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Government
Portage, WI, United States
Assistant State Public Defender - Trial Attorney
Attorney
Company Review
Full-time
No
Assistant State Public Defender - Trial Attorney The candidate will provide intake services in accordance with the statutes, administrative rules, agency policies and procedures, and local office procedures and respond promptly to requests for representation from prospective clients of the office. Interview individuals to determine indigency in compliance with the statutes, administrative rules, agency policies and procedures, and local office procedures. Complete the case opening form used in the case management system. Obtain complete client information for use by successor counsel. Represent clients in judicial and administrative proceedings in a competent, effective, ethical, and zealous manner in accordance with the Attorney Performance Standards set forth in the Policies and Procedures Manual and the Rules of the Professional Conduct, SCR ch. 20. Interview each client and keep the client informed of the status of the case, court or hearing dates, negotiations, the client's options, and applicable law. Evaluate the factual and legal issues in each client's case, doing the necessary legal research, obtaining discovery, and conducting factual investigation, in person or by using an investigator. Document each client's file. Prepare appropriate legal pleadings, motions, briefs, memoranda, jury instructions, and other legal documents. Consult with the client and witnesses, including expert witnesses, to prepare and present a viable defense. Develop and present alternatives for pretrial release. Provide courtroom representation for the client throughout the duration of the case including motion hearings, court and jury trials, and other contested hearings. File and handle any necessary interlocutory appeals. When appropriate, attempt to resolve the client's case through negotiation. Develop and present alternatives at the time of sentencing, commitment, or other disposition of the client's case. Advise the client of appeal rights and file necessary post-conviction notices. Upon completion of a case and in accordance with the case management system, submit a complete and timely case closing form. Maintain calendar control of own cases and keep the local office advised of one's location. Keep abreast of the statutory and decisional law in those areas of practice for which one is responsible. Maintain own license to practice law and obtain at least the required number of CLE credits. Be present in either the office, county jails, courthouse or otherwise on office business and accessible to the office during the local office hours and available by telephone 24 hours a day. Work with other staff in the office and attorneys as assigned and share knowledge and experience. Perform other duties as assigned by agency management.
Job ID: 3736
Qualification and Experience The candidate should have graduated from or soon graduate from an accredited law school, or be working to be admitted to the Wisconsin Bar within the next year. In addition, must be licensed to practice law in the State of Wisconsin prior to their start date. Should also have education or training in the following: Providing legal representation (e.g., conducting litigation or hearings, negotiating, etc.). Preparing and working with legal documents (e.g., preparing and reading legal pleadings, motions, briefs, etc.). Time management skills and the ability to meet hard deadlines for caseload. Ability to interact professionally with diverse groups (e.g., office staff, clients, opposing counsel, courts, etc.). In addition, well qualified applicants will have experience in the following: Experience representing criminal cases (e.g., conducting litigation or hearings, negotiating, etc.). Preparing and working with legal documents (e.g., preparing and reading legal pleadings, motions, briefs, etc.). Experience reviewing discovery. Fluency in a foreign language is a plus.
Legal
USD 55536 to 92955 Annually
Mar 12, 2024
Jun 25, 2024
Qualification and ExperienceThe candidate should have graduated from or soon graduate from an accredited law school, or be working to be admitted to the Wisconsin Bar within the next year. In addition, must be licensed to practice law in the State of Wisconsin prior to their start date. Should also have education or training in the following: Providing legal representation (e.g., conducting litigation or hearings, negotiating, etc.). Preparing and working with legal documents (e.g., preparing and reading legal pleadings, motions, briefs, etc.). Time management skills and the ability to meet hard deadlines for caseload. Ability to interact professionally with diverse groups (e.g., office staff, clients, opposing counsel, courts, etc.). In addition, well qualified applicants will have experience in the following: Experience representing criminal cases (e.g., conducting litigation or hearings, negotiating, etc.). Preparing and working with legal documents (e.g., preparing and reading legal pleadings, motions, briefs, etc.). Experience reviewing discovery. Fluency in a foreign language is a plus.
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