Position Title: Assistant District Attorney – Appeals Unit
STATUS: Exempt
Reports To: Chief of Appeals or Second Assistant District Attorney
SALARY: $110,000 Depending on Experience
Supervises: N/A
Summary:
The Assistant District Attorney – Appeals Unit is an Assistant District Attorney under the general supervision of the Chief of Appeals or Second Assistant District Attorney. The Assistant District Attorney – Appeals Unit represents the Commonwealth in accordance with the District Attorney’s statutory authority in the various trial courts in Plymouth County, the Supreme Judicial Court, the Supreme Judicial Court for Suffolk County, the Appeals Court, and courts in other counties. The Assistant District Attorney – Appeals Unit is an employee of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and serves at the pleasure of the District Attorney.
We are seeking an applicant with experience handling complex appeals involving homicide and major felony convictions.
KALIFIKASYON:
- Ability to thrive as a team member with a deadline driven workload, at times requiring rapid responses to emerging trial court issues.
- Strong written and oral advocacy skills that demonstrate brevity, clarity, and credibility
- Ability to act as, or assist, lead counsel in trial court on evidentiary hearings at all stages of a case
- Ability to comprehend, analyze and simplify highly complex legal and factual matters; distill the issues and make persuasive written and oral presentations in trial and appellate courts; as well as make presentations for internal review, decision-making, and policy purposes
- Ekselan ladrès kominikasyon ak kapasite nan ankouraje yon anviwònman pozitif, kolaborasyon k ap travay
- Ability pou priyorize zafè tan sansib epi asire tout dat limit yo satisfè
- Present in office or at court daily to perform required duties absent a modified schedule granted in the sole discretion of the District Attorney and subject to revocation at any time
- Embodies and shares the following attributes: sharp attention to detail, ability to exercise discretion with confidential information, ability to contribute and work as part of a high functioning, disciplined and highly motivated team, positive attitude and willingness to learn new processes and adapt to new guidelines as needed
- Juris Doctorate and license to practice in MA or eligible to receive the same in short order
Devwa ak Responsablite :
- Reponn a kesyon chak jou ak demann pou asistans imedya nan avoka jijman, avoka apèl, ak anplwaye Egzekitif
- Revize ak konseye sou demann pou apèl afimatif nan desizyon tribinal jijman
- Asiyen pou ka apèl oswa tribinal jan sa nesesè
- Asiyen nan rechèch ak ekri kout ak memoranda legal
- Asiyen pou parèt devan tribinal jijman an, Tribinal Jidisyè ak Tribinal Siprèm pou pwosekite, litij ak ka prezan nan non Commonwealth la.
- Asiyen nan rechèch, ekri ak diskite mosyon, memoranda ak tou kout tou de pre-ak pòs-kondanasyon
- Lòt asiyasyon pou sipòte Biwo Komisè Gouvènman an jan sa nesesè
- Ede nan fòmasyon ak konferans, entèn ak ekstèn, jan sa nesesè
In addition to these above responsibilities the Assistant District Attorney – Appeals Unit is required:
- To be familiar with and to follow the provisions of the Plymouth District Attorney’s Office Personnel Policies
- To participate in trainings relevant to Office functions
- Collaborate with peers to maximize productivity and produce the highest outcomes
- To communicate with or provide timely notification to Office staff, police, and other interested parties, as permitted and/or required by law
- To interact in a respectful and professional manner with the public, judicial and law enforcement personnel, and Office staff
- To complete work assignments in a timely manner
- To complete general administrative duties to include, filing, faxing, photocopying, etc.
- Perform any other duties at any job site as may from time to time be assigned to her/him by the District Attorney, or the Second Assistant District Attorney or other designee of the District Attorney
Aplikan entèn ak ekstèn, ansanm ak moun ki gen pozisyon yo, dwe kapab fè travay esansyèl esansyèl yo swa avèk oswa san asistans nan yon aranjman rezonab (ki dwe detèmine pa Biwo Pwokirè Distri a sou yon baz ka pa ka). Si ou kwè ou bezwen yon aranjman rezonab, tanpri kontakte HR nan (508) 894-2538.
The Plymouth County District Attorney’s Office affords equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, sexual identity or expression, genetics, national origin, age, disability, pregnancy, political affiliation, veteran status or any other status that is protected by local, state or federal law.