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    Public Defender Leadership/Supervisory Position

    Executive Director

    Expires: 2025-01-20
    Organization
    Texas Rio Grande Public Defender (TRGPD)
    Salary
    he salary range for this position is $150,000 to$160,000. TRGPD offers all full-time employees a competitive benefits package.
    Job Status
    Full Time
    Org Wide · San Antonio, Texas (Hybrid)
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    Requirements

    Minimum Qualifications

    • Juris Doctor
    • Texas bar license or the ability to obtain Texas bar license within six months

     

    Preferred Qualifications

    Candidates for TRGPD Executive Director should possess leadership, litigation, public defense, supervision, management, and budgeting skills. Priority will be given to attorneys who meet or exceed the following:

    • Has led an organization as chief, director, deputy, or supervisor for at least 5 years.
    • Has litigated criminal cases for at least 7 years. Has tried at least 10 cases to verdict.
    • Has worked as a lawyer in a public defender office for at least 5 years.
    • Has supervised at least 5 attorneys and staff.
    • Has managed daily operations for a legal organization for at least 4 years.
    • Has helped create or oversee an organizational budget.

     

    Skills

    Leadership, supervision, management, budgeting, and organizational skills, including willingness and ability to effectively communicate needs and objectives with internal and external stakeholders.

    Ability to motivate, train, supervise, and develop attorneys and support staff.

    Ability to work collaboratively with diverse groups, including staff, clients, donors, community partners, and other stakeholders.

    Advanced research, writing, and advocacy skills.

    Advanced knowledge of the rules of evidence, case law, Penal Code, Code of Criminal Procedure.

     

    Compensation

    The salary range for this position is $150,000 to$160,000. TRGPD offers all full-time employees a competitive benefits package.

    TRGPD is committed to both clients and staff. Salary is commensurate with experience and includes an excellent benefits package, including law school loan repayment, paid leave, healthcare insurance, retirement plan, and training stipends. TRGPD staff regularly train with Gideon’s Promise, National Association for Public Defense, and Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association.

     

    TRGPD is committed to offering fair and equal employment opportunities to all job applicants and employees. We strictly prohibit any form of discrimination and harassment of any type based on race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

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