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Under the direction of the Prosecuting Attorney and the Chief Assistant, reviews and authorizes requests for warrants, determines the appropriate charge and prosecutes criminal cases. Regularly presents criminal cases in the District Court and is assigned Circuit Court cases as well as Probate Court matters. Attempts to resolve and dispose of criminal cases or tries case in court.

Law degree from an accredited law school.

Prefer some criminal law experience.

Licensed to practice law in the State of Michigan.

The qualifications listed above are intended to represent the minimum skills and experience levels associated with performing the duties and responsibilities contained in this job description. The qualifications should not be viewed as expressing absolute employment or promotional standards, but aseneral guidelines that should be considered along with other job- related selection or promotional criteria.

This job requires the ability to perform the essential functions contained in this description. These include, but are not limited to, the following requirements. Reasonable accommodations will be made for otherwise qualified applicants unable to fulfill one or more of these requirements]:

Ability to access all courtrooms within the County.

Ability to remove books and other reference materials from bookshelves and transport to worksite.

Prolonged sitting and standing while in the courtroom.

Ability to carry briefcase, files and legal volumes to courtrooms.

In addition to statutory duties and requirements included in sections 49.11, 49.153, 168.191, and 168.492 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, other duties include but are not limited to:

• Supervises a staff of 17 Assistant Prosecutors and 14 support staff in multiple locations. 
• act as chief law enforcement official for the County.
• review, authorize and prosecute violations of felony and misdemeanor criminal laws of the State of Michigan and County ordinances committed inside the County.
• authorize and prosecute felony and misdemeanor juvenile delinquency offenses.
• represent the County in criminal matters before the District and Circuit Courts; Juvenile delinquency, parental neglect and miscellaneous probate matters in Family Court, and appeals in the Court of Appeals and Michigan Supreme Court.
• advise the Department of Human Services on child abuse and neglect petitions, and actions to terminate parental rights.
• attend contested mental health commitment hearings.
• presides at the monthly Concealed Weapon Permit Board, unless he or she opts off for the remainder of their term. In that case the county board appoints a certified firearms instructor to replace the Prosecuting Attorney.
• file and prosecute actions to establish paternity.
• file actions to establish family support orders.

Education: Law degree from an accredited law school.

Experience: Prefer some criminal and/or civil law experience and prior supervision of staff.

Other Requirements: Licensed to practice law in the State of Michigan. 

The Judges of the Berrien County Circuit Court will be accepting applications from individuals interested in being appointed to the office of Prosecuting Attorney.  A letter of interest, resume, writing sample, and personal questionnaire must be submitted before 5 pm on June 21, 2013.  Application information and the personal questionnaire are available at:  http://berriencounty.org/employmentopportunities/currentjobpostings

Public interviews with the candidates selected as finalists will be conducted on a date and time to be determined.  Applicants will remain confidential unless selected for the public interview.

Letter of interest, resume, a writing sample of no more than 10 pages and the completed personal questionnaire should be sent to:  Hon. John E. Dewane, Berrien County Trial Court, 811 Port Street, St. Joseph, MI 49085

Thomas M. Robertson

Michigan Prosecuting Attorneys Coordinating Council

517-334-6060, ext. 809

Entry level Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Position.

Must be licensed by the State Bar of Michigan

Send Resume/cover letter to: R. Tarlton c/o Prosecuting Attorney

200 N. Main - Mt. Pleasant 48858

or email to:

rtarlton@isabellacounty.org

Deadline June 21, 2013

The responsibilities of an Assistant Prosecutor I include: the analysis of warrant requests; conducting pretrial conferences, bench trials and jury trials; working with other law enforcement agencies for the drafting of search warrants;  and any other duties as assigned by the Prosecuting Attorney.

Must be licensed by the State Bar of Michigan

Please submit letter of interest, resume, and references to:

                                     DJ Hilson

                                                Muskegon County Prosecutor

                                                990 Terrace, 5^th Floor

                                                Muskegon, MI  49442

Under general supervision of the County Prosecuting Attorney, prosecutes complaints for and on behalf of the County and other official agencies. Receives and reviews police reports and arrest warrants from police agencies; approves and authorizes arrest warrants or returns warrants for further investigation. Prosecutes criminal complaints on behalf of the State of Michigan, its divisions and police agencies. Conducts legal research to prepare legal briefs and present prosecution’s case at trial.

Represents the people of the State of Michigan in jury and non-jury felony and misdemeanor cases in the Circuit, Probate, and District Courts, Court of Appeals and Supreme Court. Prepares legal briefs for submission to Circuit and District Courts, Court of Appeals and Supreme Court. Interprets and applies criminal statutes for police agencies; provides advice on proper legal procedures. Prepares and reviews search warrants for law enforcement agencies for presentation to the District Court.

Prepares Probate Court petitions for the commitment of mentally ill individuals and represents the People of the State of Michigan at all related hearings. Prepares and reviews Probate Court petitions for abuse and neglect cases and represents the Department of Social Services in Probate Court matters. Reviews and handles juvenile matters including delinquencies, truancies and status offences. Represents the People of the State of Michigan and Department of Social Services in paternity proceedings and child support collection matters; supervises interviews of mothers and fathers.

Processes extradition cases. Provides after hours, weekend and holiday assistance to police agencies regarding the review and authorization of felony arrests, legal questions, search warrants and exigent matters. Prepares and files petitions and represents the People of the State of Michigan in a variety of civil proceedings. Exercises considerable degree in independent judgment throughout each state of the criminal justice process. Completes special projects and assignments as requested by the Prosecuting Attorney.

Graduation from an accredited law school and membership in the State Bar of Michigan.

Desired: Previous experience in criminal law.

Visit:

http://berriencounty.org/EmploymentOpportunities

Why should you be interested?

You will practice law and oral advocacy.

You will be given in-court assignments otherwise handled by assistant

prosecuting attorneys.

You will see the inner workings of the criminal justice system.

You will be paid a salary of $ 5,280.00 for 11 weeks of work.

Why are we interested in you?

We seek to expose law students to prosecution as a career opportunity.

We seek to provide extra summer help for county prosecutors.

Deadline For Applying: December 6, 2013

Who should apply?

Law students looking for a unique summer work experience.

Law students who will complete 40 credit hours of law school by May 2014.

Michigan residents or students who intend to practice law in Michigan upon graduation.

Attention: These are not "research" jobs; you will be given in-court assignments otherwise handled by assistant prosecuting attorneys.  

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Application Deadline: December 6, 2013