Late Job Notices_____________________________________
All job listings appear below. Select employment listings also appear in the "Job Opportunities" section of The Public Defense Backup Center Report.
New York City: Counsel, Justice Program
The Justice Program at the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law seeks an attorney for its Access to Justice Project to work on securing justice system reform. The attorney will run the BrennanCenter’s Community Oriented Defender Project, working with defenders across the country to obtain racial justice and other reforms. The attorney will also work on additional projects to improve the civil and criminal justice systems. Activities may include advancing public policy campaigns, producing policy analyses, authoring reports, lobbying, litigating, and counseling. For more information, click here.
Jefferson County: Assistant Public Defender
The Jefferson County Public Defender's Office is now accepting applications for Assistant Public Defender. The attorney is responsible for the representation of indigent defendants in criminal, family, and village and town night courts. Must have the ability to work collaboratively with our clients, other lawyers, social workers, and local law enforcement officials. Salary range is $47,822 - $53,281 per year, DOE, plus excellent fringe benefits including NYS retirement. Candidates must be law school graduates and/or awaiting admission, and members in good standing of the State of New York. EOE. Kindly submit 1) letter of application with resume; 2) Appellate Division admission or a statement from the candidate indicating when, where, and department of where they took the exam; 3) a writing sample; 4) three letters of reference; and 5) a valid driver’s license to: Jefferson County Department of Human Resources, County Office Building, 175 Arsenal Street, 2nd Floor, Watertown, NY 13601.
New York City: Director of Court Advocacy Services, Center for Community Alternatives
We are seeking a Director of Court Advocacy Services to provide day to day leadership and oversight of NYC office(s) court services; defender based court advocacy for all level criminal offenses, death penalty mitigation, civil legal assistance to overcome barriers to reintegration, for both adults and youth and work with the justice strategies team to develop and advance reintegrative justice initiatives. Responsibilities include policy and program development, supervision of project staff, grant management, development of continued funding applications and ensuring the achievement of project goals and objectives consistent with agency mission and contract(s). Qualifications: J.D. degree plus experience in criminal justice related matters or Master’s Degree in public administration, health, social work or criminal justice. Excellent management, supervisory and written/oral communication skills. Computer proficiency in word processing, spread sheet, database management and internet required. Demonstrated cultural competency and commitment to working with disempowered, marginalized populations particularly persons involved with the criminal/juvenile justice system. EOE. Send resume, cover letter and salary history: Center for Community Alternatives, 39 West 19th St., New York, NY 10011, fax: (212) 675-0825, email: jobs@communityalternatives.org. For more information, click here.
LA: Public Defender Board
The new Louisiana Public Defender Board is seeking to fill the following positions: State Public Defender; Deputy Public Defender-Director of Training; Deputy Public Defender-Director of Juvenile Defender Services; Information Technology and Management Officer; Trial-Level Compliance Officer; and Juvenile Justice Compliance Officer. For job descriptions and complete details, click here. Salary commensurate with experience and credentials. Please submit cover letter, resume and references (3) to Jerri G. Smitko, Chair, Louisiana Public Defender Board, 1010 Common Street, Suite 2710,New Orleans, LA70112.
Texas: Chief Public Defender
The Chief Defender will be recruited by Texas Rio Grande Legal Aid (TRLA) and hired only after WillacyCounty’s oversight committee has determined that the candidate’s qualifications are adequate. Qualifications include education, experience, publications, and references. The Chief Public Defender will be supervised by the Executive Director and the Director of the Defender Division of TRLA. For complete information, visit the TRLA employment opportunities page. For consideration, submit a cover letter, resume and three references to employment@trla.org.
NYSDA Internship Programs Public Interest Employment_____
Law Internship Program
Internships are available for law students who want to gain experience in legal research and criminal law. Students can earn academic credit through Albany Law School or any participating institution. Law students work on a variety of criminal defense research projects, and participate in the preparation of case summaries for NYSDA's publications and databases. During the summer, law student interns are eligible to work along with staff and observe NYSDA's Basic Trial Skills Program for new attorneys. Send a cover letter, resume and writing sample to:
- Charles F. O'Brien
Managing Attorney
New York State Defenders Association
194 Washington Ave, Suite 500
Albany, NY 12210
Email: cobrien@nysda.org
Phone: (518) 465-3524
Fax: (518) 465-3249
Criminal Justice Internship Program
Internships are available for students who want to gain experience in criminal justice research. Students can earn academic credit through the SUNY School of Criminal Justice in Albany or any participating institution. Among its many responsibilities, NYSDA engages in the following activities: providing technical assistance to public defense providers and local, state and government officials; reviewing and analyzing public defense and relevant criminal justice research studies, reports and literature; assisting in evaluation of county public defense systems; undertaking public defense data collection, including caseload, budget and expenditure data; designing survey instruments; and assisting in reviewing and analyzing public defense legislation. The criminal justice intern works under the supervision of the Executive Director and Managing Attorney to fulfill the office's social science research needs. Send a cover letter, resume and writing sample to:
- Charles F. O'Brien
Managing Attorney
New York State Defenders Association
194 Washington Ave, Suite 500
Albany, NY 12210
Email: cobrien@nysda.org
Phone: (518) 465-3524
Fax: (518) 465-3249
Library Internship Program
Internships are available for students who want to gain experience in librarianship or information science. Students can earn academic credit through the School of Information Science and Policy, University at Albany or any participating library school. The Backup Center Library plays a key role in NYSDA's mission by providing research and support services to staff lawyers, public defense attorneys and government officials. Library Interns, working under the supervision of Director of Legal Information Services, will have the opportunity to interact with professional staff, government agencies, vendors and publishers. Interns will work in any or all of the following areas: reference and research, collection development, cataloging, indexing and database management, records management and space planning. Send a cover letter and resume (preferably by email) to:
- Ken Strutin
Director of Legal Information Services
New York State Defenders Association
194 Washington Ave, Suite 500
Albany, NY 12210
Email: kstrutin@nysda.org
Phone: (518) 465-3524
Fax: (518) 465-3249
There are several sites that post public interest positions exclusively, while other general sites may contain a section devoted to such jobs.
General Legal Employment_____________________________
Legal newspapers, bar associations, commercial publishers and private organizations post job listings in many areas of law including public defense.
Academic Resources__________________________________
Career Centers at Law Schools are often a good source of current job information in the public sector. Some provide only general information, others complete job listings, clerkship and internship positions. Many are limited to alumni and students only.
Employers___________________________________________
Employers interested in placing a job advertisement with the New York State Defenders Association to be published in either The Public Defense Backup Center Report or on the NYSDA web site, please contact Susan Bryant by email (sbryant@nysda.org), phone (518) 465-3524 or fax (518) 465-3249. NYSDA reserves the exclusive right to decide which job advertisements will be posted
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