Office of the State Public Defender - California · 4 hours ago
Capital Appellate Attorney
Oakland, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior LevelThe Office of the State Public Defender in California is seeking Capital Appellate Attorneys to join their collaborative team. The role involves providing high-quality post-conviction appellate representation in death penalty cases, including direct appeals and petitions before various courts.
Law Practice
Hiring Manager
Alexander Post
Responsibilities
Representing individuals, including those sentenced to death, in direct appeals and petitions for rehearing before the California Supreme Court as well as petitions for certiorari to the United States Supreme Court
Representing individuals, including those sentenced to death, in related postconviction proceedings in the superior courts of California as well as the courts of appeal and undertaking significant roles in the development and presentation of complex factual and legal issues in the superior courts of California
Preparing limited petitions for writ of habeas corpus and related pleadings before the Superior Court, Courts of Appeal and California Supreme Court and providing representation in all litigation following from any evidentiary hearings ordered in relation to such petitions
Qualification
Preferred
Knowledge and experience with the Racial Justice Act
Some trial experience or experience litigating writs of habeas corpus
Company
Office of the State Public Defender - California
The Office of the State Public Defender was created by the California Legislature in 1976 to represent indigent criminal defendants on appeal.
Founded in 1976
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
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