100 Job positions at Directorate of Public Prosecutions, Uganda
Ministry/Department- Directorate of Public Prosecutions
Post- STATE ATTORNEY
Scale- U4
Vacancies – 100
Reference- HRM 147/286/01
Minimum Age- 21
Minimum Qualification
• Applicants should be Ugandans holding an Honours Bachelor’s Degree in Law from a recognized University/Institution plus a Post Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice from the Law Development Centre.
Duties
• The incumbent will be responsible to the Senior State Attorney for performing the following duties:-
Advising and guiding the police during criminal investigations;
• Perusing police files in criminal cases triable in the High Court and serious criminal cases triable in the Magistrate’s Courts;
• Prosecuting criminal cases and appealing in the Magistrate’s Courts and High Court;
• Conducting Legal Research;
• Participating in documenting, profiling and creating databases on criminal cases;
• Handling public complaints;
• Participating in providing the necessary support and assisting to ensure the protection of the rights of victims of crime and witnesses;
• Participating in handling public complaints regarding the conduct of prosecutors and handling of criminal cases within the District;
• Any other duties as may be assigned from time to time.