Closing Date: 23rd September, 2025
Description:
Description of Work:Salary Grade: Flat Rated
The Office of the Public Defender, District 20, 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.
All Assistant Public Defenders must be capable of handling difficult cases and clients, while maintaining positive, professional relationships with co-workers, clients and the public. Attorneys are expected to visit clients at the jail and in prison facilities, and to travel outside the office to conduct other investigative procedures.
Applicants must have a strong desire and commitment to client advocacy and indigent defense. Attorney must be attentive to detail, organized, possess and ability to effectively communicate and litigate cases in the courtroom and have exceptional legal research an writing skills. A high level of technology and computer knowledge is essential.
The Robeson County Office of the Public Defender strives to create a diverse staff with expertise and interest in serving our intent clients who come to use with diverse needs, backgrounds, ethnicities, and disabilities.
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: strong communication, writing, interviewing, and organization.
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.
Minimum Education and Experience Requirements:
Juris Doctor degree from an ABA accredited law school and an active license to practice law in North Carolina.
Applicants awaiting NC Bar Licensure will be considered.
Management prefers candidates with three years or more experience in criminal district and/or criminal superior court trials.
Attach cover letter and résumé.
The Office of the Public Defender, District 20, 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.
All Assistant Public Defenders must be capable of handling difficult cases and clients, while maintaining positive, professional relationships with co-workers, clients and the public. Attorneys are expected to visit clients at the jail and in prison facilities, and to travel outside the office to conduct other investigative procedures.
Applicants must have a strong desire and commitment to client advocacy and indigent defense. Attorney must be attentive to detail, organized, possess and ability to effectively communicate and litigate cases in the courtroom and have exceptional legal research an writing skills. A high level of technology and computer knowledge is essential.
The Robeson County Office of the Public Defender strives to create a diverse staff with expertise and interest in serving our intent clients who come to use with diverse needs, backgrounds, ethnicities, and disabilities.
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: strong communication, writing, interviewing, and organization.
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.
Minimum Education and Experience Requirements:
Juris Doctor degree from an ABA accredited law school and an active license to practice law in North Carolina.
Applicants awaiting NC Bar Licensure will be considered.
Management prefers candidates with three years or more experience in criminal district and/or criminal superior court trials.
Attach cover letter and résumé.
