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Currently Available Positions
POSITION: Attorney – Immigration Access Workgroup
LOCATION: East Office
SALARY: $83,200.00 to $101,225.52/ annually DOE, with excellent benefits
AVAILABILITY: Immediately
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Continuous until position is filled.
The Desmond Law Group PS is seeking a talented, energetic, and dedicated attorney to represent clients in dependency and termination of parental rights cases.
Open Position – Call for Applicants
Deputy Public Defender (Public Defender IV)
Eleventh Judicial District Public Defender Office
(Crawford, Labette, Cherokee County)
Pittsburg, KS
Deputy Public Defender (Public Defender IV):
Assigned Counsel & Expert Coordinator (Public Defender III)
BIDS Administrative Office, Topeka, KS
Legal Aid of Arkansas seeks an experienced and energetic attorney and leader to serve as its Legal Director. Legal Aid provides critical civil legal services for vulnerable residents throughout Arkansas.
The Education Law Center-PA is a statewide civil rights advocacy organization that has played a leading role on key issues of educational equity since 1975. ELC-PA seeks a full-time attorney in our Pittsburgh office to engage in direct representation, impact litigation, and policy advocacy.
Full Time Equivalent: 1.0 FTE (40 Hours per week), Exempt
Reports to: Director of Legal and Advocacy Services
Rate: $88,608 to $101,115 Attorney Pay Scale
The New York State Defenders Association (NYSDA) is seeking applications for Staff Attorneys to work in our Public Defense Backup Center. NYSDA’s Backup Center promotes excellence in legal representation of low-income people who are involved in criminal and family courts throughout the State of New York. This position is an exciting opportunity for an experienced lawyer who is passionate about elevating public defense and supporting defenders statewide.
Staff Attorneys act as a resource attorney, providing support and guidance to defenders and other members of defense teams through case consultations, legal research, training, development of resource guides and other publications, expert witness referrals, and short- and long-term projects. Salary: $90,000 - $130,000, depending on experience
Southeast Kansas Regional Public Defender Office
Independence, KS
Senior Assistant Public Defender (Public Defender II):

