ASSISTANT PUBLIC DEFENDER - ENTRY LEVEL

POSITION Assistant Public Defender- Entry Level BENEFITS
DEPARTMENT Public Defender Paid Time Off

Health, Dental, Vision, & Hearing

SALARY RANGE $85,000-$98,000

(Commensurate with experience) Tuition Reimbursement

NYS Retirement

WORK LOCATION 112 State Street, Albany, NY

12207 Employee Assistance Program

Subsidized Daycare – Little Sprouts at Shaker Place

DESCRIPTION

The Albany County Office of the Public Defender is seeking entry-level attorneys able to provide

zealous, holistic, client-centered legal representation to indigent clients enmeshed in the criminal

justice system.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

For the entry-level Assistant Public Defender position, we are seeking an attorney with up to 3 years

of experience in criminal practice with a New York State bar admission or ability to waive into New

York from another jurisdiction*.

• An attorney from another state, territory or district may practice law in NYS, pro hac vice, for a period not to exceed 18

months.

Please upload a resume and cover letter when submitting your online application.

POINT OF CONTACT FOR INQUIRIES
[email protected]