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Associate Attorney - Public Defender

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Associate Attorney - Public Defender

Salary

$121,846.40 - $148,096.00 Annually

Location

Shingle Springs, CA

Job Type

Full Time

Job Number

2506-5210PD

Department

Public Defender

Opening Date

06/03/2025

Closing Date

6/17/2025 11:59 PM Pacific

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Description

1.Ready to grow your career in public defense?

2.Bring your skills to a team that will help you to sharpen them.

3.Looking for meaning in your work? You'll find it here.

Join the El Dorado County Public Defender’s Office.

We’re hiring one full-time Associate Attorney.

Get real courtroom experience. Make a real impact.

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•We’re a small, dedicated team fighting for fairness in a justice system that isn’t always fair. As an Associate Attorney in the El Dorado County Public Defender’s Office, you’ll get hands-on courtroom experience defending clients in misdemeanor, juvenile, and conservatorship cases. You’ll grow your skills with real responsibility—and you’ll never be on your own.”

We currently have the following vacancy:

+ One full-time vacancy for Associate Attorney located in Shingle Springs, CA

Public defense in El Dorado County means more than just a job—it’s impact you can see, in a place you’ll love calling home. You’ll join a tight-knit team that has each other’s backs, led by people who aren’t afraid to step in when it counts. And when the workday ends, the mountains, lakes, and wine country are waiting.

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El Dorado County is one of the most beautiful counties in the state of California.

You can avoid the valley commute and fog and take in the natural beauty.

Check out our video to learn more!

The County of El Dorado is committed to providing a comprehensive, flexible benefits program to meet your needs!

For your Health and Well-Being:

+ Medical

+ Dental

+ Vision

+ Flexible Spending Accounts - FSA & HSA

+ Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

+ Basic Life Insurance

+ Long Term Disability (LTD)

+ County sponsored Wellness program

+ Discounts on gym memberships

For your Financial Future:

+ CalPERS Retirement

+ Deferred Compensation (457) Plans

+ Optional Life Insurance

For your Work/Life Balance:

+ Paid Holidays

+ Floating Holidays

+ Vacation and sick leave accruals

+ Management, personal and bereavement leave

Below is a comprehensive benefit summary based on full-time, regular employment for the bargaining unit to which this classification is assigned.

Revised 1/2025, valid until modified by successor MOU or negotiated agreement.

To learn more about the benefits offered by the County of El Dorado please visit our website located here (https://www.eldoradocounty.ca.gov/County-Government/Human-Resources/Employee-Benefits) .

Extra help employees are not considered regular employees, therefore do not attain civil service status, and do not receive benefits or paid leaves; however, they do accrue sick leave consistent with the law.

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To provide us with an opportunity to evaluate your background, responses to the Supplemental Questions are required in addition to your application. Supplemental questions play an important role in this recruitment process. Please take the time to provide thoughtful and thorough responses. The information you provide may be used to determine if you continue in the selection process and your ranking on the eligible list. All work experience described or included in your response(s) MUST be included in your application's "Work Experience" section. Do not refer to a resume or other documentation. Additionally, ensure that your responses are your own and not generated by artificial intelligence (AI) or other automated tools, as this may result in disqualification from the recruitment.

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Please provide your California State Bar Association license number and issue date.

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Please describe in detail the time you have spent in the full-time practice of criminal defense (e.g., Public Defender's Office or criminal defense firm or partnership.) If you have no full-time experience in this area, please type N/A.

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If you have not worked full-time in the practice of criminal defense, describe in detail any other experience you have in criminal law (e.g., part-time work, District Attorney's Office, or similar experience). If you have no experience in this area, please type N/A.

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Do you have any experience as a law clerk, intern, or Certified Law Student in a public defender's office?

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If your answer to the above is yes, please describe what your position was, what job duties you performed (contested hearings, research, court appearances), the length of your experience, and who your supervisor(s) were. If you have no experience, please type N/A

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