Lancaster County Assistant District Attorney I – Appeals & Legal Services Unit
JOB SUMMARY
An Assistant District Attorney is responsible for the prosecution of a wide array of criminal offenses and handles all phases of a prosecution from pre-investigation through post-sentence appeals, including oral argument to appellate courts. It is the duty of an Assistant District Attorney to seek justice. In doing so, an Assistant District Attorney is responsible for evaluating cases, taking into consideration resources, strength of the evidence, severity of the crime, any impact on victims and the community and policy considerations.
A prosecutor in the appeals and legal services unit handles cases post-verdict through all level of the appellate process to include both state and federal court. This person must be well versed in Pennsylvania criminal, appellate and federal habeas corpus law and right to know law. This person must be able to provide competent legal assistance to the police and other trial level ADA’s regarding any legal issue or question at any level of an investigation or prosecution. Compensation is subject to collective bargaining.
REPORTING RELATIONSHIPS
Supervision received directly from Supervisor of the Appeals and Legal Services Unit, with oversight from the First Assistant District Attorney and the District Attorney.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS
- Conduct Preliminary Hearing blocks.
- Advise ADAs on trial and evidentiary issues.
- Conduct summary conviction appeals, current business sessions, guilty pleas, post-trial motions hearings and bench warrants.
- Prepare pretrial, post-trial and appellate briefs and memoranda of law.
- Handle PCRAs and Federal Habeas Corpus matters as well as Right to Know Requests.
- Argue cases before the Common Pleas and PA appellate courts, as well as 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals.
Compensation Range
$72,235.00 – $107,300.00