Staff Attorney-State Court Administrator-Bismarck

North Dakota Court System•Bismarck, ND

6h•Onsite

About The Position

The North Dakota Court System offers employment opportunities that provide a rewarding career in public service working together to deliver justice. The Court System offers an excellent benefits package including employer-paid family health insurance premiums, retirement contributions and generous vacation and sick leave accruals. If you are drawn to and want to play an integral role in supporting the judiciary by providing guidance, support, and training on administrative matters through extensive legal research and analysis and drafting memoranda, reports, orders, instructions, and forms, this opportunity may be right for you.

Requirements

Juris doctor degree from an accredited law school.
License to practice law in the State of ND or ability to obtain within one year of job entry.
2 years of related experience or any combination of education, training, or experience which demonstrates the ability to successfully complete the major responsibilities and essential functions may be substituted for the experience requirement.
Extensive knowledge of general laws, state laws, established precedents, and sources of legal research.
General knowledge of court administration and office management policies and procedures.
Extensive knowledge of court system operations, court procedures, and rules.
Knowledge of state and federal rules of procedure and law.
Skilled in conducting legal research and the application and interpretation of legal concepts, principles, and evidence, facts and legal precedent.
Skilled in organizing, planning, and prioritizing own work priorities, needs, and projects.
Skilled in the use of legal research resources and software (i.e. Westlaw, LawDesk, Miche, Premise, etc.) and general office support applications (i.e. word processing and other desktop software/applications).
Skilled in formulating, writing, and drafting legislation, proposals, or briefs.
Skilled in applying sound legal judgment based upon the legal principles, rules, concepts, precedents, and issues that are being addressed by committees of the court and the Office of the State Court Administrator.
Skilled in presenting and communicating controversial or complex topics in an effective and persuasive manner in public presentations and speeches before judiciary committees, legislative committees, members of the public, other attorneys, or staff of the court.
Valid driver's license or evidence of equivalent mobility.

Nice To Haves

Easily engages and communicates with others orally and in writing.
Enjoys extensively researching, analyzing, and writing.
Obsesses with detail ensuring accuracy of work.
Deliberately and thoroughly organizes and analyzes information.
Demonstrates an ability to provide sound judgment including the ability to think critically, identify, break down, evaluate, and write information in a concise and logical manner.
Thrives on having a constant workload and organizing, planning, and prioritizing work.
Finds it rewarding to be highly dependable.

Responsibilities

Researches, supports, and advises various Supreme Court advisory committees and Judicial Conference committees that are responsible for studying court issues, operational concerns, or court processes and concerns.
Assists committees to formulate and draft briefs and/or proposed legislation.
Provides legal services and support to staff in the Office of the State Court Administrator.
Provides legal research, support, and staff services to various judicial committees investigating and studying court-related processes, problems, or issues.
Assists the committees in conducting background history and research pertaining to the work of the committee(s).
Prepares briefs, assists committees, drafts procedures, rules, and/or proposed legislation.
Provides legal research services for members and staff in the Office of the State Court Administrator.
Serves as a legislative analyst or liaison monitoring and tracking legislation introduced, pending, or acted upon in the legislature that is relevant or may impact the operations of the Supreme Court.
Communicates, informs, and provides information and/or research to members of the public, media, judges, or court personnel regarding judicial services, policies, legislative initiatives, or other matters pertaining to the court.
Testifies before legislative committees to persuade, present, and explain the research, facts, conclusions, and perspectives of the court regarding the issues before the committee(s).
Assists the State Court Administrator in drafting or preparing various manuals or documents for the court.
Performs other duties of a comparable level or type or as assigned.