Deputy State Appellate Public Defender in the Capital Litigation Unit participates in a collaborative team representation of capital clients. Each in-house team is composed of a lead attorney, at least one other deputy attorney, a fact investigator, a mitigation specialist, and an administrative assistant. The team strives to zealously represent its indigent capital clients throughout post-conviction proceedings in the district court, through the reinvestigation and reimagination of both the merits and penalty phases of the case. If post-conviction proceedings are unsuccessful, the team represents the client in a unified direct/post-conviction appeal.
Duties include handling substantive and procedural aspects of each case, participating in the course of mitigation and fact investigation, and assisting in the identification and drafting of post-conviction and appellate issues.
For a full job description and application instructions, please visit the following website: https://statecareers.idaho.gov/jobs/14518139-deputy-state-appellate-public-defender
The State of Idaho offers one of the Nation’s best state retirement systems. Additionally, benefits include a generous leave policy, medical/dental/vision insurance, 401K, flex spending, and other state benefits.