PUBLIC DEFENDER'S OFFICE, 2ND CIRCUIT- ASSISTANT PUBLIC DEFENDER - 21001897

Requisition No: 832172 

Agency: Justice Administrative Commission

Working Title: PUBLIC DEFENDER'S OFFICE, 2ND CIRCUIT- ASSISTANT PUBLIC DEFENDER - 21001897

 Pay Plan: Pub.DefndrsJAC PIB

Position Number: 21001897 

Salary:  $60,000.00 

Posting Closing Date: 12/31/2024 

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Attorney – Assistant Public Defender

 

The Work You Will Do:

 

The Office of the Public Defender, Second Judicial Circuit is seeking qualified applicants for an Assistant Public Defender in the trial division.

• The primary responsibility of assistant public defenders is to provide effective and professional legal representation to people charged with criminal offenses.

 

How You Will Grow:

 

The Office of the Public Defender provides in-house training opportunities monthly, as well as opportunities to attend seminars and training opportunities offered by the National Association of Public Defense, the Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the Florida Public Defender Association and more.

 

Pay:

 

• $60,000.00 annually, increasing 3% per July 1, 2024 legislative increase, and commensurate with experience.

 

Minimum Qualifications:

 

• Juris Doctorate

 

• Applicants must be a member of and in good standing with The Florida Bar.

 

• Applicants who have completed the Florida Bar examination and are awaiting results will also be considered. If hired prior to receiving bar results, this position, a "Legal Trainee", has a starting salary of $45,000.00. Upon being sworn into the Florida Bar, annual salary will increase to $60,000.00 along with promotion to an Assistant Public Defender position.

 

• Legal Trainee candidates must provide a copy of their Registrant Clearance from the Florida Board of Bar Examiners.  

 

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

 

• Florida Rules Criminal Procedure, Florida Rules of Evidence, and Florida Criminal Statutes.

 

Please note:

 

• All fields in the Candidate Profile must be completed (an attached resume is not a substitution for the information required on the candidate profile).
• Work history, duties and responsibilities, hours worked, supervisor, and formal education fields, etc. must be filled out to determine qualifications for this position.

 

Our Organization and Mission:

 

The Office of the Public Defender, Second Judicial Circuit provides legal representation for indigent individuals accused of criminal offenses. The Second Judicial Circuit encompasses six Florida counties: Leon, Gadsden, Liberty, Jefferson, Wakulla and Franklin.

 

Each fiscal year, the Second Judicial Circuit represents indigent clients in both criminal trial and criminal appeal appointments, equating to nearly 16,500 crimi