Deputy District Attorney I
- An annual Staff Development/Wellness Benefit allowance up to $1,250 and ongoing education/training opportunities
- Annual Professional Development benefit of $452
- Competitive vacation and sick leave accruals, 12 paid holidays, and an additional 8 floating holiday hours per year
- Significant portion of health care premiums paid by the County and access to several health plan options
- County contribution to a Health Reimbursement Arrangement to help fund post-retirement employee health insurance/benefits
- Retirement fully integrated with Social Security
- May be eligible for up to 8 weeks (320 hours) of Paid Parental Leave after 12 months of County employment
- Eligibility for a salary increase after 1,040 hours (6 months when working full-time) for good work performance; eligibility for a salary increase for good performance every year thereafter, until reaching the top of the salary range
- With time and good performance, the opportunity for advancement to Deputy District Attorney II (up to $126,458)
Working for the District Attorney's Office
As a Deputy District Attorney I, you will work on assignments involving the preparation and presentation of criminal cases before the court. After completing an orientation and training period, you will be expected to gain experience handling all phases of misdemeanor criminal trial practice, appellate, and/or civil practice. As you develop professionally, you will apply your skill, knowledge, and ability in the law, with less supervision.
The ideal candidate will possess:
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- The ability to build successful relationships with other staff, the courts, and the general public
- Exceptional critical thinking skills
- Completion of a law clerk program in a District Attorney's office is highly desirable
This recruitment is being conducted to fill one Deputy District Attorney I position in the District Attorney's Office. This employment list may also be used to fill future full-time, part-time, or extra-help positions as they occur during the active status of the list.
Minimum Qualifications
Experience: Completion of a law clerk program in a District Attorney's office is highly desirable.
License: Possession of a valid driver's license at the appropriate level including special endorsements as required by the State of California to perform the essential job functions of the position.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Ability to: research, analyze and apply legal principles, facts, evidence and precedents to legal problems; establish and maintain effective working relationships with staff members, departmental representatives, county officials, the courts, law enforcement agency officials, and the general public; understand and accept differences in human behavior, and cultural and ethnic backgrounds.
Selection Procedure & Some Helpful Tips When Applying
- Your application information and your responses to the supplemental questions are evaluated and taken into consideration throughout the entire selection process.
- You should list all employers and positions held within the last ten years in the work history section of your application. Be as thorough as possible when responding to the supplemental questions.
- You may include history beyond ten years if related to the position for which you are applying. If you held multiple positions with one employer, list out each position separately.
- Failure to follow these instructions may impact your competitiveness in this process or may result in disqualification.
Please visit Getting a Job with the County of Sonoma to review more detailed information about the application, examination, and department selection processes.