Assistant Central Booking Prosecuting Attorney

Assistant Central Booking Prosecuting Attorney

Salary

$92,750.00 - $150,000.00 Annually

Location

1001 - Law

Job Type

Full-time

Job Number

11193-HR

Department

1001 - Law

Division

100105 - Criminal Legal Prosecution

Opening Date

11/02/2026

Closing Date

12/11/2026 8:35 AM Eastern

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Description

Assistant Central Booking Prosecuting Attorney

Examples of Duties

The Criminal Division of the City of Cleveland's Law Department is seeking an energetic, self-motivated, attorney to serve as a full-time Central Booking Assistant Prosecuting Attorney. The City of Cleveland Prosecutors Office offers broad exposure to the legal profession in an environment widely renowned for its challenge, excellence, creativity, integrity, decency and public service. Central Booking Assistant Prosecutor duties will include reviewing City of Cleveland police investigations to determine charges and draft appropriate paperwork on such matters as part of the collaborative Central Booking process. As a Central Booking Prosecutor, you will be responsible for making charging determinations for both misdemeanor matters to be handled in Cleveland Municipal Court and felony charges to be prosecuted by Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Office. As a Central Booking Prosecutor, you may be in a rotation for an on- call schedule for charging reviews to be completed. In addition to these duties, the Central Booking Prosecutor's secondary duties will be prosecuting misdemeanor cases, handle appeals in the 8th District Court of Appeals and in the Ohio Supreme Court. Central Booking Prosecutors may also be needed to cover regular courtroom dockets including pretrials and trials, if operational needs are required.

Minimum Qualifications

Applicants must possess excellent oral and written communication skills as well as a collaborative, problem solving mindset. Applicants must be currently licensed to practice law in the State of Ohio and be in good standing with the Ohio Supreme Court. Applicant must be available to work 8am -4pm or 4pm-12am shift on a rotating basis 7 days a week including Holidays.

Supplemental Information

Submit cover letter, resume, three references, and two writing samples to Mark D. Griffin, Director of Law, City of Cleveland Department of Law, City Hall, Room 106, 601 Lakeside Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44114, or by e-mail to JHumphrey@clevelandohio.gov

https://www.clevelandohio.gov/city-hall/departments/human-resources/total-rewards

The Citys guiding principles are as follows: Placing Clevelanders at the Center, Empowering Employees to Do Purposeful Work, Defining Clear and Pragmatic Objectives, Leading with Trust and Transparency, Striving for Equity in All We Do, and Embracing Change. All City employees are responsible for embracing and carrying out these principles in all that they do.

The City of Cleveland makes available a variety of benefit options depending upon your employment status and any applicable union membership. In general, benefit options include comprehensive medical, dental, vision, prescription medical and life insurance. Specific information regarding benefit eligibility will be discussed and reviewed at the time of hire.

Employer City of Cleveland

Address 601 Lakeside Avenue

Cleveland, Ohio, 44114

Phone 216-664-2493