Legal Counsel I
A position with the Missouri Judiciary provides you the opportunity to work with a variety of exceptional, hardworking people and to gain a valuable and rewarding career. It takes many types of talent to advance the mission of the Missouri Judiciary and to keep operations running smoothly. Our positions offer competitive benefit programs, growth opportunities, and the ability to work with people in your community.
We are recruiting to fill a Legal Counsel I position which is complex and varied professional work in providing legal research and representation for a juvenile office. The attorney and the Juvenile Office, via the Chief Juvenile Officer or designee(s), have an attorney-client relationship, and the Attorney for the Juvenile Officer acts as legal counsel to, and a representative of, the Juvenile Office. The attorney for the Juvenile Officer will perform various functions including advisor – providing the Juvenile Office with an informed understanding of its legal rights and obligations and explaining the implications of the same, advocate – zealously asserting the Juvenile Officer’s position under the rules of the adversary system, negotiator – seeking a result advantageous to the Juvenile Officer consistent with the requirements of honest dealings with others, and evaluator – examining the Juvenile Officer’s legal affairs and reporting about them to the Juvenile Office.
Other key responsibilities include:
- Litigates cases at the trial and appellate level on behalf of the juvenile officer.
- Provides legal consultation to the juvenile officer and juvenile office staff.
- Researches and analyzes applicable court rules, statutes, and case law.
- Screens referrals to the juvenile office for legal sufficiency.
- Prepares and/or approves initial or responsive pleadings and files same in a timely manner.
Desired skills and knowledge:
- Possess knowledge of general law, state and federal statutes and local ordinances, court rules, and case law.
- Possess the ability to analyze and organize facts and present cases in a clear and concise manner.
- Possess competence and familiarity with electronic filing and juvenile record keeping and database management.
- Demonstrate proficiency in analytical skills, writing skills, oral communication skills, and effective interpersonal relationship skills.
- Ability to conduct training on legal aspects of court procedure.
Minimum qualifications:
Graduation from an accredited law school.
Necessary Special Requirements:
Current license to practice law in the State of Missouri and membership in good standing with the Missouri Bar Association.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and have a strong commitment to diversity in all its forms. We are particularly interested in receiving applications from a broad spectrum of qualified people who will assist us in demonstrating our essential values of excellence, integrity, justice, stewardship, teamwork, and partnership. #J-18808-Ljbffr