Assistant Attorney General (Attorney III) Capital and Collateral Litigation

Location : Richland County, SC

Job Type: FTE - Full-Time

Job Number: 172238

Agency: Attorney General's Office

Opening Date: 01/01/2025

Closing Date: Continuous

Class Code:: AE30

Position Number:: 60009559

Normal Work Schedule:: Monday - Friday (8:30 - 5:00)

Normal Work Schedule (Other):: Position eligible for telework

Pay Band: Band 8

Hiring Range - Min.: $77,945.00

Hiring Range - Max.: $104,000.00

Opening Date: 01/01/2025

EEO Statement: Equal Opportunity Employer

Agency Specific Application Procedures:: All applicants must apply via careers.sc.gov. Failure to provide detailed and complete information will result in your application not being referred.

Veteran Preference Statement: South Carolina is making our Veterans a priority for employment in state agencies and institutions.

Job Responsibilities

Position eligible for telework.

Performs under limited supervision professional legal work in preparing briefs, pleadings, and opinions and in representing assigned State agencies. Performs under general supervision professional legal work for the State, its subdivisions, and officials.

• Performs under limited supervision professional legal work for the State, its subdivisions, and officials. Primarily assigned to the Capital Litigation Section involving the handling of murder appeals to the South Carolina appellate courts; direct appeals of death penalty convictions to the South Carolina Supreme Court; state collateral actions involving death penalty cases in the circuit and appellate courts; and federal habeas corpus litigation involving various South Carolina crimes in the federal court system.
• Performs under limited supervision professional legal work relating to capital litigation and murder appeals in the South Carolina Supreme Court, including the reading of trial transcripts, research of legal issues, drafting of briefs, preparation of pleadings, and presentation of oral arguments before the South Carolina appellate courts. This duty involves communication with trial counsel and appellate counsel, travels to other locations to examine appropriate trial exhibits, coordination of appellate work with trial counsel, ordering of trial transcripts, and calendaring and scheduling of work to conform with the court dates. This duty involves complex death penalty litigation as well as murder appellate litigation.
• Performs under general supervision professional legal work relating to post-conviction relief in death penalty convictions. Research legal issues, prepare pleadings and responses to applications for post-conviction relief involving death penalty convictions, and prepare returns, briefs, and oral arguments for appeals from the state court hearing. Makes required arrangements for transportation pertaining to witnesses and death row inmates. Represents the State in the Court of Common Pleas and in South Carolina appellate courts on appeal.
• Performs under general supervision professional legal work relating to federal habeas corpus relief proceedings in the Federal District Court, Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the United States Supreme Court. Research legal issues, prepare pleadings and responses to petitions for federal habeas corpus relief, prepare motions and responses to filings, and make professional decisions on the handling of the case and appeal. Briefs issues before the United States Court of Appeals and completes oral arguments, if necessary. This job duty involves both death penalty matters as well as non-death penalty federal habeas corpus actions.
• Represents assigned State agencies as required by the South Carolina Attorney General. Communicates with and advises agencies, including travel to other locations for meetings or hearings.
• Performs related duties required and assigned by the Division Director and Chief of Staff, such as handling cases outside primary duty assignment.

This position also includes an excellent benefits package:

• Public Service Loan Forgiveness eligibility.
• Paid parental leave.
• Health, dental, vision, long-term disability, and life insurance for employees, spouses, and children.
• Fifteen days of annual (vacation) leave per year.
• Fifteen days of sick leave per year.
• Thirteen paid holidays.
• State Retirement Plan and Deferred Compensation Programs.

Minimum and Additional Requirements

Juris Doctorate Degree and five or more years of practicing experience.

Necessary Requirements: Must be a member and in good standing with the South Carolina Bar. Must satisfy Rule 403 requirements.

Additional Requirements:

• Position may be required to travel overnight.
• Position may be required to travel and transport files.

Preferred Qualifications

• Must be organized and be able to work independently in meeting deadlines.
• Have working knowledge of Adobe, Word, and Westlaw.

Additional Comments

DRUG SCREENING, CREDIT CHECK, DELINQUENT TAX CHECK, SLED BACKGROUND CHECK, AND GRIEVANCE CHECK ARE REQUIRED.

THIS OFFICE IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY AND AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER.
EEOP Utilization Report available upon request.

Benefits for State Employees

The state of South Carolina offers eligible employees generous benefits, including health and dental insurance; retirement and savings plan options; and paid vacation and sick leave. Plus, work-life balance programs such as telecommuting and flexible work schedules are available to employees of some state agencies.

Insurance Benefits
Eligible employees may enroll in health insurance, which includes prescription coverage and wellness benefits. Other available insurance benefits include dental, vision, term life insurance, long term disability and flexible spending accounts for health and child care expenses.

Retirement Benefits
State employees are also offered retirement plan options, including defined benefit and defined contribution plans. Additionally, eligible employees may elect to participate in the South Carolina Deferred Compensation Program, which is a voluntary, supplemental retirement savings plan offering 401(k) and 457 plan options.

Workplace Benefits
State employees may also be eligible for other benefits, including tuition assistance; holiday, annual and sick leave; and discounts on purchases, travel and more.

Note: The benefits above are available to most state employees, with the exception of those in temporary positions. Employees in temporary grant and time-limited positions may be eligible for all, some or none of these benefits as benefits are associated with each position type. For these positions, contact the hiring agency to determine what benefits may be available.

01

Are you willing to accept a salary between $77,945-$104,000

• Yes
• No

02

What is your current salary?

03

Do you have a Juris Doctorate degree, an active member in good standing with the SC Bar, and have you satisfied the 403 requirements?

• Yes
• No

04

How many years of experience do you have as an experienced practicing attorney?

• No Experience
• Less than five years of experience
• 5 or more years of experience

05

If you are not a member in good standing of the South Carolina Bar and have not completed the 403 requirements, are you eligible and willing to take the next South Carolina Bar examination and complete the required certifications?

• Yes
• No

06

Please explain in detail your experience as a practicing attorney. Note: "Failure to provide detailed and complete information may result in your application not being referred."

07

Do you have any prior, pending or any grievance matters with the Office of Disciplinary Counsel, Commission on Lawyer Conduct?

• Yes
• No

08

*Please read in its entirety* I acknowledge that a resume may be attached but not substituted for completing the employment application's salary, work history, education, and reference sections. Incomplete applications will not be accepted. Is your application complete?

• Yes
• No

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