8/19/2024 - Assistant Prosecutor Salary $73,000
Assistant Prosecutor
Salary $73,000
An Assistant Prosecutor position is available at the Cumberland County Prosecutor’s Office. Must be a graduate of an accredited law school with a Juris Doctorate degree and be licensed to practice law in the State of NJ. Strong research and writing skills are required. Courtroom experience is a plus.
The Cumberland County Prosecutor's Office (CCPO) is the Chief Law Enforcement agency in Cumberland County, New Jersey. Incoming Assistant Prosecutors are assigned to one of several litigation units within the Office, to include the Grand Jury Unit, Juvenile Unit, Special Litigation Unit, Trial Unit, or Special Victims Unit.
Duties: Duties: Incoming Assistant Prosecutors are directly supervised by a Unit Team. Depending on the Unit assigned, Assistant Prosecutors are expected to appear in the Superior Court to handle a variety of proceedings, to include pre-indictment and post-indictment motions, juvenile motions and trials, detention hearings, adult criminal trials, sentencings, direct appeals, applications for post-conviction relief, firearm revocation proceedings, extreme risk protective order applications, gun permit appeals, municipal court appeals, and domestic violence contempt proceedings. Assistant Prosecutors are likewise expected to handle a variety of legal research and writing assignments internally and through Court filings.
Requirements: Graduate of an accredited law school with a Juris Doctorate degree and be licensed to practice law in the State of NJ.
License: Appointees will be required to possess a driver’s license valid in New Jersey.
Note: Offers of employment for this title are contingent upon successful completion of physical fitness testing that includes drug screening.
Applicants should submit a cover letter and work history to:
Cumberland County Human Resources Department
HR@CumberlandCountyNJ.gov
OR complete and online application and upload documents at:
https://www.cumberlandcountynj.gov/jobs
Open until filled
The County of Cumberland is an equal employment opportunity employer. We are committed to recruit and hire qualified individuals without discrimination and regardless of race, creed, color, national origin, age, ancestry, nationality, marital or domestic partnership or civil union status, sex, pregnancy, breastfeeding, gender identity or expression, disability, liability for military service, affectional or sexual orientation, atypical cellular or blood trait and genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing).
Cumberland County employment is governed by the rules and regulations of the New Jersey Civil Service Commission.
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