides professional high-quality legal representation to individuals in a variety of settings. The DAC is responsible for the delivery of mandated legal services to indigent persons accused of crimes in the Pierce County Superior Court; Pierce County District Courts; Municipal Courts in Tacoma, Gig Harbor, Fircrest, Ruston and Pierce County Juvenile Court delinquency proceedings. DAC also provides constitutionally mandated legal services to indigent parents and children involved in Juvenile Court dependency and termination proceedings and to persons detained for involuntary civil commitment proceedings at Western State Hospital and other evaluation and treatment facilities.
Please see the DAC's website for our diverse list of services provided.
How to be Successful in the Role: To succeed in this role, you must have strong interpersonal skills, excellent research and writing skills, a demonstrated commitment to social justice, and provide quality legal representation and zealous advocacy to indigent clients at all stages of legal proceedings for all case types referenced above.
You must also be a self-motivated, serious professional, who understands and has demonstrated superior competence in representation obligations pursuant to Indigent Defense Standards. You will also need to be visible and available to staff.
Your Future in this Role: In this role you will further develop your leadership, be challenged on a daily basis and help define processes and protocols.
Core Daily Responsibilities
Maintain a high-volume case load and prepare appropriate written correspondence for litigation.
May provide direction to coordinate the activities of internal and external support staff.
Exercise considerable independent judgment, initiative resourcefulness in adapting policies and precedents to complex situations or to select a proper course of action.
Act as mentor to County Attorneys 1 by actively conveying skills and knowledge.
Accept appointments to provide representation in more complex case settings.
Consult with staff within the Division for legal and strategic advice.
A complete list of duties can be found in the classification description here. Qualifications
Minimum Requirements
Graduation from an accredited law school AND
Member of the Washington State Bar Association (in good standing)
Three or more years of legal experience in indigent defense.
Willingness to accept appointment as co-counsel to more/most complex adult felony cases.
Submit a resume, a substantive cover letter with notable accomplishments, and an original writing sample.
Special Requirements:
As a condition of employment, the applicant will need to authorize and complete a background check. Information received from the background check is reviewed case-by-case and will not necessarily remove an applicant from consideration.
A valid Washington State Driver's License is required.
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