PUBLIC DEFENDER'S OFFICE, 19TH CIRCUIT- ASSISTANT PUBLIC DEFENDER
$80kJustice Administrative Commission
PUBLIC DEFENDER'S OFFICE, 19TH CIRCUIT- ASSISTANT PUBLIC DEFENDER - 21008891
Date: Aug 8, 2026
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Requisition No: 872211
Agency: Justice Administrative Commission
Working Title: PUBLIC DEFENDER'S OFFICE, 19TH CIRCUIT- ASSISTANT PUBLIC DEFENDER - 21008891
Pay Plan: Pub.DefndrsJAC
Position Number: 21008891
Salary: $80,000.00
Posting Closing Date: 09/16/2026
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PUBLIC DEFENDER’S OFFICE NINETEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
PUBLIC DEFENDER'S OFFICE, 19TH CIRCUIT-ASSISTANT PUBLIC DEFENDER – 008891
WE NEED YOU!
Experienced trial lawyers are needed for the 19th Judicial Circuit Public Defenders Office. We have it all! CLE seminars, top-rated computer and video technology, competitive salaries, and full benefits. A career, not a job. Salary beginning at $80,000.
Must have a minimum of 3 years’ experience and be a member in good standing with The Florida Bar, license required. Visit us at EEOC. .
Benefits
- State Group Health Insurance (premiums as low as $8.34 a month)
- Enrollment in the Florida Retirement System
- à $25,000.00 life insurance policy
- à Annual leave - 13 days per year, increases with length of service
- à Sick leave - 13 days per year
- à Paid holidays – 13 days per year
- à Short-term disability insurance - paid by the State of Florida
- à State retirement benefits - vesting after 8 years in pension plan or 1 year in the investment plan
- à Optional employee paid supplement insurance plans available (vision, dental, cancer, hospitalization, and disability)
- à Deferred Retirement Option Plan (DROP) - Applies to pension plan members, and will result in a lump sum payment of accumulated benefits, for a period of up to eight years
- à Deferred compensation – option of saving portion of monthly salary in a tax-sheltered account
- à Opportunities to earn CLE credits and attend a variety of conferences
- à Florida Bar dues paid by the office every year
Hiring for Ft. Pierce (St. Lucie County), Stuart (Martin County), Vero (Indian River County), Okeechobee (Okeechobee County)
To apply, email resume and cover letter to: View email address on jobs.myflorida.com
Honorable Diamond R. Litty
216 South Second Street
Ft. Pierce, FL 34950
If you are a retiree of the Florida Retirement System (FRS), please check with the FRS at View phone number on jobs.myflorida.com on how your current benefits may be affected if you are re-employed with the State of Florida. Your current retirement benefits may be canceled, suspended, or deemed ineligible depending upon the date of your retirement.
Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center View phone number on jobs.myflorida.com). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.
The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.
Location: FORT PIERCE, FL, US, 34950
Nearest Major Market: Port Saint Lucie
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