Exam #: 22/39D31/07CC
Where can you get a competitive compensation package at a place that is committed to doing the right and ethical thing while working in paradise
That place is the County of Monterey!
The County of Monterey is the employer of choice: attracting developing and retaining a competent creative and highly committed workforce.
The Monterey County District Attorneys Office is seeking to hire smart ethical public service minded attorneys motivated to seek justice and promote public safety on behalf of the people of the County of Monterey and the State of California.
The Monterey County District Attorneys Office is now recruiting to fill Deputy District Attorney / Prosecutor III &IVpositions in the criminal and civil divisions.
Positions are available in both the Criminal and Civil Divisions. Deputy District Attorney / Prosecutor IIIs and IVs manage a high volume of more difficult criminal and civil cases with minimal supervision. Deputy District Attorney IIIs and IVs must perform complex legal research and present complicated factual and legal issues clearly both orally and in writing.
The Monterey County District Attorneys Office has headquarters at the Salinas Courthouse and a satellite office in Monterey. There are 53 Deputy District Attorneys. The criminal prosecutors work in the Salinas office. The consumer and environmental protection prosecutors work in the Monterey office. The office is an approved MCLE provider and conducts regular inhouse training.
The Criminal Division is in Salinas adjacent to the courthouse and is subdivided into various units including felony misdemeanors juvenile auto insurance fraud child abuse disability and healthcare insurance fraud elder abuse gangs prison crime sexual and workers compensation insurance fraud. The Civil Division is in Monterey and handles consumer protection environmental crimes cannabis enforcement real estate fraud asset forfeiture and weapon forfeiture.
The ideal candidate for the Criminal Division is an experienced litigator with a significant number of prior jury trials and who has prior service in a District Attorneys Office Attorney Generals Office Public Defenders Office or other criminal defense litigation firm.
The ideal candidate for the Civil Division has extensive working knowledge and practical experience with California rules of civil procedure law and motion drafting of pleadings and discovery including complaints stipulated judgments injunctions and investigative subpoenas. Solid negotiation skills are a must. The ideal candidate will also have meaningful experience whether in the public or private sector handling cases under Business & Professions Code sections 17200 and 17500.
This classification is part of a flexible series. Incumbents appointed at the lower level of the career series may be promoted up to the higher level of the career series subject to their meeting the employment standards for the higher class and a recommendation for their promotion by the appointing authority in accordance with the Flexible Staffing Program and Guidelines.
The Eligible List established by this recruitment may be used to fill current and future vacancies on a regular fulltime parttime or temporary basis.
DEPUTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY / PROSECUTOR III: (Salary: $10132 $13773 Monthly)
The Deputy District Attorney III / Prosecutor III is the third level in the career series. Incumbents at this level are expected to independently manage a difficult criminal/civil caseload involving complex legal research and interpretation.
DEPUTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY / PROSECUTOR IV: (Salary: $12649 $17220 Monthly)
The Deputy District Attorney IV / Prosecutor IV is the highest level in the career series. Incumbents at this level independently manage the most difficult criminal/civil cases.
As of July 01 2024 the District Attorneys Office may offer up to $10000 signing bonus to candidates hired into regular fulltime positions for this classification from this recruitment hired after July 01 2024.