The Office of the Public Defender, District 20, seeks a qualified individual to serve as an Assistant Public Defender. The selected candidate will represent indigent persons charged with criminal offenses in District and Superior Court.
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Assistant Public Defender
Expires: 2025-01-09
Organization
North Carolina Office of Indigent Defense Services
Salary
$55,000.00 - $65,000.00 Annually
Job Status
Full Time
Requirements
- 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.