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Job Title: Assistant Public Defender
Department Name: Public Defender
Starting Rate: $36.54/Hour; $76,000/annually - salary is commensurate with experience
Job Description (Essential Functions and Responsibilities)
Dauphin County Public Defender's Office is currently accepting applications for the full-time position of Assistant Public Defender. The employee in this role is responsible for performing the following essential functions:
Provide competent legal representation to a wide variety of criminal defendants. He/she investigates assigned cases, interviews and subpoenas witnesses and conducts research in preparation for pre-trial hearings and trials; counsels clients; prepares and files motions, briefs, and other legal documents; visits jails and state correctional facilities if client is detained; represents client at pre-trial hearings/conferences, arraignments, jury and non-jury trials, sentencing and post-conviction hearings; prepares post-trial motions, briefs and arguments for appeals to Commonwealth, Superior and Supreme Courts; conducts legal research in preparation of cases and trials; negotiates plea-bargains with District Attorney for clients; and interacts with other internal departments, police and external agencies and the general public.
This is a non-union position.
Minimum Education, Experience, and Training Requirements
- Juris Doctorate degree, licensed and admitted to the Pennsylvania Bar or has taken Pennsylvania bar examination.
- Work experience is not required but public defender internship or similar experience is preferred.
Dauphin County is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to an inclusive workplace free of discrimination and harassment. Dauphin County prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and affords equal employment opportunities to all employees and qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.
