Rule 9 Intern

Job Description

Prosecuting Attorney’s Office

Position: Rule 9 Intern

Starting Salary: Interns who have completed the minimum Rule 9 requirements (see below), $20/hour. For law school graduates, $25/hour.

Location: Prosecutor’s Office

Employment Type: Temporary. Not to exceed Washington State APR Rule 9

time limitations (see below)

Benefits include:

• Employees shall accrue sick leave benefits at the percentage rate of hours worked per week, to a maximum of eight (8) hours earned per month based on a forty (40) hour workweek but not less than one (1) hour per every forty (40) hours worked per County Policy 30.05.0

Visit Walla Walla County Website for detailed benefits information.

Brief Duties and Responsibilities: Perform legal work under the direction of a supervising attorney, who will direct, supervise, and review all of the work of the legal intern and shall assume personal professional responsibility for any work done by the legal intern while under the lawyer's supervision.

Working Environment/Physical Abilities: Work is primarily performed in the office but may occasionally require work to be performed in the field and may require travel in varying weather conditions. Physical abilities required for this position are ones typically related to office operations including but not limited to manual dexterity and visual acuity to operate computers and other office equipment, ability to sit for extended periods of time, accessing filing cabinets both on and off site, and sufficient hearing and speech ability to communicate. Ability to lift up to twenty (20) pounds.

Minimum Qualifications: Submit evidence satisfactory to the Prosecuting Attorney of minimum Admission to Practice Rule 9 Eligibility requirements. Submit evidence satisfactory to the Prosecuting Attorney of compliance with all mandatory rules pursuant to the Admission to Practice Rule 9 and the Rules of Professional Conduct (RPCs).To be eligible to apply for a Washington Supreme Court Rule 9 Legal Intern License, you must:

You may apply up to nine months after graduation from an ABA-approved law school.

Application: County application, resume and cover letter required. Job description available on our website at www.co.walla-walla.wa.us where you can apply online.

SELECTION IS BASED ON QUALIFICATIONS, ORAL INTERVIEW, BACKGROUND CHECK AND DRIVING RECORD CHECK.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY / AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER / ADA COMPLIANT

Type: Intern
Pay: $20.00 to $25.00 per HOUR

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About
Walla Walla County

Walla Walla County (population 62,000) may be Washington State’s best-kept secret. Located in the Southeastern corner of the state, in the foothills of the Blue Mountains.
Rolling green hills lead to Walla Walla’s patchwork of farms and snowy backdrop of the Blues in the distance. A quaint, well-kept downtown district, lined with lovely brick and stone architecture with first-class retail shops of every description. Fine dining abounds, and Walla Walla’s award-winning wine culture is evident everywhere. With three colleges, a thriving viticulture industry (over 100 wineries), and mild “Four-Season” climate, Walla Walla is home to 32,000 residents. Besides our County seat in Walla Walla, we also proudly serve College Place, Waitsburg, Touchet, Wallula, Burbank, Prescott and Dixie. There is the County Fair, hot air balloons in the summer sky, parades down Main Street… and you’re surrounded by fishing, skiing, boating, cycling, hiking, camping – in the uncrowded outdoor spaces.
Walla Walla County is a great place to live, work and play. It is also the perfect place to raise a family, with excellent schools, public libraries, and parks.

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