Asst Public Defender I
Lancaster County · US
Starting Compensation: $72,235. 00/Annually Find job security and stability alongside a growing community and a team that supports you. Level up your career...
Job description
Starting Compensation: $72,235.00/Annually Find job security and stability alongside a growing community and a team that supports you. Level up your career through a large network and specialty training. If you're passionate about making a difference, apply today to join us in serving the community! Job Description: JOB SUMMARY Attorney providing professional legal representation to indigent adults charged with crime and to juveniles in delinquency proceedings. Practice in magisterial district court, court of common pleas, and Pennsylvania appellate courts. ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: 1. IN-COURT REPRESENTATION: Provide competent and effective legal representation to adult defendants and to allegedly delinquent children in the following court proceedings: Preliminary hearings in magisterial district court for adults charged with homicide, felony offenses, misdemeanor offenses. Trials in magisterial district court for summary offenses in which incarceration is a likely punishment. Jury and non-jury trials in the court of common pleas for adults charged with homicide, felony offenses, and misdemeanor offenses. Pre-trial hearings, guilty plea hearings, and sentencing hearings in the cour...