Public Defender Trial Attorney: Fight for Fair Justice

Palm Beach County Public Defender / 15th Circuit; West Palm Beach (FL); Vor Ort; USD 69.000 - 76.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Palm Beach County Public Defender’s Office, 15th Judicial Circuit (PD-15), invites upcoming law school graduates (Dec 2026 and May 2027) to join our assistant public defender team in spring and summer 2027, protecting indigent clients' rights. We offer training and ongoing collaboration with a multidisciplinary team.

Commitment: Full time, permanent; some positions may require rapid integration into trial work with support from investigators, social services, and mental health experts.

Qualifikationen

• Strong legal research and writing skills.
• Experience with client interaction.
• Trial experience (clinic, internship, Certified Legal Intern, etc.)

Aufgaben

• Provide excellent and timely representation by obtaining pretrial releases, investigating and filing motions, trying cases, and presenting sentencing mitigation.
• Participate in available training sessions including FL Law Weekly updates.
• Pursue investigative avenues with support from the investigation unit.
• Provide holistic client service with support from Social Services division.
• Collaborate with mental health experts, forensic experts, or others to assist in pretrial, trial, and sentencing proceedings.
• Communicate regularly – and in a meaningful way – with clients, either in the office or at the jails.

Kenntnisse

Legal research

Legal writing

Client interaction

Trial experience

Jobbeschreibung

Palm Beach County Public Defender’s Office, 15th Judicial Circuit (PD-15), invites upcoming law school graduates (Dec 2026 and May 2027) to join our assistant public defender team in spring and summer 2027, protecting indigent clients' rights. We offer training and ongoing collaboration with a multidisciplinary team.

Commitment: Full time, permanent; some positions may require rapid integration into trial work with support from investigators, social services, and mental health experts.