Assistant Public Defender Position Available In Pitt, North Carolina

Assistant Public Defender

Salary
$54,369.00 – $101,299.00 Annually
Location Pitt County, NC
Job Type
Permanent Full-Time
Job Number
2025-07446
Department
Indigent Defense Services
Division

PUBLIC DEFENDER 3 DISTRICT

Opening Date
06/12/2025
Closing Date
6/22/2025 5:00 PM Eastern
Job Class Title
Assistant Public Defender
Position Number
60008154
Section
Public Defender 3
Salary Grade
Flat Rated

DESCRIPTION

BENEFITS
QUESTIONS
Description of Work

SALARY GRADE

Flat Rated
The Office of the Public Defender, District 3, seeks a qualified individual to serve as an Assistant Public Defender. The selected candidate will represent indigent persons charged with criminal offenses in District and Superior Court.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities / Competencies

Knowledge of:

Federal, State, common and constitutional law; judicial procedures and rules of evidence; case, statutory, regulatory and common law; NC General Statutes to defend criminal cases; judicial and quasi-judicial procedures; and legal research methods.
Skills in: strong communication, writing, interviewing, and organization.
Ability to: analyze facts, laws, rules, regulations, interpretations, and related written documents and apply applicable law to those facts; conduct legal research; plan, develop and execute an effective litigation strategy to achieve desired results; prepare, organize and conduct witness examinations; deliver opening statements, closing arguments, and evidentiary objections; and express complex legal concepts and related facts in a clear and concise manner.
Minimum Education and Experience Requirements
Juris Doctor degree from an ABA accredited law school and an active license to practice law in North Carolina.
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Charmaine J. Leeks
NC Administrative Office of the Courts
Human Resources Division
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Employer
State of North Carolina
Website
http://nccourts.org/
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