Assistant Solicitor
The Fourteenth Circuit Solicitor’s Office seeks prosecutors to work within the state’s only five-circuit judicial circuit. Newly licensed attorneys and third-year law students are encouraged to apply. Applications for 2024 will be accepted starting on Dec. 1, 2023.
Applicants must be able to work as part of a team, be organized, exercise sound judgment, be able to prioritize workload and assignments, and possess excellent communication skills.
Minimum Education and Experience:
Applicants must have already graduated from an accredited law school or anticipate graduation in 2024. Applicants must already be admitted to the practice of law before the courts of record in South Carolina or anticipate bar admission in 2024. Sworn attorneys must be an active member of the bar and in good standing with the South Carolina Supreme Court.
Our office is the chief prosecuting agency for Allendale, Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton and Jasper counties. Our primary role is to prosecute all cases in General Sessions Court, certain misdemeanors in Magistrate’s Court and all criminal cases in Family Court. Each year, we prosecute approximately 5,000 new cases.
Salary will commensurate with experience.
Email your cover letter and resume to Deputy Solicitor Mary Jordan Lempesis at [email protected].
No phone calls, please.
Investigator
The Fourteenth Circuit Solicitor’s Office seeks an investigator for its Okatie, SC, headquarters. This person will work closely with prosecuting attorneys and support staff in Jasper and Beaufort counties, but will also be involved with other cases throughout the Fourteenth Circuit, to include Allendale, Colleton and Hampton counties.
Qualifications
- An understanding of Federal, state, and local criminal laws and statutes
- An understanding of methods and techniques used to conduct criminal investigations
- Ability to conduct effective interviews
- Knoweledge of communication and interpersonal techniques as applied to interaction with coworkers, supervisor, the public, etc., sufficient to exchange or convey information and to receive work direction
- Completion of course work equivalent to the academic requirements of a bachelor’s degree in social or behavioral science, criminology, criminal justice, or a related field; and four (4) years experience in law enforcement or in performing criminal investigations; or an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job such as those listed above
- S.C. Criminal Justice Academy Class 1 officer
- Valid SC driver’s license
- Positions in this class typically require sitting, standing, mobility, carrying, climbing, bending, reaching, grasping, using foot controls, driving, talking, hearing, and seeing
Light Work: Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects
Responsibilities
- Gather evidence used in the prosecution, and conviction of defendants.
- Work closely with area law enforcement agencies in a professional manner.
- Investigates a wide variety of matters within the jurisdiction of the Solicitor
- Maintains contact with other law enforcement agencies in the investigation of various felony and misdemeanor cases.
- Help prosecution to decide if additional investigation is necessary and completes cases as appropriate
- Reviews case files.
- Serves subpoenas in accordance with established procedure.
- Works with prosecutor on preparing cases for trial, to include, creating trial exhibits and locating witnesses/victims.
- Assists other law enforcement agencies as needed, including raids and arrests.
- Organizing and prioritizing work
- Photographing crime scenes.
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits: Health, vision, dental and life insurance; paid time off; mandatory retirement plan.
Schedule: Monday to Friday (Generally) Trial weeks may be longer than normal work hours
Experience: Law enforcement in Investigations: 4 years (Preferred)
License/Certification: SC Criminal Justice Academy Class 1 officer (Preferred)
Work Location: Okatie Headquarters (Possibly other locations throughout the Fourteenth Circuit)
Salary: Commensurate with work experience, from $55,000 a year.
Email your cover letter and resume to Deputy Solicitor Mary Jones at [email protected] or fill out application at Indeed.com.
No phone calls, please.
Pretrial Intervention Case Manager
The Fourteenth Circuit Solicitor’s Office is seeking a fulltime employee to help manage the office’s Pretrial Intervention program. Previous administrative experience preferred but not required. Employee will work primarily in the Solicitor’s Office headquarters in Okatie, S.C., with occasion duty in its satellite offices (with mileage compensation). We are looking for a reliable, professional person with excellent customer-service and telephone skills, who is proficient with a computer and able to multi-task. This employee will upload documents to our case management system and help ensure Pretrial Intervention participants are meeting their requirements. We offer a predictable work schedule and state benefits. Must have a valid South Carolina drivers’ license, reliable transportation and a clean criminal record.
PLEASE SUBMIT A COVER LETTER WITH APPLICATION.
No phone calls please.
Job Type: Full-time
Required license or certification: Valid SC Drivers’ License
Required education: High school or equivalent
Salary: $30,000/year
Send resume and cover letter to Shannon Horton at [email protected] or fill out application at Indeed.com.
We are an equal-opportunity employer
The Fourteenth Circuit Solicitor’s Office is an equal opportunity organization and will not allow discrimination based upon age, ethnicity, ancestry, gender, national origin, disability, race, size, religion, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, or any other status prohibited by applicable law.