Staff Attorney - Delaware
13 hours ago
Job description
Summary Statement
This position works within the Superior Court and serves at the pleasure of the President Judge. This position assists the Chief Staff Attorney with various legal and administrative issues that arise within the Superior Court, including:
- providing legal advice and guidance to the President Judge, the individual Judges and the staff of the Superior Court including the Superior Court Administrator's Office.
- conducting legal research and writing.
- tracking legislation affecting the Court.
- drafting legislation and administrative policies, as appropriate.
- reviewing and responding to requests for information from the media and the public.
- assisting the Chief Staff Attorney in the public information officer role.
- serving as staff for internal and external committees.
- drafting documents, procedural manuals, and correspondence.
- participating in and providing follow-up on significant projects, making recommendations, as appropriate.
- handling other duties as assigned.
Additionally, this position shall report to and work on special projects assigned by the Chief Staff Attorney. This position is a statewide position and may require travel within the state. This position must have excellent oral and written communication skills.
Preferred Qualification
Preference will be given to applicants possessing experience in public policy, court procedure and court rule analysis or a related area.
Job Requirements
Applicants must have education, training and/or experience demonstrating competence in each of the following qualifications:
- Graduation from an accredited law school and minimum of five years of work experience as an attorney.
- Admission to the Delaware Bar, with certification of good standing status.
- Excellent research and writing skills.
- Outstanding analytical and problem-solving ability.
- Advanced capability to:
- Communicate effectively with judges, managers, Administrative Office personnel, the bar, the public and court staff.
- Synthesize the results of legal research and convey those results (orally and in writing) in a clear and concise manner.
- Accurately perform complex work with minimal supervision.
- Consistently demonstrate sound ethics and judgment.
- A legal writing sample of at least five pages must be submitted as an attachment to the application.
Conditions of Hire
Criminal background check: A satisfactory criminal background check is required as a condition of hire. The recruiting agency may require the applicant to pay for the criminal background check as part of the conditional offer of hire.
Benefits
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Selection Process
The application and supplemental questionnaire are evaluated based upon a rating of your education, training and experience as they relate to the job requirements of the position. It is essential that you provide complete and accurate information on your application and the supplemental questionnaire to include dates of employment, job title and job duties. For education and training, list name of educational provider, training course titles and summary of course content. Narrative information supplied in response to the questions must be supported by the information supplied on the application including your employment, education and training history as it relates to the job requirements.
Once you have submitted your application on-line, all future correspondence related to your application will be sent via email. Please keep your contact information current. You may also view all correspondence sent to you by the State of Delaware in the "My Applications" tab at .
Accommodations
Accommodations are available for applicants with disabilities in all phases of the application and employment process. TDD users may request an auxiliary aid or service by calling or by visiting . You may also call or email for additional applicant services support.
The State of Delaware is an Equal Opportunity employer and values a diverse workforce. We strongly encourage and seek out a workforce representative of Delaware including race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression.
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