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Klamath County is located in beautiful southern Oregon and home to the city of Klamath Falls, known as the state’s City of Sunshine with over 300 days of sunshine annually!  Klamath County offers everything for outdoor adventurers as well as a unique and diverse art community.  We are home to the Oregon Institute of Technology and Kingsley Field Air Base, where the 173rd Fighter Wing resides. For more information about living in this community, please visit https://lifeinklamath.com/

We seek to find candidates who want to make this beautiful area their home and are looking for a position where their contributions are valued and recognized.  Below is a brief overview of the Deputy District Attorney I, II, and III positions.  Please contact Human Resources for a more in-depth description of the positions and more details on our extensive benefits package.


We currently have openings for DDA1, DDA2, and DDA3 positions!  

Benefits include overtime pay, signing bonuses, moving expenses, and real immediate person crime case experience and training.

 

DDAs

When Deputy District Attorney positions become available, they are posted on our website as well as through the three Oregon Law Schools’ Career Services departments. If you are currently a member in good standing of the Oregon State Bar, you may submit an application and cover letter, along with the information listed below. Our policy is to retain all applications pending a vacancy. When one occurs, we screen the applications on file and schedule interviews with selected candidates. In order to assist us in the evaluation process, please send us the following:

 

  1. Grades from college and law school,
  2. Written recommendations from three individuals, two of whom are members of the legal profession, and
  3. Complete the application process HERE
      

Klamath County is an equal-opportunity employer with a commitment to a diverse and inclusive workforce.

Clerical/Office Staff

Job openings for support staff and other professional opportunities are posted through Klamath County Human Resources.  Open positions will be posted on the Klamath County Website.

 

Law Clerks

Klamath County District Attorney's Office hires law clerks.  Partnering with the three Oregon law schools, the interviewing process begins in January for positions that begin in June.  To be eligible, you must currently be enrolled in law school.  Only law students who will be starting their 2nd or 3rd year of school in the coming fall will be hired as law clerks.