Deputy Public Defender I/II/III - Riverside - Full-time

h2About the Department/h2pimg class="fr-fic fr-dib" src="https://secure.neogov.com/images/AgencyImages/jobposting/9/jobpostings/image/Public Defender - 2020.png" style="width: 583px;" data-uw-rm-alt-original="" alt="The County of Riverside's Law Offices of the Public Defender is seeking to fill a vacancy in their Riverside office at the Deputy Public Defender I, II, and III levels (level entry is based on years of experience). The incumbents will perform professional legal work in the misdemeanor unit and do other work as required." data-uw-rm-alt="CT"div style="text-align: justify;"br/divdiv style="text-align: justify;"span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"The County of Riverside's Law Offices of the Public Defender is seeking to fill a vacancy in their Riverside office at the Deputy Public Defender I, II, and III levels (level entry is based on years of experience). The incumbents will perform professional legal work in the misdemeanor unit and do other work as required.nbsp;/span/divdiv style="text-align: justify;"span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"br/span/divdiv style="text-align: justify;"span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"Experience working in a law office is preferred. Candidates who are post-bar and awaiting their results are encouraged to apply.nbsp;/span/divdiv style="text-align: justify;"span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"br/span/divdiv style="text-align: justify;"span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"The Deputy Public Defender I position is the entry-level class in the Deputy Public Defender series and is subject to the rotation of assignments according to business needs. Incumbents are given supervision and guidance by higher level attorneys on initial assignments through formal and informal work reviews./span/divdiv style="text-align: justify;"span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"br/span/divdiv style="text-align: justify;"span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"The Deputy Public Defender II is the second level class in the Deputy Public Defender series and is subject to the rotation of assignments according to business needs. Positions in this class are distinguished from positions in the lower class of Deputy Public Defender I by assignments that require more specific legal experience and are performed with less supervision and review./spanspan style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"nbsp;/span/divdiv style="text-align: justify;"span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"br/span/divdiv style="text-align: justify;"span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"The Deputy Public Defender III isnbsp;/spanspan style="color: rgb(0,0,0);font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"the journey level in the Deputy Public Defender series and is subject to the rotation of assignments according to business needs. Positions in this class are distinguished from positions in the lower level Deputy Public Defender II classification by assignments that require demonstrated ability to effectively perform the complete range of legal work in the fields of civil and criminal defense./spanspan style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"nbsp;/span/divdiv style="text-align: justify;"span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"br/span/divdiv style="text-align: justify;"span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px;"Incumbents are employed in the Office of the Public Defender and are considered deputies to the Public Defender./spanspan style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"nbsp;/span/divspan style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"brstrongThe level at which the candidate will fill is at the department's discretion./strongbrbr/spandiv style="text-align: justify;"span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"strongMeet the Team!/strong/span/divdiv style="text-align: justify;"span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"br/span/divdiv style="text-align: justify;"span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"It is the mission of the a href="https://publicdef.co.riverside.ca.us/" data-uw-rm-brl="PR" data-uw-original-href="https://publicdef.co.riverside.ca.us/"Law Offices of the Public Defender/a to provide the highest quality legal representation to any person unable to afford it for criminal, juvenile, or certain civil proceedings. The Public Defender strives to preserve human dignity in all cases where citizens' liberties are at stake. The Public Defender is dedicated to the principle that no citizen shall be deprived of life, liberty, or property without competent, professional, and vigorous representation so that due process is implemented fairly, equitably, and without prejudice. The Public Defender is headquartered in Riverside, with additional offices providing support to residents in Banning, Blythe, Murrieta, and Indio./span/divdiv style="text-align: center;"span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"bra href="https://issuu.com/rivcohr/docs/hr_flipbook_1-24-23_r3" data-uw-rm-brl="PR" data-uw-original-href="https://issuu.com/rivcohr/docs/hr_flipbook_1-24-23_r3"img src="https://rc-hr.com/files/2023-08/Banner%20A.png" class="fr-fic fr-dii" data-uw-rm-alt-original="" alt="Banner promoting job benefits for the County of Riverside, featuring a cityscape background and the county seal." data-uw-rm-alt="BE" style="width: 651px;"/a/span/divbrspan style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" id="isPasted"strongWho may apply?/strongbrbr/spandiv style="text-align: justify;"span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"This recruitment is open to all applicants./span/div/ph2Position Duties/h2pdiv style="text-align: justify;"stronguDeputy Public Defender I/u/strong/divdiv style="text-align: justify;"br/divdiv style="text-align: justify;"• Interviews applicants for public defense and determines financial eligibility; advises and counsels defendants on legal rights and procedures./divdiv style="text-align: justify;"br/divdiv style="text-align: justify;"• Investigates, researches, and prepares cases for the defense; presents and defends cases in the Justice, Municipal, and Superior Courts./divdiv style="text-align: justify;"br/divdiv style="text-align: justify;"• Analyzes legal issues for pending cases; prepares trial briefs and checks questions of law; argues points of law and makes final arguments of summations./divdiv style="text-align: justify;"br/divdiv style="text-align: justify;"• Negotiates with the prosecuting authorities regarding the disposition or modification of charges in specific cases; does legal research in