Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutor

Job Summary - Why you’ll love this position

Job Location:  Jefferson City. Remote work opportunities are available. 

Why you’ll love this position:

The Missouri Office of Prosecution Services provides best practices to elected prosecutors across the State of Missouri and their staff.  This unique position would allow you to provide your expertise related to driving while intoxicated laws to not only prosecutors, but to law enforcement as well. This program allows travel across the State not only to provide training, but to serve as special prosecutors in intoxication-related cases.

Responsibilities - What you’ll do

Training Programs and Equipment: Assist in the planning, coordination, and presentation of statewide and regional training programs for prosecutors, law enforcement officers, judges, and traffic safety professionals. Topics may include impaired driving investigations and prosecutions, DRE-related issues, field sobriety testing, blood draw procedures, traffic stops and vehicle searches, injury and fatality crash prosecutions, emerging drug trends, and related courtroom is-sues. Responsibilities include assisting with conferences, webinars, in-service training, preparation of course materials, and development of legal updates and presentations.

Special Prosecutions and Trial Assistance: Provide litigation support and trial assistance to county prosecuting attorneys handling impaired driving and traffic safety cases, including serving as special prosecutor in cases involving conflicts, recusals, or complex legal issues. Assist with charging decisions, motion practice, evidentiary hearings, trial preparation, and jury trials.

Technical Assistance and Reference Materials: Serve as a statewide resource prosecutor for Missouri county prosecuting attorneys and law enforcement officers by providing legal research, consultation, technical assistance, sample pleadings, legal updates, and assistance with emerging traffic safety issues. Assist in updating and distributing training manuals, case law summaries, and other reference resources.

Traffic Safety Liaison Activities: Serve as a liaison between Missouri prosecutors and the broader traffic safety community, including law enforcement agencies, victim advocacy organizations, task forces, judicial partners, and national traffic safety organizations. Attend statewide and national traffic safety conferences, and committee meetings to support statewide coordination and training initiatives.

Qualifications - All you need for success

• 3 years criminal law experience
• Applicants must be licensed to practice law in Missouri or eligible for admission in Missouri

• Significant criminal prosecution or defense experience
• Strong courtroom, writing, organizational, and public speaking skills

Lack of post‐secondary education will not be used as the sole basis denying consideration to any applicant.

Job Details - More reasons to love this position

**Any applicant returning to state employment after less than a 2 year departure from state employment is eligible for a maximum of a10% of differential pay**

The State of Missouri offers an excellent benefits package that includes a defined pension plan, generous amounts of leave and holiday time, and eligibility for health insurance coverage. Your total compensation is more than the dollars you receive in your paycheck. To help demonstrate the value of working for the State of Missouri, we have created an interactive Total Compensation Calculator. This tool provides a comprehensive view of benefits and more that are offered to prospective employees. The Total Compensation Calculator and other applicant resources can be found here.

Contact Details - If you have questions or require any accommodations to participate in the application or interview process please contact:

Ms. Sheila Johnson at [email protected] or (573)751-0619

The State of Missouri is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to developing and maintaining a talented workforce.