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Assistant Public Defender
Expires: 2024-05-19
Organization
North Carolina Office of Indigent Defense Services
Salary
$52,278.00 - $97,403.00 Annually
Job Status
Full Time
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Requirements
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities / Competencies
- Knowledge of: Federal, State, common and constitutional law; judicial procedures and rules of evidence; case, statutory, regulatory and common law; NC General Statutes to defend criminal cases; judicial and quasi-judicial procedures; and legal research methods.
- Skills in: strong communication, writing, interviewing, and organization.
- Ability to: analyze facts, laws, rules, regulations, interpretations, and related written documents and apply applicable law to those facts; conduct legal research; plan, develop and execute an effective litigation strategy to achieve desired results; prepare, organize and conduct witness examinations; deliver opening statements, closing arguments, and evidentiary objections; and express complex legal concepts and related facts in a clear and concise manner.
- Juris Doctor degree from an ABA accredited law school and an active license to practice law in North Carolina. Applicants awaiting NC Bar licensure will be considered.
- Applicants with experience in criminal district and/or criminal superior court trials is helpful but not required. Spanish language fluency a plus.