Summary
Richland County Government is seeking an Assistant Solicitor I to support the Solicitor’s Office. The role coordinates office resources, supervises support staff, interprets legal issues, reviews criminal reports, and prepares and prosecutes criminal cases and related legal documents.
Responsibilities
- Assists in coordinating and supervising the activities of the Solicitor’s Office and coordinating office resources in order to ensure the prosecution of cases in a proper, efficient and orderly manner
- Supervises subordinate support staff as assigned. Supervisory duties include instructing; assigning, reviewing and planning work of others; maintaining standards; coordinating activities; acting on employee problems. Reviews the work of subordinates for completeness and accuracy; evaluates and makes recommendations as appropriate; offers training, advice and assistance as needed
- Interprets and implements complex legal issues within office policy and the doctrine of legal ethics
- Reviews criminal incident reports from all law enforcement agencies that operate in Richland County
- Prepares and tries criminal cases; prepares indictments; conducts pre-trial conferences; negotiates with attorneys; diagnoses cases and determines best case strategies; conducts preliminary hearings; participates in case investigation, including crime scene investigation, interviewing witnesses and victims, and examining evidence; researches legal issues affecting cases; applies the law to facts of a criminal case; determines sentence desired; evaluates and prepares witnesses for trial; selects juries, etc
- Prepares bench warrants, affidavits, search warrants, legal briefs, motions, orders, petitions, subpoenas, court dockets, indictments, guilty plea sheets, agreements, and other legal documents