Research Attorney II/III - Legal Research Civil or Criminal Unit

**** This recruitment is to fill a Research Attorney II/III position in the Legal Research Civil or Criminal Unit.***

Definition 
Under supervision, to serve as a legal advisor and provide professional legal research assistance to Superior Court Judges, Executive and Managerial staff; to perform related duties as assigned.

Distinguishing Characteristics

Court Research Attorney I is the first working level in the Court Research Attorney class series.  Initially, the incumbent works under close supervision in performing research and drafting legal opinions for Judicial and Executive staff.  As experience is gained, there is a greater independence of action. This class is flexibly staffed with the Court Research Attorney II and incumbents may advance to the higher level after gaining experience and demonstrating proficiency which meet the qualifications at the higher level.  

Court Research Attorney II is the experienced working level in the Court Research Attorney class series.  Incumbents work independently in performing legal research and drafting legal opinions for Judicial and Executive staff and must be able to respond within short time frames to Judges' queries on procedural and substantive issues during trials and pretrial hearings. This class is flexibly staffed with Court Research Attorney III.

Court Research Attorney III is the specialist level in the series.  It is distinguished from Lead Court Research Attorney, which is the lead level in the series.