Assistant District Attorney I - 11
About The Position
This position involves preparing for and prosecuting assigned cases through to trial. Responsibilities include new case intake and screening, determining the type of indictment, gathering evidence, conferring with witnesses and law enforcement officials, and preparing subpoenas. The role also requires requesting assistance from investigators, preparing for and attending various court proceedings such as arraignments, grand juries, pre-trial hearings, and revocation hearings. Additionally, the position involves making plea bargain offers to defendants and preparing all necessary paperwork for court proceedings. This role is designed for periodic rotation through all office divisions, including trial court, intake, appellate, and juvenile.
Requirements
- Requires juris doctor degree, or any equivalent combination of education and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.
- Requires juris doctor degree, or any equivalent combination of education and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.
- State of Texas law license.
Responsibilities
- Prepares and presents assigned cases to Grand Jury for indictment.
- Prosecutes felony criminal cases before juries and District Courts, including preparation of instructions and papers.
- Handles all pretrial matters in cases, including appearing at all arraignments for assigned cases, prosecuting applications for denial or reduction of bail, filing witness lists for trials, filing all notices required by law, negotiating plea bargain offers with the defense attorney, providing defense attorneys with all discovery required by law, and prosecuting all examining trials and applications for dismissal.
- Answers all pretrial motions, motions to suppress, and challenges to the constitutionality of statutes under which the defendant is prosecuted.
- Leads case investigations, including reviewing police reports and statements of witnesses, determining if an offense was committed and the grade of the offense, determining needs for further investigation, and making requests to investigator.
- Prepares assigned cases for bench or jury trial, including drafting motions, preparing writs, drafting witness questions, preparing charts, diagrams, and exhibits for the trial of the case, and preparing opening and closing statements.
- Performs investigative functions, including locating and interviewing victims and essential witnesses, preparing the witnesses to testify, and obtaining information by subpoenas and warrants.
- Performs legal research regarding the offense and issues surrounding a case, including preparing memoranda for the court on legal issues that arise in the course of a trial.
- Performs responsibilities related to Grand Jury, including preparing indictments, presenting cases, meeting Grand Jury's requests for further investigation or witnesses' testimony, and processing the judgments.
- Prepares orders for the trial court on pretrial matters, such as suggested findings of fact and conclusions of law.
- Requests subpoenas for witnesses, records, and evidence for Grand Juries, pretrial hearings, and trials.
- Makes applications for bench warrants for witnesses incarcerated out of the county.
- Performs post trial procedures, such as answering motions for new trial, arguing cases on a motion for new trial, and interviewing jurors on issues of jury misconduct.
- Researches and writes appellate briefs.
- Reviews probation revocation issues with Adult Probation office staff.
- Reviews docket with court staff.
- Other duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
