Assistant District Attorney; Civil​/Criminal

Company Description

Appointment Type: Permanent-Exempt (PEX) Appointment. Pursuant to the City & County of San Francisco Charter, Section 10.104.13. Any person occupying a position under exempt appointment shall not be subject to civil service selection, appointment, and removal procedures. Exempt employees shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing officer.

The San Francisco District Attorney's Office is one of the premier law enforcement organizations in the United States. Our mission is to collaborate with the City’s diverse communities and law enforcement agencies to make San Francisco one of the safest cities in America. Our office engages in public education and crime prevention efforts while maintaining the traditional role of investigating, charging, and prosecuting all criminal violations occurring within the City and County of San Francisco.

The unparalleled opportunities for challenging, meaningful, and sophisticated work have consistently drawn top candidates to our office over the years.

Assistant District Attorneys are given substantial responsibility early in their careers and generally start in the Criminal Division handling various cases. Opportunities to handle more serious and complex cases are afforded as more experience is gained. Additionally, unique opportunities are afforded to Assistant District Attorneys who show great interest or possess specialized experience to work within the Office’s White-Collar Criminal Division.

This Division is comprised of experienced attorneys who prosecute white-collar crimes such as economic fraud, public corruption, consumer and environmental crimes.

With the diverse nature of our community, the ability to work with people of different backgrounds is critical in the work we do. The Office of the District Attorney proactively seeks to recruit, retain and promote legal staff that reflects the diversity of the community served.

Essential functions include but are not limited to:

• Tries jury and bench criminal cases and litigates evidentiary and other hearings in the San Francisco Superior Court;
• Represents the People of the State of California in person via court appearances and in written petitions, motions, appeals, and/or other court documents. Includes the preparation (word processing/database management) of such court documents. May require being placed in a high-stress environment and/or exposure to complex and challenging cases;
• Dedicates role to the pursuit of justice by exercising fair and ethical prosecution practices and respecting the humanity and dignity of everyone involved in a criminal case—whether a victim, witness, or defendant;
• Interviews witnesses; conducts and or supervises investigations and writes legal briefs in conjunction with assigned cases and trials.
• Prepares daily court calendar and maintains various records of warrants and citations issued.
• Maintains files, including, but not limited to: accurate recording of the status of work product, filing of memos on the disposition of cases, running law enforcement database checks on criminal backgrounds such as rap sheets, and transporting relevant files and/or file materials to court for appearances.
• Receives and investigates complaints from the general public and representatives of the police department to determine the necessity for issuing of citations or warrants; interviews witnesses and issues citations; conducts citation hearings and determines the necessity for issuing warrants.
• Able to effectively research legal issues for the purpose of performing all other duties related to the prosecution of criminal cases.
• May represent the District Attorney to other law enforcement agencies, community-based organizations, neighborhood/citizen meetings.
• Performs related duties and responsibilities as assigned.

License or certificate:

Requires membership in the CA State Bar Association and license to practice in all state courts.

Desired

Qualifications:

The candidate should have a comprehensive knowledge of state and federal and municipal codes, laws, and ordinances, particularly as applied to civil and criminal laws; legal processes and techniques of…