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County attorney asks commissioners to approve assistant county attorney-in-training job description; commission approves

3636498 · June 3, 2025
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Summary

The county attorney presented a new job description for an assistant county attorney in training — a temporary non-barred-attorney position for law graduates awaiting licensure — and the commission approved the position 3-0.

The Ellis County Commission on June 3 unanimously approved a job description to create an assistant county attorney in training position intended to fill a staffing gap when a new hire has a juris doctor degree but is not yet licensed to practice in Kansas.

Aaron Cunningham, who presented the proposal on behalf of the county attorney’s office, said the role would allow an individual with a juris doctorate to perform…

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