Salary: $ 90,228
Job Type: Full-Time
Department: Criminal District Attorney
Reports To: Elected
Classification: 19
Location: Boerne, Texas
Job Number: CDA – A2
Opening Date: 05/16/2025
Status: Exempt
Job Description Date: 05/16/2025
Assistant Criminal District Attorney I
The Kendall County Criminal District Attorney’s office is a small to mid-sized office with jurisdiction over felony and misdemeanor criminal cases. We are located in the beautiful Texas Hill Country, with nearby access to San Antonio. This Office welcomes employees who conduct themselves according to the highest ethical standards, those who work to seek justice by developing their skills and abilities to the high level owed to the community we represent, and who carry out their assigned duties with a focus on safety in the community as a whole. We strive to promote a positive work/life balance where employees are not expected to sacrifice family fulfillment in order to be effective public servants.
Summary
This position represents the State primarily in misdemeanor, juvenile, and justice of the peace cases. Kendall County has a very active jury trial docket, which necessitates an enthusiastic, energetic person who wants to work in a busy, well-respected office as part of a family-oriented community, and to hone trial skills with an eye toward developing as a career prosecutor. Other aspects of criminal prosecution, such as felony crimes, may be assigned as necessary as well as civil duties of the criminal district attorney.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Duties are assigned by the Criminal District Attorney and the First Assistant to include the following:
• Handle appellate matters, including drafting briefs and participating in oral arguments. Review requests for State’s appeals.
• Must be willing to regularly go to trial.
• Evaluate assigned cases by reviewing documentation, conducting necessary legal research on applicable law, interviewing witnesses or persons with knowledge of the case, gathering evidence, and determining most appropriate action(s) to be taken.
• Negotiate case resolutions and ensure compliance with all discovery obligations.
• Manage court docket and case schedules to ensure court deadlines are met and records and documentation are accurate and up to date.
• Understand and work well with technology.
• Draft, file and respond to necessary motions, briefs, or other legal documents.
• Represent the State in trials before the court and jury. Responsible for all aspects of trial, including conducting jury selection, presenting opening statements, direct and cross-examinations of witnesses, and closing arguments.
• Perform other duties as assigned. May be assigned, as needed, to any other aspect of criminal prosecution, or other statutory and constitutional duties required of the Criminal District Attorney’s Office.
• Provide law enforcement with support on 24/7 basis as needed, including on scene as directed.
• Attendance and punctuality are essential functions of the job.
• Follow all policies of Kendall County and the Criminal District Attorney’s Office.
• Seek justice in every case according to current law.
Note: The duties listed above are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is assigned by the supervisor.
Education and/or Experience
Education:
• Bachelor’s Degree from a four-year college or university
• Juris Doctor (JD) degree from an accredited school of law. Candidates awaiting bar results will be considered.
☐ You can qualify by an equivalent combination of education and experience, through EITHER years of education OR years of directly related experience, OR a combination of both
☐ You can qualify with fewer years of experience IF YOU obtained SIGNIFICANTLY MORE relevant experience in criminal prosecution, such as number or types of trials, than one would typically receive within a similar time frame
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations
• License to Practice Law in the State of Texas
• Possess a valid Texas Driver’s License or Texas Identification Card
Preferred Qualifications
• Internship or work within a prosecutor’s office or in the criminal justice field.
Additional Information
LANGUAGE SKILLS: Ability to read, analyze, and interpret the most complex documents; Ability to respond effectively to the most sensitive inquiries or complaints; Ability to write speeches and articles using innovative techniques or style; Ability to make effective and persuasive speeches and presentation on controversial or complex topics.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS: Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume; Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
REASONING ABILITY: Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists; Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; use fingers, hands, reach with hands and arms; and talk and hear. The employee is required to sit. The employee may occasionally be required to stand and lift and move up to twenty-five pounds. Specific vision abilities required include close vision. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
TECHNICAL/COMPUTER SKILLS: Proficient in MS Office tools (Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint), e-mail and Internet. Ability to learn new applications quickly including organization-wide information systems and department-specific software applications.
How to Apply: E-mail your cover letter, resume and application to [email protected].
Kendall County is an Equal Opportunity Employer and maintains compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act by providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals and employees with disabilities.
If you require reasonable accommodation in completing an application, any pre-employment testing, the interview process, or otherwise participating in the selections, please direct your inquiries to Kendall County Human Resources at (830) 249-9343.
Disclaimer: This is an “at will” position with no civil service or other appellate rights. This job description is not an employment agreement or contract. Management has the exclusive right to alter this job description at any time without notice.