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Here you will find vacancy announcements for positions in Federal Public Defender Offices, Federal Community Defender Offices, and other select positions related to the Criminal Justice Act. Click on the position name for a detailed position description in .PDF format. To get regular updates regarding employment vacancies subscribe to FD.org RSS Feeds. 

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Position Title Practice Area District Location Closing Date
Investigator Other Nevada Las Vegas, NV
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Investigator-Assistant Trial California, Central Los Angeles, CA
Investigator-Assistant Capital/Death Penalty Florida, Northern Tallahassee, FL
IT- Specialist IT/Network/Domain/Security Washington, DC
IT- Specialist IT/Network/Domain/Security Arizona Phoenix, AZ
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Legal Assistant Georgia, Northern Atlanta, GA
Case Manager-Assistant , Legal Assistant Trial Texas, Southern Corpus Christi, TX
Legal Assistant Other Indiana, Northern Fort Wayne, IN
Legal Assistant Trial Texas, Northern Fort Worth , TX
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Legal Assistant Trial South Dakota Sioux Falls, SD
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Legal Assistant Administration/Administrative Texas, Western Del Rio, TX
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Legal Assistant Other Nevada Las Vegas, NV
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Mitigation Specialist Habeas-Capital Tennessee, Eastern Knoxville, TN
Mitigation Specialist Mitigation South Dakota Pierre or Rapid City, SD
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Paralegal New York, Western Rochester, NY
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Paralegal Georgia, Northern Atlanta, GA
Paralegal Habeas-Capital Pennsylvania, Eastern Philadelphia, PA
Paralegal New Mexico Albuquerque, NM
Paralegal Habeas-Capital North Carolina, Western Charlotte, NC
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Paralegal Capital/Death Penalty Pennsylvania, Western Telework When Filled