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Job Description
Definition & Distinguishing Characteristics
Are you passionate about justice and eager to make a significant impact in the legal field? Join us at the Colusa County District Attorney's Office as a Chief Deputy District Attorney, where you'll play a pivotal role in upholding the law and ensuring public safety. As part of our dedicated team, you'll supervise, plan, and coordinate the activities and operations within the District Attorney's Office, collaborate with other divisions, outside agencies, and the public, and provide highly responsible and complex staff assistance to the District Attorney.
If you're ready to bring your legal expertise to a dynamic environment where every case shapes the future of our county, we invite you to apply and join us in our pursuit of justice. To learn more about this position, please check out the job description pages HERE .
What's this Job All About?
The Chief Deputy District Attorney is a leadership role within the Colusa County District Attorney's Office, focused on overseeing the office's daily operations, including legal, investigative, and administrative functions. This position is responsible for managing a diverse team, implementing office policies, and ensuring effective coordination with other county departments and external agencies. The Chief Deputy also plays an essential part in prosecuting criminal cases, conducting legal research, preparing court documents, and presenting cases in court. Additionally, the role involves budget management, staff training, and fostering professional relationships to support the office’s mission to uphold justice and public safety.
What are the benefits?- A beautiful, safe community in which to work and serve
- A caring, empathetic, & fun work family that you will be welcomed into
- A job with WORK-LIFE BALANCE
- A LIFETIME PAYCHECK (3% @ 60 for Classic Members and 2% @ 62 for New Members)
- Amazing health care BENEFITS at NO COST to you - Unless you choose a premium health care plan.
- Authentically kind and engaged leadership who truly enjoy developing staff
- 457 Deferred Compensation
- Management Leave: 40 hours
- PAID vacation, PAID holidays (13), and PAID sick leave
- Vacation Parity! - Previous service with a public agency counts towards vacation accrual at Colusa County (Includes cities, counties, districts, military and similar entities.) To learn more about vacation parity please see our benefit summary.)
COME WORK FOR THE COUNTY OF COLUSA: WE’RE WAITING FOR YOU!
Supervision & Examples of Duties
SUPERVISION RECEIVED :
Receives general direction from the District Attorney.
SUPERVISION EXERCISED :
Exercises direct supervision over professional, technical, and clerical staff.
Qualifications
Experience and Training Guidelines - Any combination of experience and training that would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be:
Education:
Juris Doctor degree from a law school.
Experience:
Minimum four (4) years of experience trying a full range of criminal cases in a County District Attorney’s Office, or equivalent experience. Handled multiple serious/violent felonies to completion without supervision.
Special Requirements:
Membership in the State Bar of California.
A valid driver’s license and an acceptable driving record.
Supplemental Information
The salary range above consists of 15 steps. Steps 1-6 are annual merit steps with approximately 5% difference between each step, based on successful performance (Steps 7-15 are additional merit steps, requiring 2 years of satisfactory performance at the previous step. Steps 7-14 provide 2.5% increases, while Step 15 offers a 5% increase.) The final salary offered will depend on the applicant's experience and qualifications, ranging from steps 1 to 15.
Colusa County offers an excellent benefit package. For a summary of current benefits, please click here: 2024 Benefit Summary
Closing Date/Time: 11/13/2024 11:59 PM Pacific -
ABOUT THE COMPANY
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County of Colusa
Show moreThe County of Colusa, nestled in the heart of the Sacramento Valley approximately 60 miles north of Sacramento and 100 miles northeast of the San Francisco Bay Area, is a vibrant community rich in history and tradition and, offering a wonderful environment in which to live, work and play. The County, with approximately 22,000 residents, includes two incorporated cities; Colusa, which is the county seat, and Williams. The local economy is largely agriculturally based producing crops valued at more than $900 million each year and exporting farm commodities throughout the United States and to about seventy countries worldwide.
County government business is still conducted within the antebellum court house which was built in 1861 and has operated continuously ever since. The County’s annual General Fund budget is roughly $28 million; the total budget is about $78 million. The workforce is comprised of approximately 350 full-time equivalent positions that are assigned to five represented bargaining units.
Colusa County also offers many diverse outdoor recreational opportunities and is considered to be a sportsman’s paradise. The Sacramento River meanders through the County. Portions of five national protected areas are located within the county: Butte Sink Wildlife Refuge; Colusa National Wildlife Refuge; Delevan National Wildlife Refuge; Mendocino National Forest and; Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge. Recreational opportunities such as hiking, bird watching, camping and water sports abound. The Sacramento River and local lakes, offer world class fishing
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