Lead Attorney

Examples of Duties
• Assign and distribute legal work to Staff Attorneys and external contract attorneys including hearing assignments, brief writing, and appellate briefs.
• Respond to questions from attorneys and staff regarding legal issues, records, warrants, and expungement applications.
• Review criminal records to determine expungement eligibility.
• Identify statewide legal and process-related expungement issues and work to develop solutions, including liaising with judges, court administrators, and the State Court Administrator’s Office.
• Brief writing.
• Train new attorneys.
• Recruit and provide training for pro bono attorneys and law school clinics.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Knowledge of criminal law, including courtroom experience.
• Knowledge of Michigan expungement statutes.
• Knowledge of appellate court procedures.
• Skill in legal research, writing, and drafting.
• Prior Supervisory Experience.
• Skill in developing legal arguments and the application of legal principles.
• Skill in oral and written communication.
• Ability to problem solve and display resourcefulness and initiative in handling legal matters.
• Ability to coordinate efforts among a large number of stakeholders throughout the state engaged in expungement litigation.

Licenses, Certifications, and Other Special Requirements:

• License to practice law in the State of Michigan.
• Candidates considered for placement in this classification may be subject to a Criminal Background Investigation based on the requirements of the position.

Minimum Qualifications
Qualifications (required):
• Juris Doctorate degree from an American Bar Association approved institution.
• Eight (8) years of experience in the practice of law, including six (6) years of litigation or related experience, and two (2) years of experience in supervising the activities of a group of professionals engaged in a wide variety of legal work.

Qualifications (required):
• Experience in municipal corporation law.

Supplemental Information
Evaluation Plan

Interview: 70%
Evaluation of Training, Experience & Personal Qualifications: 30%
Total of Interview and Evaluation T.E.P: 100%
Additional points may be awarded for:
Veteran Points: 0 – 15 points
Detroit Residency Credit: 15 point
LRD: 1/8/2025