Starting Pay: $27.7168 Hourly ($57,651)
Step A: $29.1947 Hourly ($60,725)

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Graduation from an accredited law school

-OR-

Currently enrolled in an accredited law school and graduating within 6 months

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

Employees must graduate from an accredited law school within 6 months from the date of entry into the position. Failure to obtain such, shall be just cause for termination of employment.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

Must be able to perform Essential Job Duties and Functions with or without reasonable accommodations.

JOB SUMMARY: Performs indigent criminal defense for adult criminal cases and a wide variety of legal tasks in the criminal divisions of circuit and district court which includes legal research and representation of clients at all critical stages in accordance with court rules; under the supervision of Chief Public Defender or other licensed attorney.

ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS:

• Reviews charging documents, police reports and other discovery as provided by the prosecution.
• Conducts, or assists senior attorneys in conducting, detailed client interviews.
• Determines what further fact investigation to undertake and directs that investigation, including the identification, consultation and hiring of applicable experts as approved by the Chief Public Defender.
• Maintains accurate, complete and legible case files.
• Determines what legal issues need development, researches those issues and presents them in the appropriate forum.
• Negotiates with the prosecution and promptly advises the client of the status of those negotiations.
• Litigates any issues that are necessary and appropriate, including bringing cases to trial, handling probation violations and other hearings pursuant to court rules.
• Performs related work as required.

Please see the attached job description for more details.