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Community Legal Aid (CLA) seeks a Managing Attorney to join the management team of a dynamic civil legal aid organization serving low-income and elderly people in Central and Western Mass. CLA has over 160 dedicated, talented staff working across multiple offices.
The Committee for Public Counsel Services (CPCS), the public defender agency for Massachusetts, is seeking attorneys to work in the office of Family Justice Advocates (FJA), CPCS’ Children and Family Law Division (CAFL) “conflicts office” in Worcester; FJA also has an office in Springfield.
The Maryland Office of the Public Defender seeks a zealous, client-centered attorney to serve as a Forensic Science Litigation Support Attorney. The Forensics Division of the Maryland Office of the Public Defender (MOPD) is a state-wide specialized division that provides support services and training to MOPD and panel attorneys in forensic sciences. We are committed to building a culturally diverse staff and strongly encourage people historically underrepresented in the practice of law to apply.
Our vision is for Justice, Fairness, and Dignity for All. We are committed to our core values of a culture of excellence, client-centered representation, tenacious advocacy, and remaining united as a team in achieving our mission. At MOPD we use our legal education and experience to fight for justice and fairness, no matter what and we refuse to remain silent in the midst of human suffering. Our unique talents, identities, educational backgrounds, and perspectives guide us in representing our clients. We stand up against prejudice, systemic racism, and inequity in all of the spaces we occupy. MOPD seeks candidates who will join us in providing compassionate, competent, zealous, and client-centered representation to all of our clients. Learn more about our mission and commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
The Second Look Project is looking for a new, full-time Executive Director to lead the
organization.
The CCRC-South office is responsible for investigating, filing and litigating state postconviction motions for indigent death row inmates in the Florida trial courts, carrying forward appeals to the Florida Supreme Court, preparing, and filing and litigating habeas corpus petitions in the federal
The Office of the Capital Collateral Regional Counsel–South (“CCRC-South”) is a State of Florida agency which represents indigent Florida death row inmates in postconviction proceedings challenging the legality of their convictions and sentences in state and in federal courts.
The Office of the Federal Defender for the Eastern District of California is accepting applications for the position of Investigator in our Capital Habeas Unit (CHU) for its Sacramento Office.
NYSDA is seeking a Director of Public Defense Recruitment and Retention for our Public Defense Backup Center. There is a crisis related to recruitment, hiring, and retention within the public defense community. While many professions have been struggling with these issues since the pandemic began, public defense has been particularly hard hit by these challenges. NYSDA has received a grant to create a statewide program to address this crisis. The Director will lead a coordinated, structural effort to recruit, hire, train, and develop current and future generations of public defenders and public defense team members.
POSITION: Paralegal (Stay Housed LA) – Eviction Defense Center Workgroup
LOCATION: Ron Olson Justice Center
SALARY: $43,729.23k - $56,946.83k/annual (DOE) with excellent benefits
AVAILABILITY: Immediately
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Continuous until position is filled.