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TITLE

SENIOR ASSISTANT PUBLIC DEFENDER 

UNION

AFSCME 496.01  

FULL-TIME/PART-TIME

Full-Time  

OPEN DATE

7/25/2024  

CLOSED DATE

08/08/2024  

LOCATION

McCree - Public Defender's Office  

DESCRIPTION

Starting Pay: $53.4730 Hourly ($111,224) After 1st Year: $55.6116 Hourly ($115,672) After 2nd Year: $58.8461 Hourly ($122,400) After 3rd Year: $63.7500 Hourly ($132,600)

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Graduation from an accredited law school -AND- a member of the State Bar of Michigan in good standing;

-AND-

Eight (8) years' experience as a lawyer conducting complex litigation with at least 10 jury trials or 25 bench trials or 20 oral arguments in the appellate courts; 

-OR-

Five (5) years' experience in the practice of criminal law as a public defender or in private criminal defense practice with at least 7 felony jury trials or an equivalent combination of misdemeanor jury trials, bench trials or oral arguments in the appellate courts that demonstrate a significant record of consistently high quality criminal court representation as required by the Michigan Indigent Defense Commission to handle life offenses. 

Notice: Attorneys may not practice law for compensation outside of the Genesee County Office of the Public Defender during their term of employment. Permission of the Chief Public Defender is required to be actively involved in a pro bono representation.

GENERAL STATEMENT OF DUTIES: Performs indigent criminal defense for adult criminal cases with a concentration in complex life-offense felonies and a wide variety of legal tasks in the criminal divisions of circuit and district court which includes representation of clients at all critical stages; leads an interdisciplinary defense team in practicing holistic defense; provides indigent defense attorney services support, consultation and training for less experienced attorneys and interns.

STATEMENT OF TASKS:

Appears at arraignments, pretrials, probable cause conferences, preliminary examinations, motion hearings, review hearings, dispositional hearings, and any and all other critical stages;

Reviews charging documents, police reports and other discovery as provided by the prosecution;

Promptly meets with clients as required by the Michigan Indigent Defense Commission (MIDC) and learns the client's goals for the representation and any special needs of the client;

Determines what further fact investigation to undertake and directs that investigation, including the identification, consultation and hiring of applicable experts as approved by the Chief Public Defender;

Determines what legal issues need development, researches those issues and presents them