Closing on: Sep 7, 2026
| Company Intro |
| The District Attorney’s Office was established in 1850. This elected officer was to act as public prosecutor in both District and County Courts. Under the County Charter of 1951, the District Attorney remained an elected office responsible for all criminal prosecutions, investigations of all major cases and maintenance of the Laboratory of Criminalistics. Today, Santa Clara County is comprised of fifteen cities, including San Jose, and has more than 1.8 million residents who come from all over the world to live in our beautiful, prosperous and diverse valley. The Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office is the largest prosecutor’s office in Northern California. The Office has 640 employees, including 196 prosecutors. The Office prosecutes more than 40,000 criminal cases each year including drunk driving, identity theft, fraud, elder abuse, burglary, robbery, sexual assault, domestic violence, gang violence and murder. The District Attorney’s Crime Laboratory is the pre-eminent forensic laboratory in Northern California and analyzes thousands of evidence items each year using the most sophisticated and cutting-edge technology. |
| Job Description/Duties |
| Under direction, to perform professional legal work in the Office of the District Attorney, |
| Job Criteria |
| Attorney I requires active membership in the California State Bar upon appointment. Attorney II requires active membership in the California State Bar upon appointment, and one year of full-time experience equivalent to an Attorney I with Santa Clara County, or two years of full-time experience in the practice of law in a government agency or in private practice. Full-time experience as a Judicial Law Clerk may substitute for up to two years of required experience. Attorney III requires active membership in the California State Bar upon appointment, and two years of full-time experience equivalent to an Attorney II with Santa Clara County, or four years of full-time experience in the practice of law in a government agency or in private practice. Full-time experience as a Judicial Law Clerk may substitute for up to two years of required experience. Attorney IV requires active membership in the California State Bar upon appointment, and two years of full-time experience equivalent to an Attorney III with Santa Clara County, or six years of full-time experience in the practice of law in a government agency or in private practice. Full-time experience as a Judicial Law Clerk may substitute for up to two years of required experience. |
Job Category: Government Prosecution
Job Type: Full Time
Job Location: San Jose