Deputy District 1, 2, or 3 - Dedicated Prosecutor

Position Summary

• Lincoln County follows Oregon Pay Equity laws in reviewing education and experience for wage offer.

Lincoln County offers a comprehensive benefits package including:

• Medical, Dental, & Vision Coverage
• 11% County contribution to 401(k)
• County funded Health Savings Account (HSA)
• $40,000 County Paid Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)

Essential Functions/Major Responsibilities

Typical Qualifications

• Applicable federal, state, and local laws and ordinances.
• Principles and practices of negotiation of conflict resolution.
• Principles and practices of criminal law and procedure.
• Judicial procedure and rules of evidence.
• Basic principles of forensics, principals of psychology and psychiatry related to criminal behavior, laws relating to forfeiture of property by felons.
• Principles and practices of supervision, training and personnel management and performance evaluation.
• Downard departure program and requirements.

• Identify and recommend realistic alternative solutions to problems.
• Analyze and assess risk of prospective downward departure individuals.
• Organize, interpret, and apply legal principal.
• Analyze and understand applicable, factual matters.
• Analyze facts, evidence, and precedence, properly interpret evaluate and make decisions in accordance with the law.
• Conduct research on legal problems.
• Research, analyze and prepare legal documents, draft complex legal papers, reports and memoranda, set forth findings of facts and decisions in concise written form.
• Effectively and persuasively argue facts, evidence precedence and recommendations to judges and juries.
• Present cases to the court skillfully and at a level sufficient to meet opposing counsel.
• Withstand intense pressures of trial practice.
• Communicate effectively with people from a wide variety of backgrounds including the ability to obtain cooperation from young, reluctant and/or traumatized crime victims. Must often deal with dangerous and/or sociopathic individuals who often threaten bodily harm and are readily capable of inflicting same.
• Must often deal with dangerous and/or sociopathic individuals who often threaten bodily harm and are readily capable of inflicting same.
• Complete a required number of continued legal education credits for each reporting period.
• Work within the confines of the Ethical Rules set up by the Oregon State Bar.
• Convey information, ideas, and facts both orally and in writing to supervisors, colleagues, and individuals, inside and outside the county, using language and a format the audience will best understand.
• Utilize computers and other technology to communicate in written and verbal forms (e.g., word processing, texts, emails, spreadsheets, department-specific software).
• Effectively relate well with others, including supervisors, colleagues, and individuals inside and outside the county. Develop and exhibit a professional manner in dealing with others and maintain constructive professional working relationships.
• Take personal responsibility for the quality and timeliness of work. Show up to work on time, and follows instructions, policies, and procedures. Meet productivity standards, deadlines, and work schedules.

Lincoln County offers a comprehensive benefit package including vacation, holiday, and sick leave as well as medical, dental, vision which is paid at 90% by the County and 10% by the employee. Other fully paid benefits include life, AD&D, long-term disability insurance. Other optional insurances are available. A 401K retirement plan is also provided. The County's current contribution rate is 11%.

Regular and Trial Service employees working between 20 - 39 hours per week on a regular basis are eligible for pro-rated employee benefits.