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Agency: Justice Administrative Commission
Working Title: PUBLIC DEFENDER’S OFFICE, 17TH CIRCUIT- ASSISTANT PUBLIC DEFENDER – 21010025
Position Number: 21010025
Salary: $65,000.00
Posting Closing Date: 11/30/2023
Public Defender’s Office – 17th Judicial Circuit
Starting Date: Immediately
The Office is interested in an attorney that wishes to practice in one of our specialty courts. We are seeking an attorney that wants to work with clients with mental health and/or substance abuse use disorders. This requires strong communication skills with clients and their families. A knowledge of the different services available.
Summary of Duties: Prepares cases for defense of indigent persons charged with criminal offenses; interviews clients and prospective witnesses; prepares or oversees the drafting of briefs, memoranda, pleadings, and other legal papers; conducts legal research; represents misdemeanor, felony, or juvenile clients in court arraignments, pre-trial hearings, trials, dispositions, and other proceedings; interviews clients in custody and makes initial decisions concerning such things as bail, release from custody, and mental competency to stand trial; determines need for expert witnesses; locates appropriate experts and schedules them for trial if needed; performs related work as required.
Qualifications
To Apply
Send Resume and Cover Letter through the People First website or to the below address (es):
Employer: Office of the Public Defender – Seventeenth Judicial Circuit
Contact Name/Title: Cyril Guerra, Human Resources Director
Address: 201 SE 6th Street, Suite 3872, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301 Email: [email protected]
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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.
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