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South Carolina Office of the Attorney General · 1 day ago

Assistant Attorney General (Attorney II) - Capital and Collateral Litigation

Columbia, SC

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid, Senior Level

The South Carolina Office of the Attorney General is seeking an Assistant Attorney General for the Capital and Collateral Litigation section. This role involves handling murder direct appeals, federal habeas corpus, and other collateral litigation, requiring professional legal work in preparing briefs, pleadings, and representing State agencies.

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Work & Life Balance

No H1B

Responsibilities

Performs under limited supervision professional legal work for the State, its subdivisions, and officials. Primarily assigned to the Capital Litigation Section involving the handling of murder appeals to the South Carolina appellate courts; direct appeals of death penalty convictions to the South Carolina Supreme Court; state collateral actions involving death penalty cases in the circuit and appellate courts; and federal habeas corpus litigation involving various South Carolina crimes in the federal court system

Performs under limited supervision professional legal work relating to capital litigation and murder appeals in the South Carolina Supreme Court, including the reading of trial transcripts, research of legal issues, drafting of briefs, preparation of pleadings, and presentation of oral arguments before the South Carolina appellate courts. This duty involves communication with trial counsel and appellate counsel, traveling to other locations to examine appropriate trial exhibits, coordination of appellate work with trial counsel, ordering of trial transcripts, and calendaring and scheduling of work to conform with the court dates. This duty involves complex death penalty litigation as well as non-capital murder appellate litigation

Performs under general supervision professional legal work relating to post-conviction relief in death penalty convictions. Research legal issues, prepare pleadings and responses to applications for post-conviction relief involving death penalty convictions, and prepare returns, briefs, and oral arguments for appeals from the state court hearing. Makes required arrangements for transportation pertaining to witnesses and death row inmates. Represents the State in the Court of Common Pleas and in South Carolina appellate courts on appeal

Performs under general supervision professional legal work relating to federal habeas corpus relief proceedings in the Federal District Court, Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the United States Supreme Court. Research legal issues, prepare pleadings and responses to petitions for federal habeas corpus relief, prepare motions and responses to filings, and make professional decisions on the handling of the case and appeal. Briefs issues before the United States Court of Appeals and completes oral arguments, if necessary. This job duty involves both death penalty matters as well as non-death penalty federal habeas corpus actions

Represents assigned State agencies as required by the South Carolina Attorney General. Communicates with and advises agencies, including travel to other locations for meetings or hearings

Performs related duties required and assigned by the Division Director and Chief of Staff, such as handling cases outside primary duty assignment

Qualification

Juris Doctorate DegreeSouth Carolina Bar membershipCapital litigation experienceLegal researchDrafting legal documentsOral argumentsWestlaw proficiencyOrganizational skillsIndependent work