• Position: Assistant Public Defender – Prison Legal Services
• Location: Columbus, Ohio.
• Qualifications: Admission to Ohio Bar pursuant to Section 4705.01. Note: Eligibility to practice under a Certificate to Practice Law Pending Admission in Ohio, under Rule I, Section 19 of the Supreme Court Rules for the Government of the Bar of Ohio, or eligibility to practice under a Temporary Certification for Practice in Legal services, Public Defender, and Law School Programs under Rule IX of the Supreme Court Rules for the Government of the Bar of Ohio, may be accepted in lieu of admission to the Ohio Bar pursuant to R.C. Section 4705.02.
• Application link: https://dasstateoh.taleo.net/careersection/oh_ext/jobdetail.ftl?job=2300...
• Application deadline: Tuesday, March 7, 2023
• Summary of position: Advocacy is at the core of a Prison Legal Services (“PLS”) attorney’s job: attorneys in the group represent incarcerated people before the Ohio Parole Board and people who are facing reimprisonment in parole and post-release control revocation hearings. PLS attorneys are flexible: they vigorously defend clients in revocation hearings and make compelling cases for release when before the Ohio Parole Board. PLS attorneys also provide legal orientations to all individuals sentenced to the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction and answer questions pertaining to criminal sentences, jail-time credit, release mechanisms, and other common inquiries. This Assistant Public Defender 1 (“APD1”) position is currently headquartered in Franklin County, Ohio with anticipated significant time spent at the Ohio Reformatory for Women (“ORW”) in Marysville, Ohio. The attorney hired to this position focuses on representation of clients in parole and post-release control hearings. The attorney is also expected to present a legal orientation to newly incarcerated women and answer questions – orally and in writing – pertaining to criminal sentences, jail time credit, judicial and other release mechanisms. *Please note: Although the OPD currently does not hold any in-person office hours at ORW, this APD1 position has historically been headquartered at ORW. Depending upon the state of the COVID pandemic, this position will likely require work at ORW, the central office of the Ohio Public Defender, and at hearing locations throughout the state of Ohio*. The position will work closely with five fellow PLS attorneys, two supervising attorneys, and an administrative professional, and will collaborate with colleagues on client advocacy across the Legal Department.
Admission to Ohio bar pursuant to section 4705.01.
Note: Prior to representing a client in federal court or U.S. Supreme court, attorney shall obtain admission to practice law in that court; prior to appointment as appellate counsel for an indigent defendant in a capital case pursuant to Appt.Coun.R. 5.02 & 5.03, an attorney shall obtain certification from the Commission on Appointment of Counsel in Capital Cases.
Note: Eligibility to practice under a Certificate to Practice Law Pending Admission in Ohio, under Rule I, Section 19 of the Supreme Court Rules for the Government of the Bar of Ohio, or eligibility to practice under a Temporary Certification for Practice in Legal services, Public Defender, and Law School Programs under Rule IX of the Supreme Court Rules for the Government of the Bar of Ohio, may be accepted in lieu of admission to the Ohio Bar pursuant to R.C. Section 4705.02.
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