Capital Habeas Attorney — Post-Conviction Advocate

Mill Law Center; Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and life insurance

Retirement plan

Thrift Savings Plan

Telework up to two days per week

Job summary

Federal Public Defender’s Office for the Central District of California in Los Angeles invites applications for full-time CHU attorney positions. The CHU advocates for indigent defendants sentenced to death, handling capital habeas cases at the federal level and supporting post-conviction representation.

Duties include drafting petitions, supervising investigators, presenting oral arguments, and preparing clemency petitions; candidates may handle noncapital habeas matters and federal criminal

Qualifications

• Graduated from an accredited law school and admitted to the California Bar or willing to sit for the California Bar exam.
• Preference for at least three years of experience in state/federal criminal law, complex civil litigation, death penalty litigation, habeas corpus litigation, or clerkship experience.
• Varying hours including nights, weekends, and holidays may be required.
• Background investigation is required.
• Must be a United States citizen or permanent resident seeking citizenship.

Responsibilities

• Represent death-sentenced petitioners in federal habeas corpus proceedings.
• Work on all stages of capital habeas cases, from pre-petition investigation through Supreme Court proceedings and clemency.
• Summarize trial transcripts, draft habeas corpus petitions, supervise investigators and paralegals, direct investigations, work with experts.
• Draft briefs, present oral arguments, and draft clemency petitions.
• Represent noncapital habeas petitioners and federal criminal defendants.

Skills

Legal research

Oral advocacy

Teamwork

Criminal law

Habeas corpus

Education

Juris Doctor (J.D.) from an accredited law school

Job description

Federal Public Defender’s Office for the Central District of California in Los Angeles invites applications for full-time CHU attorney positions. The CHU advocates for indigent defendants sentenced to death, handling capital habeas cases at the federal level and supporting post-conviction representation.

Duties include drafting petitions, supervising investigators, presenting oral arguments, and preparing clemency petitions; candidates may handle noncapital habeas matters and federal criminal