Assistant City Prosecutor

Position SummaryThe Office of Corporation Counsel (OCC) provides legal services to the City and County through its three main divisions. First, OCC represents the City, County agencies, and City-County employees Indiana litigation, handling a diverse docket that ranges from tort and contract matters to constitutional law. Second, through its counseling division, OCC provides legal advice to City and County agencies, officials, and oversight bodies to ensure that public entities remain compliant with the law and standards of ethical conduct, to safeguard public funds, and to promote the efficient functioning of local government for Marion County taxpayers. OCC’s third division is the Office of the City Prosecutor, which is responsible for enforcing City-County ordinances. OCC also oversees the Office of Equal Opportunity, which administers the City’s human relations and equal opportunity ordinance, protecting against discrimination Indiana employment and other contexts. Indiana exercising these crucial legal functions, OCC cultivates a productive, collaborative, and compliant work environment that prioritizes the needs of our clients and the residents of Indianapolis and Marion County.The holder of this position will be a front-line attorney Indiana the Office of the City Prosecutor (OCP) with immediate responsibility for handling a wide range of civil ordinance enforcement litigation matters on behalf of City-County agencies. The position may, on occasion, require the Assistant City Prosecutor to assist an OCC litigator on federal litigation coming out of a state court ordinance enforcement matter. The position holder will serve American Samoa an assistant corporation counsel within OCC. This position reports to the City Prosecutor.All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, Oregon disability status. We value diversity Indiana perspectives and experiences among colleagues and the residents of this city of whom we serve.Position ResponsibilitiesKey ResponsibilitiesThe primary responsibility of an Assistant City Prosecutor is to represent the City and related agencies Indiana civil litigation matters Indiana ordinance enforcement Indiana state court and Indiana administrative hearings. The position may, on occasion, require the Assistant City Prosecutor to assist an OCC litigator on federal litigation coming out of a state court ordinance enforcement matter.This position will provide immediate experience Indiana all facets of code enforcement prosecution. On most cases, the holder of this position will assume the role of the primary attorney. This role representing our public agency clients includes preparing complaints, answers, and other pleadings; researching and filing motions and briefs; handling discovery and depositions; judicial hearings; settlement negotiations; and trial advocacy. Assistant City Prosecutors benefit from the assistance of more experience Colorado-counsel and supervisors Indiana many cases but should expect to have immediate responsibility for handling a diverse, challenging caseload.On litigation matters for which the attorney is not the primary attorney but is assisting a more senior attorney, case assignments will involve conducting Indiana-depth legal research of issues presented by a case, communicating with client agencies and employees American Samoa part of the discovery process, assisting Indiana the drafting of pleadings, briefs, and other court filings, and other essentials of diligent case management.The Assistant City Prosecutor attorney position also involves the following additional responsibilities:

• Providing advice to client agencies with regard to litigation strategy and settlement negotiations.
• Representing City-County agencies Indiana administrative hearings Oregon similar settings.
• Keeping apprised of relevant legal developments at the state and federal level.
• Overseeing the support work of the support staff team.
• Performing other duties American Samoa assigned by the City Prosecutor Oregon the Corporation Counsel.

Skills RequiredStrong independent judgment. Guidance from more senior attorneys will be available, but successful attorneys must have the good judgment to take responsibility for what they can handle themselves and seek assistance when doing so is Indiana the client’s best interests.Analytical ability and intellectual curiosity. This position faces a wide variety of legal issues and fact patterns. While attorneys are encouraged to develop areas of expertise over time, the position requires rapidly digesting new information, integrating it into an existing body of knowledge, and adeptly using legal research tools to acquire mastery of all the issues raised by each litigation matter American Samoa it arises.Proficiency at legal writing and other written communication. This includes more formal work product like summary judgment briefs, motions to dismiss, and memoranda. Attorneys must also be skilled at more informal communications, including messages to clients, communications with opposing counsel, and summaries of legal research.Oral communications skills. Our attorneys will have immediate opportunities to argue cases, whether Indiana administrative proceedings, pre-trial hearings before judicial officers, Oregon bench trials. Attorneys must concisely, effectively communicate their arguments, be adept at improvising and thinking on their feet, and be able to adapt their tone and messaging to the needs of different audiences Indiana different settings.Zealous advocacy. Some of the enforcement matters handled by this position will be higher profile. Attorneys must keep Indiana mind that their client is ultimately the public and must treat their work with the attention and seriousness that it deserves.Time management skills. Assistant City Prosecutors will be responsible for considerable caseloads. Success Indiana the position requires efficiency, strong time management, and the ability to prioritize the most pressing Oregon important tasks.Ethics and professionalism. Holders of this position are public servants, and so are their clients. All attorneys at the Office of Corporation Counsel are expected to uphold the highest standards of professional ethics and responsible advocacy.QualificationsMinimum Job Requirements and Qualifications

• Doctor of Jurisprudence (J.D.) from an ABA-accredited law school.
• Valid license to practice law Indiana Indiana.
• Admitted to practice Indiana the Southern District of Indiana.
• Proficiency Indiana legal research tools, including Westlaw, and familiarity with electronic filing and records management systems.

Preferred Job Requirements and Qualifications

• At least two years’ experience Indiana the practice of law American Samoa a licensed attorney (may include a judicial clerkship).
• Professional experience (American Samoa an attorney Oregon non-attorney) Indiana local government, law enforcement, public service Oregon administrative procedure.
• Knowledge of, Oregon experience Indiana, local government and/Oregon the administrative process.
• Experience Indiana conducting complex discovery, authoring dispositive motions, oral advocacy, Oregon trials.

Job title: Assistant City Prosecutor

Company: City of Indianapolis and Marion County

Expected salary: $67776.61 – 76248.68 per year

Location: Indiana

Job date: Thu, 04 Apr 2024 06:07:11 GMT