First Chair Appellate Attorney – Death Penalty

State of Georgia; Atlanta (GA); Sur place; USD 110 000 - 170 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Georgia Public Defender Council in Georgia is seeking a Lead Counsel Appellate Attorney to handle complex death penalty appeals and related appellate work from the Georgia Capital Defender Office in Atlanta. This role focuses on indigent clients and may involve co-counseling on capital trials as needed.

Ideal candidates will have a JD, bar licensure in Georgia, and at least five years of criminal litigation experience.

Qualifications

• Must be a member in good standing of the State Bar or admitted to practice pro hac vice and must have at least five years criminal litigation experience as a criminal defense attorney or a prosecuting attorney.
• Must have been co-counsel, or have actively assisted in the direct appeal of at least one death penalty case and have been counsel of record in at least three felony appeals.
• Must have attended within twelve months previous to appointment at least ten hours of specialized training or educational programs relating to post-conviction appeals and appellate procedures or commit to ten hours of such training annually.

Responsabilités

• Provide competent and zealous representation to indigent defendants in death penalty appeals.
• Assist with capital trial representation as co-counsel when assigned.
• Conduct legal research and brief writing, and present oral arguments.

Connaissances

Criminal litigation

Appellate advocacy

Capital defense interest

Formation

Juris Doctorate

Description du poste

Georgia Public Defender Council in Georgia is seeking a Lead Counsel Appellate Attorney to handle complex death penalty appeals and related appellate work from the Georgia Capital Defender Office in Atlanta. This role focuses on indigent clients and may involve co-counseling on capital trials as needed.

Ideal candidates will have a JD, bar licensure in Georgia, and at least five years of criminal litigation experience.