Assistant Public Defender

Job Title:  Assistant Public Defender

Department Name:  Public Defender

Starting Rate:  Commensurate with experience 

 The Public Defender’s Office is currently accepting applications for the full-time position of Assistant Public Defender. An employee in this position handles legal representation of adult/juvenile criminal cases in Dauphin County; provides representation of clients in all areas of law as assigned by the Chief Public Defender; is part of a trial team supervised by a Chief Deputy Public Defender. Provides representation at preliminary hearings, trial, Miscellaneous Court; handles Revocation hearings; Superior/Supreme Court appeals insofar as they pertain to those clients represented by the Public Defender’s Office through trial and sentencing; plus any other duties as assigned by either the Chief Public Defender, 1^st  Assistant or a Chief Deputy. 

Minimum Qualifications: Graduation from an accredited law school. Admitted to practice before the Superior/Supreme Courts of Pennsylvania. Possesses the ability to communicate; has courtroom confidence, assertive nature, organization skills; has ability to handle heavy caseload. 

This is a non-Union position. 

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.