Capital Habeas Investigator

We’re looking for an advocate who believes the Constitution’s protections mustremain strongest where the stakes are highest. The Federal Defender Program for the Middle District of Alabama is seeking a Capital Habeas Investigator to join our team in Montgomery. This […]

Capital Habeas Attorney

We’re looking for an attorney who believes the Constitution’s protections must remainstrongest where the stakes are highest. The Federal Defender Program for the Middle District of Alabama is seeking a Capital Habeas Attorney to join our team in Montgomery. This […]

Capital Habeas Paralegal

The Federal Public Defender’s Office for the Central District of California is accepting applications for a full-time paralegal position in its Capital Habeas Unit (CHU) stationed in Los Angeles, California. The CHU advocates for the constitutional rights and inherent dignity […]

Capital Habeas Legal Assistant

The Federal Public Defender’s Office for the Central District of California is accepting applications for a full-time legal assistant position in its Capital Habeas Unit (CHU) stationed in Los Angeles, California. The CHU advocates for the constitutional rights and inherent […]

Capital Habeas Attorney

The Federal Public Defender’s Office for the Central District of California is accepting applications for full-time attorney positions in its Capital Habeas Unit (CHU), stationed in Los Angeles or Santa Ana, California.  The CHU advocates for the constitutional rights and […]

Capital Habeas Mitigation Specialist/Investigator

The CHU Mitigation Specialist / Investigator plays an integral role in the investigation and presentation of bothguilt/innocence and penalty-phase issues at all stages of habeas corpus proceedings, as well as stay litigationand executive clemency.Core duties include:• Building relationships with clients […]

Capital Habeas Assistant Federal Defender

Capital Habeas Unit (CHU) Assistant Federal Defenders represent death-sentenced clients in their federalhabeas corpus proceedings, state clemency proceedings, and in proceedings related to execution dates.CHU attorneys carry a full caseload, representing clients in all stages of their federal court litigation—investigation, […]

Investigator – Capital Habeas Unit

INVESTIGATOR – CAPITAL HABEAS UNIT Position Announcement 26-001 The Federal Public Defender for the Southern District of Ohio is accepting applications for the position of Investigator in our Capital Habeas Unit, to be stationed in our Columbus office. Our Capital […]

Capital Post Conviction Attorney

The staff attorney will be responsible for working on multi-disciplinary teams to provide holistic, post-conviction representation to clients in state post-conviction proceedings. Aspects of this work include: ​Building rapport with and counseling clients; Reviewing trial and appellate records for constitutional […]

Capital Habeas Unit Supervisor

The Federal Public Defender for the Western District of Pennsylvania is accepting applications for a Supervisor for its Capital Habeas Unit (CHU). The CHU represents death-sentenced prisoners in federal habeas corpus proceedings in the United States District Court, the United […]