Deputy District Attorney

Description

Under immediate supervision from the District Attorney, Assistant District Attorney, or Chief Deputy District Attorney the Deputy District Attorney I performs a variety of professional legal work in the District Attorney’s Office, including criminal, juvenile and civil matters; develops, prepares and presents cases requiring court and/or administrative tribunal appearances; represents the State or City in criminal or enforcement proceedings; represents the State in juvenile delinquency proceedings and the interest of the public in NRS 432B proceedings;

serves as legal counsel to the City and its departments, boards and commissions; and performs related work as required.

DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS This is the first level in the Deputy District Attorney series. Incumbents are expected to perform a wide range of the regular legal assignments performed in the District Attorney’s Office. It differs from the Deputy District Attorney II classification in that the Deputy District Attorney II has more experience and typically handles more difficult cases and/or assignments. Attorneys usually work at the District Attorney’s physical office, subject to change at the supervisor’s or District Attorney’s discretion.

This class specification lists the major duties and requirements of the job and is not all-inclusive. Incumbent(s) may be expected to perform job-related duties other than those contained in this document and may be required to have specific job-related knowledge and skills.

Criminal Division:

• Prosecutes cases from charging through trial and appeal.
• Reviews probable cause sheets, warrant requests, and citations and determines sufficiency and propriety of charges.
• Drafts criminal pleadings, offer letters, memorandum of plea negotiations, advisory memorandums and other correspondence as assigned.
• Ensures contact with victims of crime during all material stages of criminal prosecution and compliance with Marsy’s Law.
• Appears in Court on behalf of the State and the City at trial and all related hearings of criminal prosecution.
• Prepares and presents oral arguments, examines witnesses, presents and admits evidence, negotiates with opposing counsel, and assists victims to present statements to the court.
• Performs research, interprets cases, statutes and ordinances.
• Reviews and edits written search warrants, facilitates presentation of written search warrants to court, and conducts telephonic examinations of deputies for search warrants.
• Represents the City in criminal traffic matters.
• May serve as an intermittent instructor for law enforcement POST academies as assigned.
• Provides after-hours legal consultation to law enforcement on an assigned rotating basis.
• Represents the State and/or City at 48-hour hearings on Sundays and holidays on an assigned rotating basis.

Civil Division:

• Serves as in-house legal counsel by providing legal representation to the City and its departments, boards and commissions that encompass a wide variety of civil matters involving state and federal law.
• Assists supervisor in drafting and amending Carson City Municipal Code provisions.
• Provides training to City departments, boards, and commissions concerning legal matters such as Nevada’s Open Meeting Law, the Public Records Act, and ethics in government statutes.
• Interviews and advises clients, prepares and presents evidence and legal arguments, conducts legal research, analyzes and interprets cases, statutes and ordinances.
• Drafts memoranda, ordinances, resolutions and other legislative measures.
• Confers with investigators regarding the collection of facts and evidence.
• Presents evidence and arguments before tribunals and mediators.
• Reviews and prepares various contracts for goods and services and other complex documents, including real property transactions.
• Represents the City in labor negotiations and disputes, including representation before arbitrators, agencies and courts.
• Represents the City in civil litigation matters before state and federal courts.
• May represent the City in traffic matters.

Juvenile Division:

• Prosecutes juvenile delinquency cases through charging, trial, and appeal.
• Appears, prepares and…