PUBLIC DEFENDER'S OFFICE, 2ND CIRCUIT- ATTORNEY- ASSISTANT PUBLIC DEFENDER - 21006931

State of Florida; Tallahassee (FL); On-site; USD 47,350 - 68,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual and Sick Leave

Paid holidays and Personal Holiday

Group insurance options

Retirement plan options

Tuition waivers

Job summary

The Office of the Public Defender, Second Judicial Circuit, seeks an Attorney – Assistant Public Defender to provide effective representation to individuals charged with criminal offenses.

This role offers in-house training opportunities monthly and seminars through the National Association of Public Defense and state criminal defense associations, with a career path from Legal Trainee to Assistant Public Defender and a salary progression.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctorate required.
• Applicants must be a member of and in good standing with the Florida Bar.

Responsibilities

• Provide effective and professional legal representation to people charged with criminal offenses.

Skills

Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure

Florida Rules of Evidence

Florida Criminal Statutes

Education

Juris Doctorate

Job description

Attorney – Assistant Public Defender

The Work You Will Do

The primary responsibility of assistant public defenders is to provide effective and professional legal representation to people charged with criminal offenses.

How You Will Grow

The Office of the Public Defender provides in-house training opportunities monthly, as well as opportunities to attend seminars and training opportunities offered by the National Association of Public Defense, the Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the Florida Public Defender Association and more.

Salary

• Starting: $68,500.00 annually; negotiable commensurate with experience.
• Applicants who have completed the Florida Bar examination and are awaiting results will also be considered. If hired prior to receiving bar results, the position as a "Legal Trainee" has a starting salary of $47,350.00. Upon being sworn in to the Florida Bar, the annual salary will increase to $68,500.00 along with promotion to an Assistant Public Defender position.
• Legal Trainee candidates must provide a copy of their Registrant Clearance from the Florida Board of Bar Examiners.

Minimum Qualifications

• Juris Doctorate
• Applicants must be a member of and in good standing with the Florida Bar.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure, Florida Rules of Evidence, and Florida Criminal Statutes.

Please Note

• All fields in the Candidate Profile must be completed (an attached resume is not a substitution for the information required on the candidate profile).
• Work history, duties and responsibilities, hours worked, supervisor, and formal education fields, etc. must be filled out to determine qualifications for this position.

Our Organization And Mission

The Office of the Public Defender, Second Judicial Circuit provides legal representation for indigent individuals accused of criminal offenses. The Second Judicial Circuit encompasses six Florida counties: Leon, Gadsden, Liberty, Jefferson, Wakulla and Franklin. Each fiscal year, the Second Judicial Circuit represents indigent clients in both criminal trial and criminal appeal appointments, equating to nearly 16,500 criminal cases for six counties and over 1,100 cases on appeal for the 32 counties that make up the First District Court of Appeal. The Office of Public Defender was established in 1963 following the Supreme Court decision in Gideon v. Wainwright.

The Benefits of Working for the State of Florida

• Annual and Sick Leave benefits.
• Paid holidays and one Personal Holiday each year.
• State Group Insurance coverage options, including health, life, dental, vision, flexible spending accounts, and other supplemental insurance options.
• Retirement plan options, including employer contributions.
• Tuition waivers.
• And more!

For a more complete list of benefits, visit www.mybenefits.myflorida.com.

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.