Evening Assistant Prosecutor

Evening Assistant Prosecutor

Salary

$82,562.86 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

12/2/2026 11:59 PM Eastern

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Description

Evening Assistant Prosecutor

Job Purpose

The Criminal Division of the City of Cleveland's Law Department is seeking an energetic, self-motivated, attorney to serve as a full-time Evening 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. The incumbent will meet with law enforcement officers in the Central Booking facility and review criminal investigations and make charging determinations. This prosecutors main tasks will be reviewing Cleveland police reports for referral of matters to the Cuyahoga County Prosecutors Office for felony charges. This prosecutor may occasionally have secondary assignments such as prosecuting misdemeanor violations of Cleveland Codified Ordinances and the Ohio Revised Code in the Cleveland Municipal Court, Ohio 8th District Court of Appeals and the Ohio Supreme Court. These misdemeanors include, but not limited to, traffic violations, assault, domestic violence, disorderly conduct, and theft. Prosecutors will be tasked with reviewing police reports for the determination of criminal charges and drafting of those charges.

Examples of Duties

Responsibilities:

In order to effectively serve as the assistant prosecutor and advocate on behalf of the City of Cleveland the assistant prosecutor must:

• Review police investigations to determine charges and draft appropriate paperwork on such matters as part of the normal charging process and collaborative Central Booking process.

• 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.

• In a rotation for an on- call schedule for charging reviews to be completed.

• Prosecuting misdemeanor cases inclusive of charging, pretrials, motion practice, bench trials and jury trials.

• These misdemeanors include but are not limited to traffic violations, assault, disorderly conduct, domestic violence, violation of protection order, and theft.

• Handle appeals in the 8th District Court of Appeals and in the Ohio Supreme Court

• Review CPD Homicide cases when the Chief Assistant Prosecutor, First Assistant Prosecutor or Deputy Prosecutor(s) is unavailable for review.

• Special dedicated domestic violence prosecutors also have the following additional duties

• Comply with all terms of the VAWA Grant

• Attend conference as required by the VAWA Grant

• Review of sex crimes cases for charging determination

• Review and handle dedicated domestic violence docket cases

• All other duties as assigned by the Chief Prosecutor.

Minimum Qualifications

The ideal candidate will be hardworking, proficient, and able to work well as team member in a fast-paced environment. 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.

Supplemental Information

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