Deputy State's Attorney

• Prepare and manage a caseload of predominantly juvenile cases
• Present cases for legal proceedings
• Perform legal research
• Prepare, draft, and file legal documents and correspondence
• Caseload will also include juvenile offenses, low-level felonies, and abuse and neglect
• Review offenses, police reports, and evidence to make determination on charges
• Prepare, send, and track subpoenas for witnesses and records
• Prepare and interview witnesses for legal proceedings
• Appear regularly in court
• Select jurors
• Communicate, correspond, and collaborate with parties involved in cases including victims, parents, school personnel, attorneys, court personnel, and law enforcement regarding procedures and actions for those cases
• Respond to inquiries from the public
• Make recommendations for custody, parental rights, sentences, and restitution for juvenile and magistrate files
• Stay informed on changes in relevant law and statutes and proposed legislation and policy pertaining to criminal law, juvenile delinquency, and juvenile abuse and neglect
• Represent the State's Attorney's Office at public, private, and inter-governmental programs and events as directed by the State’s Attorney
• Seek, locate and procure grant funding by completing applications and any necessary reporting associated with said grants
• Manage adult diversion program and juvenile diversion referral determinations
• Answer, handle, or direct phone calls and walk-in traffic from the public regarding matters addressed by the office
• Performs other job-related duties as required by the State’s Attorney

• Graduation from a college of law
• Attainment of a Juris Doctorate degree from an accredited law school
• Admission by the Supreme Court of South Dakota to practice law in the state of South Dakota
• or be licensed to practice law in any other state and able to take the next available South Dakota bar examination
• or be a recent or imminent law school graduate, eligible to sit for the next available South Dakota bar examination
• Working knowledge of civil and criminal law and methods and practices of pleadings
• court procedures and rules of evidence
• principles, methods, materials and practices utilized in legal research
• and general law and established precedents
• Ability to prosecute cases
• Ability to speak and write effectively in the preparation and presentation of legal matters
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with coworkers, other agencies and the public
• Ability to maintain professional appearance and demeanor
• Must successfully complete pre-employment background process

Strong written and oral argument skills

• health, dental and vision insurance
• SD Supplemental Retirement insurance
• life insurance
• paid time off (vacation, sick and holiday)
• Aflac supplemental insurance options