To the extent the district attorney's office receives funds from any source, the district attorney may employ one or more part-time legal assistants who shall serve at the will and pleasure of the district attorney to assist in the performance of the duties of the district attorney. A part-time legal assistant must not engage in the private practice of law, and must possess the qualifications and be subject to removal as provided in Section 25-31-6. The term 'any source' has the meaning ascribed in Section 25-31-5.Laws, 1978, ch. 509, § 10; Laws, 1983, ch. 322, § 3; Laws, 1992, ch. 396 § 10, eff. 4/27/1992.Amended by Laws, 2022, ch. 442, HB 1423,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2022.
Mississippi Legal Code