the specific area of criminal law; prepares correspondence and reports./divdiv style="text-align: justify;"br/divdiv style="text-align: justify;"• Reviews progress and development of cases with supervisory deputies./divdiv style="text-align: justify;"br/divdiv style="text-align: justify;"stronguDeputy Public Defender II/III/u/strong/divdiv style="text-align: justify;"br/divp style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 10.0px;color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;text-align: justify;"• Interviews applicants for public defense and determines eligibility; advises and counsels defendants on legal rights and procedures; appears with and for defendants at court hearings./pp style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 10.0px;color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;text-align: justify;"• Decides on and makes appropriate legal motions and pleas, and takes other legal action on behalf of clients; conducts the trial defense for clients; orders investigations and subpoenas./pp style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 10.0px;color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;text-align: justify;"• Negotiates with prosecuting authorities regarding the disposition or modification of charges in specific cases./pp style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 10.0px;color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;text-align: justify;"• When warranted, argues the merits of probation for defendants; prepares appeals, writs, and other legal documents on behalf of defendants; dictates correspondence and prepares reports./p/ph2Minimum Qualifications/h2pdiv style="text-align: justify;"strongspan style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"DEPUTY PUBLIC DEFENDER I/span/strong/divdiv style="text-align: justify;"span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"strongLicense/Certificate:nbsp;/strongActive membership in the State Bar of California. Candidates who are post-bar and awaiting their results are encouraged to apply.nbsp;/span/divdiv style="text-align: justify;"span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"nbsp;/span/divdiv style="text-align: justify;"span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"strongDEPUTY PUBLIC DEFENDER II/strong/span/divdiv style="text-align: justify;"span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"stronguOption I/u/strong/span/divdiv style="text-align: justify;"span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"strongExperience:/strong One year of experience at the Deputy I level with the Public Defender's Office of Riverside County (Certification of qualifications by the Public Defender may be substituted for up to six months of the required experience)./span/divdiv style="text-align: justify;"span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"nbsp;/span/divdiv style="text-align: justify;"span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"stronguOption II/u/strong/span/divdiv style="text-align: justify;"span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"strongExperience:nbsp;/strongOne year of experience at the Deputy I level with another office of Riverside County or as an attorney at an equivalent level with another California county or city./span/divdiv style="text-align: justify;"span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"nbsp;/span/divdiv style="text-align: justify;"span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"stronguOption III/u/strong/span/divdiv style="text-align: justify;"span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"strongExperience:nbsp;/strongOne year of experience in the practice of criminal and/or civil law; civil law experience must have included primary involvement in the following areas: Conservatorships, Probate, Guardianships or other closely related cases./span/divdiv style="text-align: justify;"span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"nbsp;/span/divdiv style="text-align: justify;"span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"strongDEPUTY PUBLIC DEFENDER III/strong/span/divdiv style="text-align: justify;"span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"stronguOption I/u/strong/span/divdiv style="text-align: justify;"span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"strongExperience:/strong One year of experience at the Deputy II level with the Public Defender's Office of Riverside County, at the Deputy II level with another office of Riverside County, or as an attorney at an equivalent level with another California county or city./span/divdiv style="text-align: justify;"span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"nbsp;/span/divdiv style="text-align: justify;"span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"stronguOption II/u/strong/span/divdiv style="text-align: justify;"span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"strongExperience:/strong Two years of experience in the practice of criminal and/or civil law; civil law experience must have included primary involvement in the following areas: Conservatorships, Probate, Guardianships or other closely related civil cases./span/divdiv style="text-align: justify;"span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"nbsp;/span/divdiv style="text-align: justify;"span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"stronguAll Levels/u/strong/span/divdiv style="text-align: justify;"span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"strongKnowledge of:/strong Legal principles and their application; rules of evidence and the conduct of court proceedings; the laws of California./span/divspan style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"br/spandiv style="text-align: justify;"span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"strongAbility to:/strong Analyze legal problems and apply legal principles and practices; present arguments and statements of fact and law clearly and logically in written and oral form; perform legal research; work cooperatively with others./span/divspan style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"brstrongOther Requirements:/strongbrstrongLicense/Certificate:/strong Active membership in the State Bar of California. Post-bar, awaiting results will be considered.nbsp;br/spanspan style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px;"strongLicense:nbsp;/strongPossession of a valid California Driver's License is required./span/ph2Other Qualifications/h2pdiv style="text-align: center;"div style="text-align: justify;"span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"For more information regarding the position, please contact the recruiter Mary Miller at 951-955-3464 or via email at a href="mailto:mmiller@rivco.org"mmiller@rivco.org/a./span/divbr/div/p