Special Deputy Attorney General

Agency

Dept of Justice

Division

DOJ Legal Services

Job Classification Title

Attorney Manager I (NS)

Position Number

60010325

Grade

LG09

About Us

The North Carolina Department of Justice, led by the Attorney General of North Carolina, represents the state, state agencies, and elected officials, and defends the rights of the people of North Carolina. The Department handles all state criminal appeals cases and assists district attorneys with complex criminal cases at their request. Additionally, the Department of Justice includes the North Carolina State Crime Lab, the North Carolina Justice Academy, and the Sheriffs’ and Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards Divisions.

Description of Work

*Position is pending reallocation to an Attorney Manager I*

Recruitment Range: $92,917 - $138,021

IMPORTANT NOTE: This posting closes at 11:59:59 PM the night BEFORE the End Date listed.

This position will:
• Assign criminal appeals in the North Carolina Appellate Courts to North Carolina Department of Justice attorneys who are on the brief rotation.
• Review and summarize all North Carolina appellate court decisions.
• Represent the State of North Carolina in criminal appellate cases by researching legal issues and law, drafting briefs, motions, motion responses, petitions, petition responses and other filings in the North Carolina and federal appellate courts.
• Ensure consistency and fairness in appellate advocacy by tracking relevant precedent, and helping to oversee coordinated, strategic approach to the State’s positions in appellate courts.
• Collect, track and maintain data metrics for all North Carolina criminal appeals and criminal appellate case assignments to attorneys on the criminal brief rotation.
• Contact the designated District Attorney, District Attorney representative or Departmental attorney regarding their criminal appellate cases.
• Assist North Carolina Department of Justice attorneys and state District Attorneys with criminal appeals.
• Provide appellate advocacy training and legal resources to North Carolina Department of Justice attorneys and criminal justice stakeholders.
• Review prospective State’s appeals.
• Maintain a victim notification system for criminal appellate cases.

Some travel, including some occasional overnight stays are required

The Appellate and Post-Conviction Section of the Criminal Division of the North Carolina Department of Justice is to represent the State in criminal matters after a defendant’s trial is completed. This includes: (1) direct appeals of criminal convictions in any of the judicial districts of the State before the North Carolina Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court of North Carolina as well as state post-conviction petitions filed in the State Appellate Courts;(2) to research and prepare the State’s briefs and present oral argument in federal habeas corpus litigation in the federal district courts and the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals; (3)the attorneys in the section handle the most difficult and complex criminal appeals and petitions, and therefore, because of their expertise, also serve as resources for all of the attorneys in the Department of Justice who handle occasional criminal appeals as part of their duties through the criminal brief rotation; (4) the section attorneys also represent the State of North Carolina in capital (death penalty) litigation, particularly at the state and federal post-conviction levels before the North Carolina Supreme Court, the Supreme Court of the United States, and the lower federal courts; (5) assist District Attorneys in all aspects of such state capital litigation, both at trial and in post-conviction proceedings; (6) act as liaison with Attorneys General and prosecutors on criminal law issues; (7) the section attorneys represent the State in non-capital state post-conviction petitions filed upon request of the District Attorneys and approval of the Criminal Bureau Chief; (8) the section also has the responsibility to defend against non-capital federal habeas corpus actions filed in federal courts by State prisoners seeking to overturn their North Carolina state court convictions, and thereby prevent expensive and time-consuming retrials or the premature release of criminals who cannot be retried.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities/Management Preferences

• Criminal appellate practice experience in the North Carolina and federal appellate courts.
• Strong legal research, writing and oral communication skills.
• Experience managing a high-volume criminal appellate caseload and meeting multiple deadlines.

Minimum Education and Experience

Some state job postings say you can qualify by an “equivalent combination of education and experience.” If that language appears below, then you may qualify through EITHER years of education OR years of directly related experience, OR a combination of both. See the Education and Experience Equivalency Guide for details.

Licensed to practice law by the North Carolina State Bar and four years of progressively responsible professional legal experience. NOTE: GS 114-2 and 114-6 make it the duty of the Attorney General of NC to represent the State of North Carolina in all litigation unless another statute specifically states otherwise.

EEO Statement

The State of North Carolina is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and dedicated to providing employees with a work environment free from all forms of unlawful employment discrimination, harassment, or retaliation. The state provides reasonable accommodation to employees and applicants with disabilities; known limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions; and for religious beliefs, observances, and practices.

Recruiter:

Wendy K Minich

Recruiter Email:

Recruiters@ncdoj.gov