Attorney III

State of North Carolina•Raleigh, NC

8d•$91,249 - $99,216•Hybrid

About The Position

The North Carolina Department of Justice, led by the Attorney General of North Carolina, represents the state, state agencies, and elected officials, and defends the rights of the people of North Carolina. The Department handles all state criminal appeals cases and assists district attorneys with complex criminal cases at their request. Additionally, the Department of Justice includes the North Carolina State Crime Lab, the North Carolina Justice Academy, and the Sheriffs’ and Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards Divisions. This attorney is the attorney within the section that works most closely with the North Carolina Sheriffs’ Education and Training Standards Commission, and secondarily with the North Carolina Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards Commission. The attorney attends the Commissions’ meetings, advises them on a wide range of legal issues, and represents them in civil and administrative proceedings, including officer decertification cases and state and federal civil litigation against the Commissions. This position also bears primary responsibility for representing the Alcoholic Beverage Commission, including in civil and administrative litigation in state and federal court. Although criminal prosecution is not the primary focus of this position, this attorney may also handle some trial level criminal cases and will certainly handle criminal cases on appeal through the brief rotation. Additionally, this attorney may be called upon to instruct legal courses for the North Carolina Justice Academy or other law enforcement trainings. The attorney is responsible for providing day-to-day legal advice for police departments, sheriffs’ offices and other law enforcement agencies across the State on a day-to-day rotational basis with other attorneys assigned to the Section. This attorney devotes a substantial portion of his time to answering these inquiries for legal assistance and advice. The requests for legal advice involve numerous and varied areas of law, to include: (1) Arrests; (2) Search and Seizure; (3) Elements of Criminal Offenses; (4) Civil Liability; (5) Courtroom Security; (6) Civil Process; (7) Motor Vehicle Laws; (8) Personal Matters; (9) Criminal Procedure; (10) Emergency Vehicle Operation; (11) Use of Deadly Force; (12) Jurisdiction of Various Law Enforcement Agencies and other legal issues too numerous to include herein.

Requirements

Licensed to practice law by the North Carolina State Bar
Three years of progressively responsible professional legal experience.
Must undergo a background and records check.

Nice To Haves

Advising and Presenting to a Commission.
Civil and Administrative Litigation.

Responsibilities

Attends the Commissions’ meetings, advises them on a wide range of legal issues, and represents them in civil and administrative proceedings, including officer decertification cases and state and federal civil litigation against the Commissions.
Bears primary responsibility for representing the Alcoholic Beverage Commission, including in civil and administrative litigation in state and federal court.
May handle some trial level criminal cases and will certainly handle criminal cases on appeal through the brief rotation.
May be called upon to instruct legal courses for the North Carolina Justice Academy or other law enforcement trainings.
Provides day-to-day legal advice for police departments, sheriffs’ offices and other law enforcement agencies across the State on a day-to-day rotational basis with other attorneys assigned to the Section.
Answers inquiries for legal assistance and advice on numerous and varied areas of law, including Arrests, Search and Seizure, Elements of Criminal Offenses, Civil Liability, Courtroom Security, Civil Process, Motor Vehicle Laws, Personal Matters, Criminal Procedure, Emergency Vehicle Operation, Use of Deadly Force, Jurisdiction of Various Law Enforcement Agencies, and other legal issues.