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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Search Employment Vacancies:
| Position Title | Practice Area | District | Location | Closing Date |
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| Investigator | Other | Washington, Eastern | Spokane, WA |
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| Investigator-Assistant | Capital/Death Penalty | Florida, Northern | Tallahassee, FL |
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| IT- Specialist | IT/Network/Domain/Security | Washington, DC |
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| Legal Assistant | Other | Nevada | Las Vegas, NV |
When Filled |
| Legal Assistant | Trial | South Dakota | Sioux Falls, SD |
When Filled |
| Legal Assistant | Georgia, Northern | Atlanta, GA |
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| Legal Assistant | Other | Indiana, Northern | Fort Wayne, IN |
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| Case Manager-Assistant , Legal Assistant | Trial | Texas, Southern | Corpus Christi, TX |
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| Legal Assistant | Trial | Texas, Northern | Fort Worth , TX |
When Filled |
| Mitigation Specialist | Mitigation | South Dakota | Pierre or Rapid City, SD |
When Filled |
| Mitigation Specialist | Habeas-Capital | Tennessee, Eastern | Knoxville, TN |
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| Paralegal | Habeas-Capital | North Carolina, Western | Charlotte, NC |
When Filled |
| Paralegal | Capital/Death Penalty | Pennsylvania, Western | Telework | When Filled |
| Paralegal | Habeas-Capital | California, Central | Los Angeles, CA |
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| Paralegal | Other | Nevada | Las Vegas, NV |
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| Paralegal | Habeas-Capital | Tennessee, Middle | Telework | |
| Paralegal | Georgia, Northern | Atlanta, GA |
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| Paralegal | New Mexico | Albuquerque, NM |
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| Paralegal | Habeas-Capital | Pennsylvania, Eastern | Philadelphia, PA |
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| Research & Writing Attorney/Specialist | Capital/Death Penalty | Florida, Northern | Tallahassee, FL |