Program Representative I (Public Defender Legal Intern)

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The mission of Yakima County Government is to provide accessible, responsive and responsible public service through leadership and teamwork committed to understanding and meeting public needs.

Our Values:

• Integrity

• Common Sense

• Innovation

• Accountability

Position Data:

Program Representative I-J23-U00-H

Extra Help Intermittent On Call

Non-Exempt (eligible for overtime)

Overview:

Pay Range: $23.57 - $29.89 per hour (Non Bargaining Pay Plan B23 Step 1-13)

Hiring Range: $23.57 - $24.04 per hour (Non Bargaining Pay Plan B23 Step 1-2 DOQ)

Job Closing Date: Open until filled with weekly reviews.

Yakima County Department of Assigned Counsel is recruiting for an Extra Help Program Representative (Public Defender Legal Intern). Incumbents are responsible for assisting staff attorneys in indigent defense representation performing professional legal work of a criminal defense nature including, but not limited to: legal research and analysis, case management and preparation, assisting with client, witness, victim and other interviews and testimony preparations, assisting with hearings and trials.

This is an extra help, intermittent on call position.

Benefits included in position:

Washington State Paid Sick Leave

Note: This is a Non Bargaining Unit Position.

This recruitment may be used to fill future vacancies that occur within 90 days of the closing of this position. (This excludes Yakima County Sheriff's Office and Department of Corrections)

Responsibilities:

Essential Duties:

Evaluates cases and assesses its factual and legal sufficiency under the law at each stage of a criminal proceeding by reviewing police and other reports and analyzes all information available to assist the supervising attorney.

Collaborates with staff attorneys to evaluate strengths, weaknesses, and facts of each case for purposes of additional investigation, plea negotiations, development of cases strategy and trial preparation.

Assists staff attorneys with case investigation for trial preparation as necessary, including the attorney's review of physical evidence, testimony of expert witnesses and interviews or directs interviewed of witnesses as required. Assists staff attorneys within interviewed and consultations with clients regarding facts, plea discussions, trial, sentencing and progress of case and maintains client confidentiality.

Performs other duties as assigned.

Education and Experience:

Bachelor's Degree and must be enrolled in an accredited law school.

Required:

• Employment offers are contingent upon successful completion of a criminal background investigation which may include fingerprinting; and general employment verification.

Equipment Used:

Computer, lap-top, cell/office phone, copier, printers.

Working Conditions:

This position is rated as Sedentary Work: exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.

Environment: exposure to pathogens, travel, multiple work locations, work in locked down facility(s), field work.

Physical and Intellectual Demands: bending, carrying, handling, lifting, pulling, pushing, reaching, sitting, standing, walking, fingering, crouching, hearing, smelling, talking, visual acuity, ability to multitask, confidentiality, ability to work under pressure, ability to articulate and communicate information in conversations, ability to follow written instruction, ability to follow verbal instruction and exposure to potentially violent and hostile individuals.

"AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER"

Minorities, Females, Protected Veterans and the Disabled are encouraged to apply.

Yakima County ensures equal employment opportunities regardless of a person's age, color, creed, sensory, mental or physical disability, genetic information, marital status, national origin, political belief, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, and military status, or any other protected status under federal or state statute.

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The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish the information.

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In compliance with the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, Yakima County will hire only United States citizens and aliens lawfully authorized to work in the United States.

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