Judicial Staff Attorney, Sr.

Salary: $100,000.00 Annually
Location : Barrow County, GA
Job Type: Full Time
Job Number: 00229
Department: Superior Court
Opening Date: 10/30/2023
The purpose of this classification is to provide research, legal counsel, and advice to judges for their rulings in civil and criminal cases.
This classification is distinguished from Judicial Law Clerks in that incumbents in this position serve in long-term assignments for all the Superior Court Judges and provide training, direction and supervision to Law Clerks in the Superior Court.

• Consults with staff to assist with complex/problem situations and provide technical expertise; interprets policies and procedures; and resolves issues.
• Attends court hearings and performs courtroom functions in support of judges; listens to oral arguments and presentation of evidence. Determines laws applicable to case; discusses arguments, evidence, and legal precedence with judges to assist in rulings; analyzes jury charge requests and other trial issues; analyzes verbal and written orders issued by judge to determine whether orders are procedurally and legally correct; and assists judge with preparations for hearings.
• Conducts legal research; identifies and investigates the facts of legal matters; reviews legal opinions and various legal publications for research purposes. Determines laws applicable to issues before the court; drafts legal documents/memoranda on court cases; writs, and specific points of law as required by judges; provides legal advice to judges and assigned staff; and briefs judges on research results related to pending cases.
• Reviews statistical data; evaluates and analyzes orders and motions and monitors orders and motions for compliance with judicial rules, regulations and guidelines.
• Evaluates and responds to requests for information and action submitted by the media, assigned legal staff, parties to cases, County personnel, and the public.
• Serves as a liaison to the public; responds to and initiates telephone calls and emails; answers questions and provides information; and discusses content of communications with judge as needed.
• Performs in other court functions; determines the priority of cases; facilitates the orderly movement of litigation or appeals;
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Juris Doctorate from ABA accredited law school required;
• Minimum two years of experience as Judicial Staff Attorney;
• Must possess or be able to possess and maintain membership in the State Bar of Georgia.
• Or any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience which provides the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities for this job.

Knowledge & Skills:

• Data Utilization: Requires the ability to coordinate, manage, and/or correlate data. Includes exercising judgment in determining time, place and/or sequence of operations, referencing data analyses to determine necessity for revision of organizational components, and in the formulation of operational strategy.
• Human Interaction: Requires the ability to function in a managerial capacity for a division or organizational unit; includes the ability to make decisions on procedural and technical levels.
• Equipment, Machinery, Tools, and Materials Utilization: Requires the ability to operate, maneuver and/or control the actions of equipment, machinery, tools, and/or materials used in performing essential functions.
• Verbal Aptitude: Requires the ability to utilize consulting and advisory data and information, as well as reference, descriptive and/or design data and information as applicable.
• Mathematical Aptitude: Requires the ability to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Requires the ability to calculate decimals and percentages; may require ability to utilize principles of fractions and/or interpret graphs.
• Functional Reasoning: Requires the ability to apply principles of influence systems, such as motivation, incentive, and leadership, and to exercise independent judgment to apply facts and principles for developing approaches and techniques to resolve problems.
• Situational Reasoning: Requires the ability to exercise judgment, decisiveness and creativity in situations involving broader aspects of organizational programs and operations, or the direction, control and planning of an entire program or set of programs.
• Physical Abilities: Tasks require the ability to exert light physical effort in sedentary to light work. Some tasks may involve some lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling of objects and materials of light weight (5-10 pounds). Tasks may involve extended time at a keyboard or work station.
• Sensory Requirements: Some tasks require the ability to perceive and discriminate sounds and visual cues or signals. Some tasks require the ability to communicate orally.
• Environmental Factors: Performance of essential functions may require exposure to adverse environmental conditions, such as firearms, violence, or rude/irate customers.

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