Public Defender I
City of Spokane•City of Spokane, WA
•Onsite
About The Position
Performs entry-level professional legal work in defending indigent clients referred by the Municipal Probation Department or Municipal Court with misdemeanor and gross misdemeanor charges before the Municipal Court and occasionally before Spokane County District and Superior Courts.
Requirements
- Membership in good standing with the Washington State Bar Association, whether by exam, diploma privilege by graduation from an accredited law school, or APR 6.
Responsibilities
- Prepares and conducts legal defense before the Court including representation at first appearance and arraignment.
- Gathers evidence and conducts legal research to formulate defense against charges.
- Interviews clients and witnesses and may work with an investigator to ascertain case facts, and handles other details in preparation for trial or case resolution.
- Prepares legal briefs, develops strategy, arguments and testimony in preparation for presentation of the case.
- Negotiates resolution with prosecutors on non-trial cases.
- Represents client in court, examining and cross-examining witnesses.
- Summarizes case to jury.
- Provides advice by phone to DUI arrestees who have asked for such advice of counsel during business and non-business hours.
- Confers with colleagues with specialty in area of law to establish and verify basis for legal proceedings, such as therapeutic courts.
- Performs related work as required.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
