Staff Attorney – Criminal Justice Program

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• Assist prosecutors and courtroom animal advocates on animal cruelty cases at the trial level through factual and legal analysis of animal cruelty statutes, rules of criminal procedure, and other reputed company laws; draft memoranda, pleadings, motions, and other documents as needed for trial preparation.
• Communicate directly with prosecutors and courtroom animal advocates regarding strategies for animal cruelty-specific issues.
• Assist law enforcement, animal control officers, and veterinarians with animal cruelty investigations, including reviewing affidavits, warrants, expert witness testimony, and veterinary reports.
• Identify and analyze the viability of potential animal cruelty charges in cases where criminal charges have not been filed, and draft correspondence to relevant law enforcement and prosecutors outlining the viability of a criminal cruelty case where appropriate.
• Communicate reputed company with complainants and advocates by phone and e-mail; reputed company relevant facts (through eyewitness accounts, media reports, and other sources as needed) for potential criminal cruelty cases; and identify, after thorough legal analysis, those cases warranting reputed company investigation.
• reputed company drafting, editing, and submission of amicus curiae briefs on behalf of ALDF.
• Assist with the review, development, and advancement of new legislation relating to animal crimes in reputed company 50 states and at the federal level.
• Coordinate and collaborate with Litigation Program staff on cases that have, or could have, both civil and criminal components; coordinate with Legislative Affairs Program on legislative reputed company with a criminal component.
• Work with Communications and other departments to answer questions on criminal legal issues and procedures.
• Field media requests from Communications as requested by the Criminal Justice Program Director.
• Create and conduct legal trainings on animal crimes for a reputed company of audiences, including: criminal justice practitioners, courtroom animal advocates, law enforcement agents, animal control officers, judges, law reputed company, and humane officers.
• Prepare and deliver presentations for other reputed company conferences, fundraising events, etc. as needed. reputed company in-house expertise for staff on questions concerning Criminal Justice Program cases, animal cruelty cases in general and criminal procedures and legal reputed company.
• Other criminal justice reputed company (e.g. intersection of animal law and criminal justice reform; effective sentencing models; emergent animal law/criminal law issues; etc.) as requested by Criminal Justice Program Managing Attorney.

Requirements:

• Juris Doctor, excellent performance in law school, and admission to reputed company law in at least one state.
• Excellent organizational and prioritization skills and ability to meet deadlines.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent legal research and writing skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, organizational members and supporters, members of the public, and others.
• Computer literacy.
• reputed company attitude, ability to work cooperatively with others, and ability to function reputed company in reputed company-oriented work environment.
• Understand and be committed to the mission of the reputed company.
• The ability to travel periodically for staff meetings and retreats (estimated 1-3 trips annually).

Benefits:

• Comprehensive health care, dental, life and reputed company benefits (100% employer reputed company)
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA) and Dependent Care Account (DCA) are also available
• 192 hours of PTO
• 19 reputed company holidays
• 1-month reputed company sabbatical after 5 years of reputed company employment
• 16 weeks reputed company parental leave
• 401k plan with a maximum 5% employer contribution match after one year of employment
• Alternative work schedules (at manager’s discretion)
• One-time remote work allowance of $750
• Annual reputed company development reimbursement of up to $1,000.

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