Duties and Responsibilities:
Handle all aspects of criminal defense with an emphasis on bench trials in misdemeanor, motions practice and some jury trials in felony and possible writing and arguing appeals.
Represent clients at preliminary matters such as bail hearings, preliminary hearings, and arraignments.
Prepare and argue pretrial motions such as suppression and evidentiary motions as well as post-conviction motions.
Represent clients at status conferences, change of plea hearings, trials and sentencing hearings.
Conduct investigations and interview witnesses.
Give legal advice to clients.
Negotiate with opposing counsel.
Writing and arguing appeals in the CNMI Supreme court.
Benefits: The office will pay round trip relocation expenses. Group health and life insurance is offered as well as 14 annual paid holidays and paid leave at an accrued rate of one day per two week pay period (about five weeks a year).
Saipan has a reasonable cost of living, relatively low taxes and a beautiful tropical environment.
Location:
The office is located on Saipan in the CNMI, 125 miles north of Guam. The population is about 55,000 for all the islands in the chain. Saipan is the biggest and most populated with about 45,000.
Saipan, as well as all of the CNMI, is a beautiful tropical island. The largest of the three main islands, it is about 15 miles long and 5 miles wide with lots of outdoor activities such as world class golf, snorkeling, scuba diving and fishing. There are several local sporting events such as golf tournaments, triathlons, on and off-road bike and foot races, and swimming events.
There is a diverse population with residence form throughout Asia and the Pacific as well as the indigenous Carolinians and Chamorro. It is hot and wet in the summer and fairly dry and pleasant in the winter. There is one small underfunded public hospital and a few private clinics. There are travel opportunities to the other islands in the chain and its proximity to Asia and other Pacific Islands allows for travel opportunities.