Assistant Public Defender

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Assistant Public Defender
Duties: Embrace the Mission, Vision and Values of the. Successfully work in and embrace the team concept that is demanded in work. Provides legal advice to clients. Interviews clients and witnesses to obtain information necessary for preparing a defense. Actively pursue an investigation into intellectual disability unless or until it is ruled out. Participates in plea negotiation with prosecutors regarding the pending case. Advises clients on plea offers, options, and potential for success at trial or other dispositions of cases. Directs the development of the case in collaboration with the fact investigator, mitigation specialist and legal assistant, including preparing the guilt/innocence case as well as the punishment case. Provides documentation of work by memos, digestion, trial notebook entries and email as appropriate. Seeks from the Court any necessary funding for outside experts in the preparation of a defense. Performs legal research. Searches resources and studies legal records and documents to obtain information applicable to case issues under consideration. Obtains documents by subpoena and other discovery methods. Reviews case discovery and investigative material in a timely manner beginning on receipt. Drafts briefs, motions, orders, subpoenas and other legal documents, as well as correspondence and reports. Identifies any affirmative or de facto defenses and tactical procedural choices for clients. Prepares cases for trial starting from the date of appointment, including preparation of a trial notebook. While preparing cases for trial, makes an ongoing effort to obtain an agreed resolution of the case resulting in a sentence less than death Provides narrative, descriptive entries in client files of opinions, impressions, and facts collected. Preserves any potential error for appellate points. Preserves the record as to emerging areas of constitutional law related to the death penalty. Advises clients of the constitutional rights waived by pleading guilty and the potential direct and collateral consequences of a guilty plea. Advises non-citizen clients of the specific immigration consequences of criminal convictions. Selects juries, examines and cross-examines witnesses, drafts and argues jury instructions and argues cases to the jury. Staffs other cases assigned to the office with other attorneys and staff. Responds to telephone calls and email from family members of clients, district attorneys, courts and court staff. The ability, willingness and commitment to working on a team, including collaborating with all team members from case appointment to resolution.

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