Overview

The Chief Judicial Staff Attorney is a Judicial appointed position that qualifies for City employee benefits Under very limited supervision, performs high-level supervisory and professional legal services work by overseeing and coordinating all operations for the Judges of Suffolk Circuit Court. Work involves scheduling assignments/assigning work to office employees, conducting annual performance evaluations for the Chief Judge's final approval, assisting the Judges in disseminating information to employees and organizational stakeholders, and overseeing all training activities. Work requires identifying any and all operational problems and taking corrective action. Work includes, drafting and monitoring the office budget and making recommendations to the Judges. The professional legal work includes the reviewing of civil and criminal motions, advising whether matters are properly served and noticed, conducting legal research, and drafting legal memoranda, prospective civil orders and legal opinions for the Court. The Chief Judicial Staff Attorney will work within broad policy and organization guidelines established by the Circuit Court Judges. The employee's function is necessary to ensure that the Circuit Court serves the public in an effective and efficient manner. Employee must also exercise tact, courtesy, and discretion in frequent contact with attorneys, public officials and employees, and the general public. Reports to the Chief Circuit Court Judge.To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the essential job functions satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary job functions herein described. Since every duty associated with this position may not be described herein, employees may be required to perform duties not specifically spelled out in the job description, but which may be reasonably considered to be incidental in the performing of their duties just as though they were actually written out in this job description. Serves as the Chief Judicial Staff Attorney for the four (4) Circuit Court Judges. Manages and directs the overall administrative, financial, budgetary, accounting, and internal human resource operations of the Suffolk Circuit Court Judges following the established goals, objectives and policies. Helps create those policies. Plans, assigns, supervises, and participates in all work conducted for the Circuit Court Judges. Supervises all personnel, appraises performance in annual reviews subject to final approval by the Chief Circuit Court Judge. Participates in the hiring process of all new employees. Oversees that each employee is cross-trained, so no job is without a backup person. Oversees, manages, and maintains files and leave records for all employees including following the guidelines of the Family Medical Leave of Absence (FMLA) when relevant. Supervises, directs and manages the administrative, financial, budgetary, accounting, and human resource support functions while maintaining high standards of accuracy, exercising independent judgment, discretion, tact, confidentiality and courtesy in assisting all organizational stakeholders and fellow employees. Manages Workforce Management (WFM) timecards, makes recommendations for personnel leave requests. Maintains employee career files. Serves as designated and responsible contact person for employees when a work-related injury or illness is concerned. Handles documentation & follows procedure required by the Risk Manager for the City of Suffolk. Manages budget line items, conducts analysis of budget matters. Advises the Circuit Court Judges regarding short-term and long-term office planning. Responsible for legal research and analysis of legal issues for the weekly motions docket of the judges; including: 1) checking each motion for compliance with procedural legal requirements; 2) calling non-compliant lawyers/legal staff, to enable them to bring the