Assistant Public Defender

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Assistant Public Defender
The candidate will represent indigent persons charged with criminal offenses in District and Superior Court. Must have: JD Degree from an ABA accredited law school and an active license to practice law in North Carolina. Experience in criminal district and/or criminal superior court trials is helpful but not required. Spanish language fluency a plus. 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.

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