Government
Miami, FL
Judicial Clerkship - Government in Miami, FL
Judicial Clerkship
No
## Assistant Public Defender
Organization is looking for a full-time, entry-level Assistant Public Defender to provide high quality legal representation to its clients. This position is an opportunity to join a fast-paced, client-centered office.
### Responsibilities
* Prepare each case efficiently and expeditiously
* Advise and counsel each client
* Establish and maintain a professional relationship with each client
* Utilize investigators, mitigation and placement specialists and other support staff
* Seek assistance from experts when needed
* Demonstrate professional demeanor
* Exercise sound judgment to achieve desired results
* Assist the Public Defender in carrying out his responsibilities
### Requirements/Qualifications
* Preference for applicants who have successfully completed a law school clinic or externship in which they provided direct representation in litigation to individuals or entities for academic credit
* Must be licensed to practice law in the State of Florida
* Excellent verbal, computer, and communication skills
* Ability to write clearly and concisely
* Bilingual skills (English/Spanish and/or English/Creole) helpful, but not required
* Participation in a law school trial advocacy course or litigation skills program preferred
* Willingness to interview clients in jails and in juvenile detention facilities
* Valid Florida Driver’s License, proof of automobile insurance, and reliable vehicle, as travel is required
### Salary & Benefits
* Starting salary of $65,000 upon admission to the Florida bar following the July 2023 bar exam
* Health insurance
* Annual leave – 20 days per year
* Sick leave - 13 days per year
* Paid holidays – 13 days per year
* $25,000 life insurance policy - paid by the State of Florida
* Short-term disability insurance - paid by the State of Florida
* Optional employee-paid supplement insurance plans available (additional life insurance, vision, dental, cancer, hospitalization, and disability)
* State retirement benefits - vesting after 8 years in a pension plan or after 1 year for the investment plan
* Deferred compensation – option of saving a portion of monthly salary in a tax-sheltered account
* Extensive training and CLE credits
* Florida Bar dues paid by the office
* ). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.
## Overview
Organization is looking for a full-time, entry-level Assistant Public Defender to join a fast-paced, client-centered office. The successful candidate will have excellent verbal, computer, and communication skills, and the ability to write clearly and concisely. Bilingual skills (English/Spanish and/or English/Creole) are helpful, but not required.
The position offers a starting salary of $65,000 upon admission to the Florida bar following the July 2023 bar exam, as well as health insurance, annual leave, sick leave, paid holidays, life insurance and disability insurance paid by the State of Florida, optional employee-paid supplement insurance plans, state retirement benefits, deferred compensation, extensive training and CLE credits, Florida Bar dues paid by the office, and free tuition for a college course on a space-available basis.
## Responsibilities
As Assistant Public Defender, the successful candidate will be responsible for providing high quality legal representation to clients. This includes preparing each case efficiently and expeditiously, advising and counseling each client, establishing and maintaining a professional relationship with each client, utilizing investigators, mitigation and placement specialists and other support staff, seeking assistance from experts when needed, demonstrating professional demeanor, exercising sound judgment to achieve desired results, and assisting the Public Defender in carrying out his responsibilities.
## Requirements/Qualifications
* Preference for applicants who have successfully completed a law school clinic or externship in which they provided direct representation in litigation to individuals or entities for academic credit
* Must be licensed to practice law in the State of Florida
* Excellent verbal, computer, and communication skills
* Ability to write clearly and concisely
* Bilingual skills (English/Spanish and/or English/Creole) helpful, but not required
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May 06, 2025
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Apr 28, 2023
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