Police Attorney
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About the role
At the High Point Police Department, we are committed to protecting our city and building relationships with our community. Our team includes over 300 officers and professional staff who are passionate about serving others. As a proactive, data-driven agency, we take pride in being nationally recognized for excellence. Our department offers some of the finest in-house training in the country, along with numerous opportunities for growth, development, and career advancement. A rewarding career awaits you here. Join our team and play a vital role in keeping High Point a safe place to live, work, and visit.
Responsibilities
- Participates in employee disciplinary hearings and appeals; reviews and analyzes results and
- recommendations of disciplinary hearings for internal staff accused of policy and procedural violations; infractions; recommends approval or modification of disciplinary recommendations.
- This position also provides legal advice to Police Department personnel in criminal law and procedure; reviews policies and personnel actions for compliance with legal requirements; and reviews disciplinary action and internal investigations as necessary.
- Essential Tasks & Responsibilities:
- Provide legal advice to the Chief of Police and police department staff on criminal law and procedures, to include investigative procedures, substantive law, procedural law, and sufficiency of evidence for court.
- Advise criminal investigators on investigative procedures involving searches, interrogation law, electronic eavesdropping, evidentiary foundations, and traffic fatalities.
- Respond to and advise police leadership on legal issues regarding all police shootings, hostage or barricaded subject standoffs, and critical incidents involving injury or public interest.
- Review drafts of proposed changes in ordinances to assure conformance to legal requirements.
- Review drafts of proposed departmental policy changes to ensure conformance to legal requirements and accreditation standards.
- Review disciplinary files and internal investigations as necessary to ensure fair and unbiased procedures; represent and advise the Chief of Police in administrative actions.
- Represent the Chief of Police, as necessary, at administrative, disciplinary, and unemployment hearings.
- Publish training material on new case law and legislation and review established case law affecting police operations.
- Coordinate with the North Carolina Justice Academy Director and staff for training courses and providing specialized advanced legal training to certified law enforcement officers.
- Teach police leadership and in-house training programs, supervising officers assigned for training.
- Provide written or oral legal opinions for officers and command staff on issues of criminal law, criminal procedures, and civil liability.
- Coordinate investigation working with State agencies (i.e. ALE and ABC) to develop factual support for public nuisance actions.
- Participate in management decision-making on training and policy development.
- Review and approve legal documents.
- Compile, review, and approve public records produced by the Police Department through JustFOIA, reviewing for responsiveness and redacting any applicable statutory exemptions.
- Handle subpoenas for police records and petitions for custodial law enforcement agency recordings.
Benefits
Additional Information
Compensation Range $94,866.72 - $128,758.24 Please note: This job opening may close earlier than the stated date, due to high candidate volume. If interested, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
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