Assistant Public Defender

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Job location
Washington, NC
United States
Organization information
Organization name: 
North Carolina Defender District 2
City: 
Washington
State: 
North Carolina
Job type: 
Legal - Defender
Position Description: 

The Office of the Public Defender, District 2 (Beaufort, Martin, Tyrell, Hyde, and Washington Counties), seeks a qualified individual to serve as an Assistant Public Defender. The selected candidate will represent indigent persons charged with criminal offenses in District and Superior Court.

Requirements: 

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities / Competencies

Knowledge of: Federal, State, common and constitutional law; judicial procedures and rules of evidence; case, statutory, regulatory and common law; NC General Statutes to defend criminal cases; judicial and quasi-judicial procedures; and legal research methods.

Skills in: strong communication, writing, interviewing, and organization.

Ability to: analyze facts, laws, rules, regulations, interpretations, and related written documents and apply applicable law to those facts; conduct legal research; plan, develop and execute an effective litigation strategy to achieve desired results; prepare, organize and conduct witness examinations; deliver opening statements, closing arguments, and evidentiary objections; and express complex legal concepts and related facts in a clear and concise manner.

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements

Juris Doctor degree from an ABA accredited law school and an active license to practice law in North Carolina.

Applicants with experience in criminal district and/or criminal superior court trials is helpful but not required. Spanish language fluency a plus.

Notes: 
Equal Opportunity Employer
Salary range: 
$47,482.00 - $88,468.00 Annually
Submission deadline: 
Monday, October 2, 2023