Attorney - Public Defense Services

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REVISED

THIS RECRUITMENT IS TO ESTABLISH A REGISTER for current and future ATTORNEY I vacancies which serves all levels/assignments of Attorney in the Pima County Public Defense Services Department (Public Defender; Legal Defender: Legal Advocate; Office of Children's Counsel; Mental Health Defender; Public Fiduciary).

Job Type: Unclassified

Job Classification: 3001 - Attorney I

Salary Grade: A2

Pay Range

Pay Range: $81,328 - $154,523 Annually

Salary offers are based on the candidate's equivalent experience and internal equity with other employees within the same job classification.

Job Description Summary

Department - Public Defense Services



Job Description

REVISED

THIS RECRUITMENT IS TO ESTABLISH A REGISTER for current and future ATTORNEY I vacancies which serves all levels/assignments of Attorney in the Pima County Public Defense Services Department (Public Defender; Legal Defender: Legal Advocate; Office of Children's Counsel; Mental Health Defender; Public Fiduciary).

Job Type: Unclassified

Job Classification: 3001 - Attorney I

Salary Grade: A2

Pay Range

Pay Range: $81,328 - $154,523 Annually

Salary offers are based on the candidate's equivalent experience and internal equity with other employees within the same job classification.

Coordinates and conducts professional legal work in Public Defense Services Department offices. Incumbents perform entry-level and/or intermediate-level legal work in the area assigned for either criminal or civil cases. Attorneys at this level prepare, defend, and resolve entry-level to advanced-level licensed professional legal work. Attorneys at this level receive close supervision from higher-level attorney personnel in the performance of their duties.

More experienced attorneys in this classification work more independently under the general supervision of higher-level attorney personnel.

Pima County Public Defense Services represents indigent individuals upon appointment by the Court in felony cases, misdemeanor cases, juvenile delinquency matters, dependency and severance proceedings, Title 36 proceedings, guardianship cases, and appeals in Pima County. Attorneys provide direct client representation and handle diverse caseloads of various offenses, allegations, and degrees of seriousness. Attorneys work collaboratively and holistically with paralegals and/or secretaries, social workers, and investigators to understand the circumstances and priorities of each client and advocate for their desired outcomes through strategic and personalized litigation, negotiation, and mitigation.

This classification is in the unclassified service and is exempt from the Pima County Merit System Rules.

For more information on the Pima County Public Defense Services Department and the offices in this department, please visit their website at: (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)./pds

Essential Functions

As defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act, this classification may include any of the following tasks, knowledge, skills, and other characteristics. This list is ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY and is not a comprehensive listing of all functions and tasks performed by incumbents of this class. Work assignments may vary depending on the department’s need and will be communicated to the applicant or incumbent by the supervisor.

• Prosecutes or defends a variety of criminal or civil cases in Justice Court, Juvenile Court, Superior Court, Federal Court, and Appellate Courts which may include misdemeanor, felony, dependency, delinquency, mental health, guardianship, conservatorship, probate administration, contract, tort, environmental, real estate, tax issues, child support, or appellate cases;
• Represents County departments, boards and commissions in civil litigation and administrative matters;
• Engages in negotiations for compromise and settlement of cases and complies with Victims’ Rights;
• Engages in pretrial, trial, post-trial and appellate practice as required by cases;
• Prepares litigation, deposes witnesses, provides witness…