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St. Louis County
41 South Central 7th Floor
St. Louis MO 63105
Phone:(314) 615-5182 Fax:(555) 555-1000
Email: n/a
SIU Job Number: |
3212 |
Firm or Agency: |
St. Louis County |
Job Title: |
Associate Attorney |
Duties: |
Performs professional legal work including research and litigation under the direction of a professional supervisor as follows: Searches for, interprets and applies laws, court decisions and other legal authorities in the preparation of briefs, pleadings, petitions and other legal papers in connection with suits, trials and other proceedings; litigates cases including appearances on pre-hearing conferences, pre-trial discoveries, and subpoenas witnesses and records; prepares and analyzes cases and reviews evidence and prepares briefs and memoranda for trial and appellate court; maintains records of legal cases and briefs; reviews legal periodicals to keep abreast of recent law; answers questions from private citizens with respect to State and County law; conducts legal research, interprets and applies laws, court decisions and other legal authorities on points of law involved in the preparation of opinions on legal issues regarding St. Louis County or applications of state and federal law; attempts to secure injunctions; researches, interprets and applies statutory and decisional law in the preparation of opinions and legal memoranda relating to issues pertaining to the County and County Departments; prepares draft legislation for County Council and State Legislature pertaining to the County; prepares deeds, indentures, easements, leases, petitions for vacation, escrows and sales contracts relating to County land and business; prepares and reviews bids, requests for proposals and contracts relating to County business; drafts and reviews administrative rules and regulations; researches, interprets and applies statutory and decisional law in the preparation of pleadings and filings before trial courts and Federal, State, County and other local agencies; issues warrants and prosecutes County ordinance violations; participates as plaintiff or defense attorney in litigation of certain cases in Associate Circuit and Circuit Court, including pre-trial discovery with respect to cases involving the County and County officials; participates as plaintiff or defense attorney in hearings before various Federal, State, County and other local administrative tribunals, boards and commissions; reviews and responds to subpoenas served on County officials; reviews proposed personnel actions; and performs related work as required.
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Job Location: |
St. Louis County |
Job Contact: |
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Type of Postion: |
Full Time Permanent |
Position Category: |
Government |
Hours per week: |
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Salary Range: |
40k - 50k |
Req. Years of Experience: |
0 - 1 Years |
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11/11/2009 |
Starting Date: |
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Need Resume: |
yes
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Need Employer Application: |
no
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Need a Writing Sample: |
no
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Need a Law Transcript: |
no
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Need an Undergraduate Transcript: |
no
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Need a Letter of Application: |
no
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Need References: |
no
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Need Salary History: |
no
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Other Application Needs: |
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Preferred Qualifications: |
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Required Qualifications: |
Juris doctorate degree from an accredited law school.
License to practice law in the State of Missouri |
Benefits: |
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Comments: |
This position is responsible for Municipal Court dockets and will require working some evenings. The St. Louis County Municipal Courts are located in North, South, and West County. The position may be assigned to any one of these locations.
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