Hybrid Assistant City Prosecutor – Trials & Justice

LMBA; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 69,000 - 92,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vacation & holidays

Sick leave

Parental leave

Health insurance

Retirement plan

Hybrid schedule

Job summary

Seattle City Attorney's Office is seeking one or more Assistant City Prosecutors to join the Criminal Division in Seattle. You will learn to manage a dynamic caseload and develop trial skills while representing the City in prosecuting misdemeanors, gross misdemeanors, and traffic infractions in Seattle Municipal Court.

The role includes opportunities to work in therapeutic courts such as Mental Health Court and Veterans Treatment Court, with a flexible, hybrid work arrangement (3 days in office,

Qualifications

• Thorough knowledge of the rules of evidence and criminal procedure.
• Effective legal research and writing.
• Persuasive advocacy skills, including techniques to present the prosecution's case as a narrative storyline.
• Creativity in developing different solutions to problems; and
• Flexibility to respond to competing demands.

Responsibilities

• Represents the City Attorney in prosecuting misdemeanor and gross misdemeanor offenses and probation violations; learns prosecutorial techniques and strategies in a fast-paced, high-volume setting.
• Reviews citations, arrest sheets, and other law enforcement documents; gathers facts and data; conducts factual and legal analysis to determine charges.
• Drafts complaints, briefs, motions, memoranda of law, and other legal documents.
• Manages assigned cases per protocols; confers with witnesses; negotiates plea agreements within guidelines; develops trial and prosecution strategy.
• Coordinates with Seattle Police Department and other agencies to verify bases for prosecution or dismissal.
• Represents the City at arraignments, hearings, and trials; identifies witnesses; interviews and cross-examines witnesses.
• Assists city prosecutors in preparing complex misdemeanor arraignments, motions, pleas, and hearings.
• Adheres to a high degree of professional ethics and integrity.

Skills

Rules of evidence and criminal_procedu

Legal research and writing

Persuasive advocacy

Creative problem solving

Flexibility under pressure

Job description

Seattle City Attorney's Office is seeking one or more Assistant City Prosecutors to join the Criminal Division in Seattle. You will learn to manage a dynamic caseload and develop trial skills while representing the City in prosecuting misdemeanors, gross misdemeanors, and traffic infractions in Seattle Municipal Court.

The role includes opportunities to work in therapeutic courts such as Mental Health Court and Veterans Treatment Court, with a flexible, hybrid work arrangement (3 days in office,