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Spokane County Counsel for Defense Seeks Attorney
August 22, 2024 | Erin Stewart

This position performs advanced professional civil/criminal legal work for the County Prosecutor, Public Defender or Counsel for Defense. The position allocated to this class is responsible for performing advanced civil or criminal legal work with considerable professional independence and expertise.   Positions in this class differ from positions at the Attorney 2 level by the expertise required, variety of legal matters encountered, number of cases assigned and supervisory responsibilities.   Positions function with considerable professional independence, at times, assigning specific cases to lower level attorneys after making decisions to prosecute or provide defense services within established policy.  Work is usually reviewed only at completion.  Professional advice and consultation is provided by these positions to lower level attorney positions.  A position at this level may head the legal activities of a section and provide performance analysis of lower level employees.

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