Main Purpose of Job

OVERVIEW OF THE POSITION

Assistant Public Defenders in the Parental Defense Division are critical
thinkers with a demonstrated ability to apply legal analysis in an area of
the law that is still evolving. Attorneys must be willing to challenge the
system and be persistent in the face of ambiguity or outright resistance
to their position. Assistant Public Defenders must be able to handle crises and
various personalities in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment. Our
attorneys represent parents and/or legal guardians whose children have
been removed or are at risk of being removed from their care and custody
by the State. The attorney in this position will represent clients in
adversarial proceedings from the initial Emergency Shelter Care Hearing to the
Termination of Parental Rights (TPR) trial.

PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

● Protect clients’ Constitutional rights to raise...