SENIOR LEGAL COUNSEL (CRIMINAL LAW)

The incumbent is required to assist in the day-to-day management of the Department of Public Prosecution and to perform the more complex Criminal Law legal work. Duties include representing the DPP in the more complex Criminal matters in the High Court and Magistrates' Court, attending interlocutory proceedings and preparing interlocutory matters, performing pre-trial work, instructing and briefing attorneys on matters before the Privy Council, providing advice and opinions on Criminal matters and supervising lower level legal professionals engaged in Criminal Law work. Dependent on assignment, the incumbent may be required to perform some or the full range of the duties of the position.