Description
Boulder County invites interested individuals to submit applications for the role of Deputy District Attorney for the 20th Judicial District Attorney’s Office.
In this role, the Deputy District Attorney will perform legal duties in the prosecution of District Court or Sex Assault criminal cases.
Depending on the qualifications and interest of the applicant selected, the person will be assigned to prosecute felonies in District Court or sex offenses in the Sex Assault Unit.
The 20th Judicial District Attorney is an elected state official, whose office prosecutes adult and juvenile criminal charges, serves as an advisor to Boulder County law enforcement agencies, provides aid to victims and witnesses, appears before and advises grand juries, and pursues remedies for consumer fraud on behalf of individual residents of Boulder County.
This is a full-time, benefited position with the 20th Judicial District Attorney’s Office -Boulder County. Work hours are Monday through Friday, as well as periodic on call duty.
The Deputy District Attorney will work out of the Boulder District Attorney’s Office, located at 1777 6th Street, Boulder, CO 80302 .
Under FLSA guidelines, this position is exempt .
Are you ready to apply Make sure you understand all the responsibilities and tasks associated with this role before proceeding.
Boulder County requires its employees to reside in the state of Colorado as of the first day of work.
Classification Salary Range : $89,268-$101,772 Annually
Examples of Duties
The Deputy District Attorney performs routine professional legal duties in the prosecution of District Court and Sex Assault criminal cases to include, but not limited to :
1. Prepares and tries cases involving state criminal offenses
2. Assists in the intake of felony cases
3. Explains and interprets statutes
4. Reviews the status of various cases and determines the adequacy of complaints presented by the public
5. Researches and writes briefs for county and district court appeals
6. Prosecutes routine felony matters, and / or misdemeanor and traffic cases, including litigation through motions and jury trial
7. Assists law enforcement in criminal case investigations and review of warrants
8. Periodically serves on call to provide legal advice to law enforcement agencies and answer immediate questions from the general public
9. Performs all related work, as required
10. May be reassigned in emergency situations
Required Qualifications EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE :
Boulder County is looking for well qualified candidates to fill our positions. In this position, we are looking for a Bachelor of Law (LLB) or Juris Doctorate (JD) LICENSE REQUIREMENTS :
- Applicants must be licensed to practice law in the State of Colorado
- Applicants must have a valid driver's license
BACKGROUND CHECK & FINGERPRINTING :
A job offer is contingent on passing a criminal background investigation with fingerprinting
COVER LETTER & RESUME :
All applicants are required to attach a cover letter and resume for this position
Supplemental Information PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS :
Bilingual in Spanish and English
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS :
Prior District Court and / or Sex Assault prosecution experience, including felony jury trials
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, & ABILITIES :
- Working knowledge of all Colorado statutes that the District Attorney is mandated to enforce
- Knowledge of the rules of procedure, rules of evidence, and general workings of the judicial system
- Good written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to maintain effective working relationships with other employees, court officials, law enforcement, the public, and other government agencies
As well as offering competitive pay and a caring work environment, Boulder County offers employees an array of benefits.
For all FTE and Term employees, we provide :
Outstanding options of comprehensive health plans that include vision and dental coverage. Information can be found HERE.
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- Additional Benefits can be found HERE. (Download PDF reader)
- Including :
- Family-forming benefits- infertility treatment, adoption and surrogacy reimbursements
- 12 weeks Paid Caregiver leave
- Breast feeding friendly-work environment
- Sick child care, an infants-at-work policy
- Access to LifeMart discount hub, including discounts on childcare centers, event tickets, travel and more!
- Access to a nationally-recognized wellness program
- Employee Assistance Program
- PERA 401k
- Social Security retirement plans
- Additional Life and Disability Insurance
- Critical Illness and Accidental Insurance
- County-paid tuition assistance
- Eligible for PSLF- Public Service Loan Forgiveness
- Free EcoPass
- Hospital Indemnity
- ID Theft Protection
- Pet Insurance
- 8 Hours of Paid Public Service Leave
- Generous paid time off
- Holidays
- New Year's Day January 1
- Martin Luther King's Birthday January
- Presidents' Day February
- Memorial Day May
- Juneteenth June 19
- Independence Day July 4
- Labor Day September
- Indigenous People's Day
- General Election Day November (first Tuesday after the first Monday, even years)
- Veterans' Day November 11
- Thanksgiving Day November
- Friday after Thanksgiving*
- Christmas Eve- ½ day (full day off depends on day of the week)
- Christmas Day December 25
- New Year’s Eve- ½ day (full day off depends on day of the week)
- Vacation
- 80-hour bank of vacation at the time of hire
- Eight hours of vacation per month for the first year of continuous service, then accrue twelve hours of vacation per month after the first year of continuous service.
- Medical
- Eight hours of medical leave for each month employed.
- PERA- The County and all employees pay into both Social Security and PERA
- Employer contribution to Social Security : 7.65% of salary
- Employer contribution to PERA (Local Government Division- most county employees : 14.76%
- The District Attorney’s Office observe Francis Xavier Cabrini Day on the first Monday in October and omit the Friday after Thanksgiving
Vacation and Medical leave are based off of full time FTE accruals. Part-time FTE / term employees accrue leave based on the percentage of time they work.
More in depth information regarding our benefits can be found HERE
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