Job(s) of the Day: Assistant Public Defenders for the Virginia Indigent Defense Commission
The Virginia Indigent Defense Commission strives to enhance the quality of justice throughout Virginia by protecting the rights of the criminally accused through high quality, compassionate, and cost-effective legal representation.
The Franklin and Winchester offices are currently accepting applications:
The qualified candidate should be committed to advocating on behalf of indigent clients. The attorney will handle trial and appellate cases. The VIDC is committed to providing quality legal services for indigent defendants charged with criminal offenses. The Assistant Public Defender I reports to the Public Defender of the Franklin and is employed at will. A successful candidate is subject to a fingerprint based criminal background check.
Duties include conducting client and witness interviews, working with staff investigators to investigate cases, filing and litigating motions. The attorney will be responsible for trying cases in the General District, Juvenile, and Circuit Courts.
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