The Federal Community Defender Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania has an opening for an Administrative Assistant in its Capital Habeas Unit. The person appointed to fill this position will assist the Financial Officer with all aspects of financial administration including bill payment processing, record keeping, and vendor management. Additionally, they will perform other administrative and legal assistant tasks as assigned such as arranging case-related travel and preparing travel authorization forms for legal staff, reconciling, and entering timekeeping records in the case management system, and editing, formatting, and filing legal documents with various courts. #communication #vacancy #uscourts #federaljobs #judiciaryjobs #federalpublicdefender #administrativeassistant #capitalhabeasunit #philadelphiajobs #pennsylvaniajobs
About us
With the Criminal Justice Act of 1964, 18 U.S.C. § 3006A, and its subsequent amendment in 1970, Congress established a comprehensive system for appointing and compensating lawyers to represent financially eligible defendants in federal criminal proceedings. Today, there are 82 authorized federal defender organizations that employ more than 4,000 lawyers, investigators, paralegals, and support personnel and serve 90 of the 94 federal judicial districts.
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https://www.uscourts.gov/services-forms/defender-services
External link for Federal Defender Organizations
- Industry
- Law Practice
- Company size
- 1,001-5,000 employees
- Type
- Government Agency
Locations
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Washington DC, District of Columbia 20002, US
Employees at Federal Defender Organizations
Updates
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The Federal Community Defender Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania has at least one opening for a Mitigation Specialist/Social Worker. This is a full-time position which will support teams in the Traditional Trial Unit including the Capital Trial Unit. The Trial Unit represents indigent persons charged with federal crimes in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, which encompasses nine counties in southeastern Pennsylvania. Our federal district has courthouses in Philadelphia, Allentown, Reading, and Easton. Our Capital Trial Unit represents person charged with Capital eligible offenses in U.S. District courts throughout the United States. #communication #vacancy #uscourts #federaljobs #judiciaryjobs #federalpublicdefender #mitigationspecialist #socialworker #fulltimejobs #philadelphiajobs #pennsylvaniajobs
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The Federal Community Defender Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania has a vacancy for an Assistant Federal Defender in our Trial Unit. Our office represents indigent persons charged with federal crimes in the Federal Court in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Philadelphia, one of America’s most preeminent historical cities, is rich in culture, entertainment, and history. Our office is in Philadelphia’s Center City district, in the historic Curtis building, close to the federal courthouse and across from Independence Mall, the Liberty Bell and Washington Square Park. #communication #vacancy #uscourts #federaljobs #judiciaryjobs #federalpublicdefender #assistantfederaldefender #philadelphiajobs #pennsylvaniajobs
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The Federal Defender for the Middle District of Florida (MDFL) is accepting applications for a full-time, in-office1 Research and Writing Attorney (R&W) in the Capital Habeas Unit (CHU), located in sunny Tampa, Florida. #communication #vacancy #uscourts #federaljobs #judiciaryjobs #federalpublicdefender #researchandwritingattorney #capitalhabeasunit #fulltimejobs #chu #tampajobs #floridajobs
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The Federal Public Defender for the Northern District of California is accepting applications for a full-time Assistant Federal Public Defender (Trial Attorney) based in the San Francisco office. Our office provides court-appointed legal representation to individuals charged with federal crimes who cannot afford to hire an attorney, as authorized by the Criminal Justice Act, 18 U.S.C. § 3006A. For more information, visit http://www.ndcalfpd.org/ #communication #vacancy #uscourts #federaljobs #judiciaryjobs #federalpublicdefender #assistantfederalpublicdefender #trialattorney #fulltimejobs #sanfranciscojobs #californiajobs
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The Office of the Federal Public Defender for the District of South Carolina is accepting applications for a full-time position of Paralegal in our Charleston office. The starting date is January 9, 2025. The Federal Public Defender, an Equal Opportunity Employer, operates under the authority of the Criminal Justice Act, 18 U.S.C.§ 3006A, to provide defense services in federal criminal cases and related matters in the federal courts. #communication #vacancy #uscourts #federaljobs #judiciaryjobs #federalpublicdefender #paralega #fulltimejobs #charlestonjobs #southcarolinajobs
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The Office of the Federal Public Defender for the District of Maine is accepting applications for the full-time position of Assistant Federal Public Defender in Portland, Maine. The position primarily involves legal representation of those charged with criminal offenses who cannot afford private counsel in the United States District Court for the District of Maine. #communication #vacancy #uscourts #federaljobs #judiciaryjobs #federalpublicdefender #assistantfederalpublicdefender #portlandjobs #mainejobs
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The Office of the Federal Defender for the District of Minnesota is accepting applications for the position of Investigator. The Federal Defender operates under authority of the Criminal Justice Act, 18 USC § 3006A, to provide defense services in federal criminal cases and related matters in the federal courts. The successful applicant will replace a retiring Investigator. #communication #vacancy #uscourts #federaljobs #judiciaryjobs #federalpublicdefender #investigator #districtofminnesotajobs
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The Federal Public Defender for the Western District of Washington (FPD) is hiring a full-time criminal defense paralegal to specialize in case management, including proofreading, formatting, and filing documents, while supporting attorneys and clients at all stages of a case. The paralegal should have document-production and editing experience, initiative, resourcefulness, creativity, compassion, and a desire to stand up for accused persons even when the evidence against them is strong. The FPD provides zealous and holistic legal representation to people charged with federal crimes who cannot afford an attorney. #communication #vacancy #uscourts #federaljobs #judiciaryjobs #federalpublicdefender #criminaldefense #paralegal #seattlejobs #washingtonjobs Link to Vacancy: https://lnkd.in/dYG35keV
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The Federal Public Defender for the District of New Mexico is seeking summer Legal Interns in our Albuquerque and Las Cruces offices for the summer of 2025 (May – August). The Federal Public Defender office operates under the Criminal Justice Act, 18 U.S.C. §3006A, to provide vigorous criminal defense representation to our clients under the Sixth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. #communication #vacancy #uscourts #federaljobs #judiciaryjobs #federalpublicdefender #paidlegalintern #albuquerquejobs #lascrucesjobs #newmexicojobs Link to Vacancy: https://lnkd.in/eP6_vY-K