Closing Date: 30th June, 2024
Description:
The Office of the Capital Collateral Regional Counsel – Middle Region (“CCRC-M”) has an opening for a full-time capital post-conviction attorney position in Tampa, Florida. CCRC-M advocates for indigent persons sentenced to death in the State of Florida in their state and federal post-conviction proceedings.Job Duties: CCRC-M attorneys must be able to develop rapport with death-sentenced clients, to investigate, draft, and present motions for post-conviction relief in state court, and to litigate access to public records. CCRC-M attorneys will also conduct evidentiary hearings in state circuit court, and file and argue appeals in the Florida Supreme Court. Attorneys will file Petitions for Writs of Habeas Corpus in the federal district courts, and handle appeals there from in the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court. Attorneys will also work closely with their investigator to clients' friends and family members; identify documents to collect; review trial evidence; and work with experts to develop mitigation themes and challenge forensic evidence.
Requirements: All applicants must have graduated from an accredited law school and be a member in good standing of the Florida Bar. Candidates must be able to organize work and set priorities to meet critical state and federal court deadlines. This position may require travel. It may also require occasionally working beyond business hours, which may include nights, weekends, and holidays. A background investigation is required as a condition of employment.
