Assistant Public Defender

Assistant Public Defender (NS)

The Office of the Public Defender, District 16, Durham County, 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.

**THIS POSITION IS TIME-LIMITED, GRANT FUNDED, FULL-TIME. FUNDING FOR THIS POSITION WILL END ON JUNE 30, 2027.**

SALARY GRADE: $56,000.00 - $104,338.00

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: applicants must be extremely organized and detailed with documentation of case files. Applicant must be able to multi-task and handle a heavy caseload. All candidates are expected to be proficient in the latest computer programs.

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.

Supplemental and Contact Information:

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All NC Judicial Branch agencies are Equal Opportunity Employers.