Chief Public Defender – The High Plains Regional Public Defender’s Office

Minimum Qualifications Candidates should possess: § Juris Doctor degree; § Texas bar license or the ability to obtain Texas bar licensure within four months; § Advanced research, writing, and advocacy skills; § Advanced knowledge of the rules of evidence, criminal case law, the Texas Penal Code, and the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure; § Leadership, criminal defense litigation, supervision, management, budgeting, and organizational skills; and § Ability to motivate, train, supervise, and develop attorneys and support staff. Preferred Qualifications Priority will be given to candidates who meet or exceed the criteria listed below: § Has led a legal organization as chief, director, or deputy chief for at least 5 years; § Has litigated criminal cases for at least 7 years and tried at least 15 cases to verdict; § Has worked as a criminal defense lawyer or a public defender for at least 5 years; § Has served as a supervisor for 4 years and supervised at least 5 attorneys and/or staff; § Has managed daily operations for a legal organization for at least 4 years; § Has either created, or helped to create, an organizational budget or exercised significant oversight of an organizational budget.