Evening Assistant Prosecutor

City of Cleveland, Ohio; Cleveland (OH); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of Cleveland's Law Department seeks a full-time Evening Assistant Prosecuting Attorney to review police reports, determine charging options, and prepare filings for misdemeanor and felony matters. The role includes collaboration with Central Booking and potential appellate work in state courts.

The ideal candidate is an Ohio-licensed attorney in good standing, able to work in a fast-paced environment, and comfortable handling trials, appeals, and specialized domestic violence cases.

Qualifications

• Licensed to practice law in Ohio and in good standing with the Ohio Supreme Court.
• Experience reviewing police reports and making charging determinations.
• Ability to prosecute misdemeanors and felonies, including trials and appeals.

Responsibilities

• Review police investigations to determine charges and draft charging paperwork.
• Make charging determinations for misdemeanors in Municipal Court and felonies by the County Prosecutor's Office.
• Participate in on-call rotation for charging reviews.
• Prosecute misdemeanor cases including pretrials, motion practice, bench and jury trials.
• Handle appeals in the Ohio 8th District Court of Appeals and Ohio Supreme Court.
• Support domestic violence docket cases and related duties.

Education

Ohio State Bar Admission

Job description

Evening Assistant Prosecutor

Job Purpose

The Criminal Division of the City of Cleveland's Law Department is seeking an energetic, self-motivated, attorney to serve as a full-time Evening Assistant Prosecuting Attorney. The City of Cleveland Prosecutor's Office offers broad exposure to the legal profession in an environment widely renowned for its challenge, excellence, creativity, integrity, decency and public service. The incumbent will meet with law enforcement officers in the Central Booking facility and review criminal investigations and make charging determinations. This prosecutors' main tasks will be reviewing Cleveland police reports for referral of matters to the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor's Office for felony charges. This prosecutor may occasionally have secondary assignments such as prosecuting misdemeanor violations of Cleveland Codified Ordinances and the Ohio Revised Code in the Cleveland Municipal Court, Ohio 8th District Court of Appeals and the Ohio Supreme Court. These misdemeanors include, but not limited to, traffic violations, assault, domestic violence, disorderly conduct, and theft. Prosecutors will be tasked with reviewing police reports for the determination of criminal charges and drafting of those charges.

Responsibilities

• Review police investigations to determine charges and draft appropriate paperwork on such matters as part of the normal charging process and collaborative Central Booking process.
• Making charging determinations for both misdemeanor matters to be handled in Cleveland Municipal Court and felony charges to be prosecuted by Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Office.
• In a rotation for an on- call schedule for charging reviews to be completed.
• Prosecuting misdemeanor cases inclusive of charging, pretrials, motion practice, bench trials and jury trials.
• These misdemeanors include but are not limited to traffic violations, assault, disorderly conduct, domestic violence, violation of protection order, and theft.
• Handle appeals in the 8th District Court of Appeals and in the Ohio Supreme Court
• Review CPD Homicide cases when the Chief Assistant Prosecutor, First Assistant Prosecutor or Deputy Prosecutor(s) is unavailable for review.
• Special dedicated domestic violence prosecutors also have the following additional duties:
  • Comply with all terms of the VAWA Grant
  • Attend conference as required by the VAWA Grant
  • Review of sex crimes cases for charging determination
  • Review and handle dedicated domestic violence docket cases
• All other duties as assigned by the Chief Prosecutor.

The ideal candidate will be hardworking, proficient, and able to work well as team member in a fast-paced environment. Applicants must possess excellent oral and written communication skills as well as a collaborative, problem solving mindset.

Applicants must be currently licensed to practice law in the State of Ohio and be in good standing with the Ohio Supreme Court.

https://www.clevelandohio.gov/city-hall/departments/human-resources/total-rewards

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