Description:
Summary:Opening for Court-Appointed/conflict Counsel (Criminal):
Do Not Apply On This Website, Instead Send Email With Cover Letter/resume to Email Address Below.
The
Court of Common Pleas of Chester County is now accepting applications
for the contract position of Court-Appointed/Conflict Counsel. Conflict
Counsel will provide legal services to indigent criminal defendants whom
the Public Defender, due to an ethical conflict of interest, cannot
represent. Conflict Counsel must be a member in good standing of the
Pennsylvania Bar, and shall be versed in substantive criminal law, the
Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure, and the Pennsylvania Rules of
Appellate Procedure. Death-qualification pursuant to Pa.R.Crim.P. 801 is
strongly preferred.
