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Public Defenders Conference

ASSISTANT PUBLIC DEFENDER - 79939

Pay: $71,940–$188,508/yr
Posted: 5 weeks ago
Location: 3 locations (Onsite)
Last Updated: 1 week ago
Hours: Full-Time
Expires: 10/17/2026

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Job Description

Executive Service
ASSISTANT PUBLIC DEFENDER
Tennessee District Public Defenders Conference Legal Division Lafayette, TN Annual Salary:
$71,940.00 to $188,508.00
Closing Date:
08/17/2026
Job Overview:
The Assistant Public Defender will work at the pleasure of the District Public Defender and will be under his/her direct supervision. The attorney will assume the duties and responsibilities of representing indigent persons for whom the District Public Defender has been appointed as counsel by the Court.
Key Responsibilities:
We are seeking an Assistant Public Defender for our Macon County office located in Lafayette, Tennessee. This position includes regular court responsibilities, including:
Juvenile Court:
every other
Thursday General Sessions Court:
every other Tuesday and every
Wednesday Criminal Court:
approximately 6-8 weeks per year
Drug Court:
every
Friday Minimum Qualifications:
Currently licensed to practice law in the State of Tennessee Pursuant to the State of Tennessee's Workplace Discrimination and Harassment policy, the State is firmly committed to the principle of fair and equal employment opportunities for its citizens and strives to protect the rights and opportunities of all people to seek, obtain, and hold employment without being subjected to illegal discrimination and harassment in the workplace. It is the State's policy to provide an environment free of discrimination and harassment of an individual because of that person's race, color, national origin, age (40 and over), sex, pregnancy, religion, creed, disability, veteran's status or any other category protected by state and/or federal civil rights laws.