District Court Staff Attorney

Douglas County Nebraska; Omaha (NE); On-site; USD 73,000 - 87,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Pension plan

Sick leave

Vacation leave

13 holidays

457 plan

EAP

HSA

Job summary

Douglas County's District Court seeks a qualified attorney to conduct complex legal research, prepare memoranda, and assist with trials, hearings and appeals. The incumbent will annotate statutes and decisions and provide recommendations to judges and staff.

The role requires a JD and Nebraska bar admission, at least three years of legal practice, and compliance with the Code of Judicial Conduct. The position includes responsibilities in the Law Clerk Program and Law Library support.

Qualifications

• JD is required and license to practice law in Nebraska
• Three years of legal practice, including judicial clerk experience
• Adherence to the Nebraska State Bar standards and Code of Judicial Conduct

Responsibilities

• Perform complex professional legal work, research, and consultation for the Court and staff
• Annotate laws, decisions, documents and authorities for trials and hearings
• Prepare memos, orders, and jury instructions with recommendations

Skills

Legal research

Court procedures

Judicial ethics

Education

Juris Doctor (JD) and Nebraska license

Nebraska Bar admission

3+ years as attorney/judicial law clerk

Job description

The Position Incumbent works under the direction of the District Court Lead Staff Attorney or designee, performing various complex professional legal work, legal research, and legal consultation for the Court and staff.

Essential Functions

• Research, study and annotate laws, court decisions, documents, opinions, briefs and related legal authorities, assisting the Court with trials, hearings, appeals and other litigated matters; attend such legal proceedings.
• Review case files, briefs, motions, and exhibits, summarizing and preparing outlines of legal issues before the Court to aid the Judge in understanding complex legal matters during legal proceedings.
• Prepare legal memoranda, proposed written orders, and proposed jury instructions, applying relevant legal principles and providing appropriate recommendations to the requesting Judge.
• Establish and maintain effective work relationships with judges, bailiffs, supervisors, coworkers, other agencies, and the public.
• Comply with department policies and laws to create a cooperative, safe, respectful and quality work environment.
• Follow principles of the Code of Judicial Conduct (e.g. confidentiality, impartiality, avoidance of any conflict of interest).
• Provide work assignment and review functions for the Law Clerk Program during absence of Lead Staff Attorney.
• Assist in the Law Library/Self Help Center.
• Perform special projects.
• Attend meetings and trainings.
• Maintain job knowledge and skills (e.g. research, meetings, webinars, seminars, conferences, continuing education).
• Report to work with regular, consistent attendance.
• Perform other duties as assigned and directed.

Education and Work Experience and Other Requirements

• Juris Doctor (JD) and licensed to practice law in the State of Nebraska required.
• * Good standing with the Nebraska State Bar Association required.
• Three (3) years' experience practicing law, including experience as an attorney working as a judicial law clerk required.
• * Completion of a pre-employment criminal record check and conditional offer drug screen required.
• * Equivalent combination of education and work experience may be substituted for requirements on a year-for-year basis.

Physical Requirements & Working Conditions

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Work is generally performed in an office setting. Noise level is usually quiet. Work hours are typically standard day shift hours; however, schedule may vary (e.g. weekends, overtime/extra hours). Work may be stressful when dealing with time constraints, multiple/changing priorities, limited resources, and uncooperative/irate individuals.

Work requires some physical activity, including extended periods of sitting, frequent standing, walking, reaching, and occasional kneeling, bending, crouching, and stooping. Work also requires the ability to frequently lift/carry objects weighing up to 10 pounds and occasionally up to 25 pounds.

Required sensory abilities include vision, hearing and touch. Visual abilities, correctable to normal ranges, include close, distance and color vision, and the ability to adjust focus. Communication abilities include the ability to talk and hear within normal ranges. Incumbent must possess the hand-eye coordination and manual dexterity necessary to operate computers and other equipment.

Benefits

• Insurance including health, dental, vision, and life Pension Sick Leave Vacation Leave 13 Holidays Flex Spending Accounts Deferred Income plans (457 plan) EAP Health Savings Accounts

Salary

The pay range salary for this position is $6561.37 to $7825.39 per month.

Employer Contact

Employer Douglas County (NE) Address 1819 Farnam Street, Suite 505 Omaha, Nebraska, 68183 Phone [phone] Website http://hr.douglascounty-ne.gov/employment