Assistant District Attorney

Adult Correction; North Carolina; On-site; USD 80,000 - 98,000; Full time

Job summary

North Carolina's Judicial Branch seeks an experienced Assistant District Attorney (NS) to prosecute a wide variety of felony cases and manage a full trial calendar. The role requires proficiency in courtroom practice, jury trials, and plea negotiations, with opportunities to train alongside a sexual assault prosecutor.

Applicants should have strong work ethic, interpersonal skills, and the ability to handle complex legal challenges while maintaining high professional standards.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of federal, state, and constitutional law.
• Judicial procedures and rules of evidence.
• Ability to plan, develop, and execute litigation strategies.

Responsibilities

• Prosecute a wide variety of felony cases and manage a full calendar.
• Prepare and conduct witness examinations, openings, and closings.
• Deliver effective opening statements and evidentiary objections.
• Work independently and collaborate with law enforcement and court staff.

Skills

Courtroom practice

Trial experience

Criminal law knowledge

Plea negotiations

Job description

Agency
District Attorney
Division
DISTRICT ATTORNEY 17
Job Classification Title
Assistant District Attorney (NS)
Position Number
60007429
Grade
30013281

About Us

DO YOUR CAREER JUSTICE! Each and every day, North Carolina's courts help provide safety for our communities, prosperity for our economy, and protection for the rights, liberties, and freedoms that sit at the foundation of our state and federal constitutions. Consider an exciting and rewarding career with us and join the more than 7,000 elected officials and employees who make up our workforce and help us ensure that justice is administrated without favor, denial, or delay.

Description of Work

Knowledge Skills and Abilities/Management Preferences

SALARY RANGE: $80,000.00 - $98,000.00

Our office is seeking to hire a qualified attorney for an Assistant District Attorney position. This is not an entry level position; it is a great opportunity for someone who has worked regularly in district and superior court, is proficient in the skills necessary to run either courtroom efficiently, and is ready for an opportunity to manage a full felony caseload. This prosecutor will be responsible for a wide variety of felony cases but will also train with our lead sexual assault prosecutor to learn how to prosecute sexual assault cases.

The applicant must be proficient in general courtroom practice, have some jury trial experience, enjoy trial practice, and have a strong work ethic. The applicant must be prepared to build their trial calendar and prosecute it fully, with an expectation that each trial session will result in a jury trial.

Our office has a staff of 25 people. Applicants must have great interpersonal skills and be drama free.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities / Competencies:

• Knowledge of: federal, state, common, and constitutional law
• judicial procedures and rules of evidence
• case, statutory, and common law
• NC General Statutes to prosecute criminal cases
• judicial and quasi-judicial procedures
• legal research methods, techniques, sources, databases, and other research tools
• the principles and protocols for the evidentiary gathering of information, documents, financial records, and other data that may be used in trial court processes, protocols, and strategies
• the operations of the NC court system
• and ethical and professional standards of conduct

Skill in:

• interpreting and applying complex criminal laws to information, evidence, and other data; listening techniques used in interviewing witnesses; using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of case facts; researching and identifying precedence in case law; utilizing and evaluating electronic legal research and online systems; negotiating plea agreements; organizing work; setting priorities; meeting critical deadlines; and following up on assignments with a minimum of direction

Ability to:

• analyze facts, laws, rules, regulations, interpretations, and related written documents and apply applicable law to those facts
• conduct legal research
• plan, develop, and execute an effective litigation strategy to achieve desired results
• prepare, organize, and conduct witness examinations
• deliver opening statements, closing arguments, and evidentiary objections
• express complex legal concepts and related facts in a clear and concise manner
• argue clearly, logically, and persuasively
• establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with attorneys, law enforcement agencies, and other participants in the criminal justice process
• recognize and solve problems
• produce legal interpretations in a quick and responsive manner for court officials
• write reports, motions, briefs, and other legal documents
• deal tactfully with sensitive situations
• communicate both orally and in writing
• and work independently

All NC Judicial Branch agencies are Equal Opportunity Employers.

The North Carolina Judicial Branch participates in E-Verify, an internet-based system that compares information from an employee's Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, to data from the US Department of Homeland Security and Social Security Administration records to confirm employment eligibility.