LOCATION: Criminal District Attorney’s Office
Wichita County Courthouse
SUPERVISOR: Criminal District Attorney / First Assistant District Attorney
HOURS: 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Monday – Friday (Additional hours may be required)
SALARY: $62,886.00-$78,529.00 per year, plus benefits
| POSTING DATE: December 20, 2021 CLOSING DATE: Open Until Filled |
► GENERAL DESCRIPTION:
Serves as an Assistant District Attorney in the Wichita County Criminal District Attorney’s Office – handling Child Protective Services (CPS), Adult Protective Services (APS), and mental health cases and other civil duties as assigned.
► ESSENTIAL DUTIES:
- Provides direct representation in court in legal cases for both Child Protective Services and to a lesser degree Adult Protective Services before the CPS Associate Court, County Courts at Law and District Courts, including hearings, mediations, bench trials, and jury trials.
- Provides expertise, guidance and instruction in family law, civil litigation, probate law, guardianship law, elder law and agency policy.
- Monitors the progress of all CPS/APS court cases as assigned and takes appropriate measures.
- Drafts all pleadings and orders in a high-volume case load to ensure the timely and appropriate resolution of those cases from removal to termination.
- Complies with all deadlines imposed by statutes or the courts.
- Interacts routinely with caseworkers, supervisors, program directors and program administrators; agency attorneys, county and district attorneys, and opposing counsel; judges; agency clients, witnesses, medical professionals, community professionals, and expert witnesses; protective services clients; elected officials; law enforcement; and the general public.
- Review and approve pleadings, attend hearings, and draft appellate briefs in mental health cases.
- Respond to request for public information in compliance with the Public Information Act.
- Maintains assigned cases, supervises secretaries in preparation of paperwork, checks all pleadings for accuracy, makes timely issue of applications for subpoenas and prepares and files motions promptly and accurately.
- Complies with and enforces the rules, regulations and policies of the Criminal District Attorney’s Office, the oral and written directives of his/her supervisors and the Texas Code of Professional Responsibility.
- Is of extremely high integrity, professional demeanor and demonstrates proper respect to the court at all times.
- Performs all other duties as assigned.
► MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS / QUALIFICATIONS:
- Must be a graduate of an A.B.A. accredited law school.
- Must have a license to practice law in the State of Texas and be in good standing with the State and local bar associations.
- Must have a basic knowledge of civil law, procedure and civil rules of evidence.
- Must have knowledge of the principals and methods of legal research.
- Must have the ability to analyze facts and case precedents and present them effectively in court.
- Must be able to conduct self in a professional manner and develop and maintain good working relationships with visitors, clients, co-workers, attorneys, judges and County officials.
- Must pass a pre-employment physical exam and drug test paid by Wichita County.
- Must be able to pass a thorough background investigation conducted by Wichita County.
► CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:
- Must be able to occasionally lift and move loads weighing up to fifty (50) pounds.
- The Criminal District Attorney’s Office is a non-smoking environment.
- START DATE: Interviews will be conducted as applications are received.
► APPLY TO:
To be considered for employment, please submit your completed Wichita County Employment Application, cover letter, resume, transcript and writing sample to:
Office of the Criminal District Attorney
Wichita County, Texas
ATTN: LaDonna Bedford
900 7th Street, Suite 352
Wichita Falls, Texas 76301