Deputy Prosecuting Attorney - Regional Domestic Violence Firearm Enforcement Unit (Term-Limited)

Deputy Prosecuting Attorney - Regional Domestic Violence Firearm Enforcement Unit (Term-Limited)

10/28/2024 02:59 PM PDT

Deputy Prosecuting Attorney (Term-Limited)

Regional Domestic Violence Firearms Enforcement Unit

Gender-Based Violence Prevention Division 

 
The Regional Domestic Violence Firearms Enforcement Unit (RDVFEU) in the King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office is seeking an attorney to fill a 2-year grant-funded term-limited Deputy Prosecuting Attorney (DPA) position. The DPA will help expand the unit’s capacity to ensure that the highest risk firearm cases are better addressed through:

• Screening, triage and acted upon in as close to real time as possible to reduce harm.  
• Enabling existing DPA engagement in efforts to expand reach on Extreme Risk Protection Orders (ERPOs), DV Criminal and Civil Orders to Surrender and Prohibit Weapons (OTSW) compliance, and implementation and enforcement of firearm relinquishment laws. 
• Outreach to law enforcement (local, state and federal), immediate case triage, replication and training.  

*Priorities will be on domestic violence, or relevant and adjacent community-violence or other high risk firearm cases as referred or needed.  

About the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office
Guided by our core values of Integrity, Compassion, Professionalism, and Leadership, our mission is to do Justice:

• We exercise the power given to us by the people with fairness and humility.
• We serve our diverse community, support victims and families, and hold individuals accountable.
• We develop innovative and collaborative solutions for King County and the State of Washington.
  

Our office is made up of six divisions that are further organized into specialized units:
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We value diversity and strive to hire a workforce that reflects the community that we serve. It is essential to our mission that we create and maintain an office that is diverse and inclusive. All PAO employees are expected to participate in PAO equity work and attend equity trainings and discussions. PAO employees are expected to comply with equity and social justice principles, and to work with PAO colleagues and management to identify opportunities for improvement.