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    Attorney I – Public Defense

    Expires: 2025-12-18
    Organization
    County of Santa Cruz
    Salary
    Salary: $9,396 - 11,431 – Monthly
    Job Status
    Full Time
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    Santa Cruz
    Start Date: 2025-09-19

    ATTORNEY I – PUBLIC DEFENDER

    Are you a courageous, compassionate, client-centered defender with a passion for social justice? Do you want to join a defender team that is fiercely committed to building a model public defense agency that combines zealous advocacy, holistic representation, and community engagement? Come join the amazing team at the Santa Cruz County Office of the Public Defender as our next Misdemeanor Attorney!

    As an attorney on our misdemeanor team, you will represent clients at every stage of a criminal proceeding, including jury trials.

    Final Filing Date: Friday, September 26, 2025

    Salary: $9,396 – 11,431 – Monthly

    To apply, go directly to: www.santacruzcountyjobs.com

    Requirements
    SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS Graduation from law school. Incumbents are required to be members of the California State Bar, but need no experience practicing law and will work under the direction of a more experienced attorney. Special Requirements: Membership in the California State Bar is required for all levels. NOTE: For Attorney I, law school graduates who have taken the California Bar Exam and not yet received their results, may participate in a recruitment/examination process. Names of candidates who pass the County examination will be placed "inactive" on the eligible list until the County receives written confirmation of their passing the California State Bar Exam.
    Job Contact
    County of Santa Cruz County of Santa Cruz
    8314542600 per702@co.santa-cruz.ca.us