Advocacy Attorney I

We need to output HTML fragment with headings

for sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. We must not repeat job title as heading. Must not include Job ID etc. Remove boilerplate: advertisement closes, req number, click here for more details, equal opportunity employer, etc. Also remove "Probationary Period" maybe not a standard heading; but we could include under Requirements? Actually probationary period is a condition; but we only have set headings. We can include it under Requirements maybe as a note? But we must not invent sections. We can include a

for probationary period inside Requirements or maybe under a generic section? The instruction: "Use

for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." It says e.g., meaning those are examples; we can use those headings if content exists. We must not create sections with filler. So we need to decide which sections have content. Content: - About the role: description paragraph about DPA, mission, hiring entry-level advocacy attorney, ideal candidate traits. That's suitable for About the role. - Responsibilities: list of duties (Represents criminal defendants..., Conducts client interviews..., Researches legal issues..., Obtains knowledge..., Develops a theory..., Willing to try appropriate cases., Duties performed primarily in both office and courtroom settings., Travel is required.) That's a list. - Requirements: Minimum Requirements: Education (see special requirements), Experience/Training/Skills: NONE, Substitute education for experience: NONE, Substitute experience for education: NONE, Special Requirements: Must be admitted to practice law in KY or comply with certain Supreme Court rules, maintain licensure, etc. Also probationary period maybe separate but could be under Requirements as a note. Also Working Conditions: duties performed primarily in office or courtroom, visits with clients, travel required. That could be part of Requirements or maybe a separate section but we don't have a heading for Working Conditions; we could incorporate into Requirements or Responsibilities? Probably include under Requirements as a note. - Qualifications: maybe same as Requirements? But we have both Requirements and Qualifications headings; we could treat Requirements as minimum qualifications, and Qualifications as preferred? There's no preferred qualifications listed. So we might omit Qualifications if no specific content. - Skills: maybe exceptional planning and organizational skills, self-directed, comfortable working with team, understanding privilege. Those are skills. Could be a Skills section. - Benefits: Not mentioned except maybe medical cannabis prohibition, but not benefits. No benefits listed. So omit Benefits. - Pay: Salary $5,623.10 - $6,535.44 Monthly, Pay Grade 16. So we have Pay section. - Schedule: Employment Type EXECUTIVE BRANCH | FULL TIME | INELIGIBLE FOR OVERTIME PAY | 18A | 37.5 HR/WK. So we have Schedule (full time, hours per week). Also maybe mention ineligible for overtime pay. So Schedule section. We also have location: 607 S 6th Street Murray, KY 42071 USA. Could be part of About the role or a separate section? Not in list; we could include in About the role as a paragraph. We must not include boilerplate: Advertisement Closes, req number, click here for more details, Equal Opportunity Employer, etc. Also remove "If you need additional information about this prohibition, you may contact the agency point of contact." That's about medical cannabis prohibition; it's substantive? It's a condition; maybe we could include under Requirements or Working Conditions? It's a restriction; but it's not a standard heading. Could be included in Requirements as a note. We must preserve all substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to include the medical cannabis prohibition note. We also need to include contact info for questions: Cheri Riedel at cheri.riedel@ky.gov or 833-514-8983. That's substantive; we could put under a generic section like "Contact" but not in allowed headings. Could we put it in a

after sections? The instruction: Output ONLY the HTML fragment — no /, no markdown code fences. It didn't forbid extra paragraphs not under headings. It said use

for section headings, use

• for any list, and

  for prose. So we can have

  elements outside headings for prose. So we can include contact info as a

  after sections. Similarly, location can be a

  . We must not repeat job title as heading. The job title is "Advocacy Attorney I". Not to be used as heading. We must not put Job ID/requisition numbers as headings; we will drop them. We must not include cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. So remove "An Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D". Also remove "Advertisement Closes 9/24/2026 (11:59 PM ET) req81334". Remove "Click here for more details on state employment." Remove "If you need additional information about this prohibition, you may contact the agency point of contact." Actually that is not boilerplate; it's a reference to contact for more info about prohibition. Could be considered part of the prohibition note; we could keep the sentence but maybe we can incorporate into a note: "Please be advised that although medical cannabis has been legalized in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, due to other applicable state or federal laws, employees in this position are prohibited from using medical cannabis." That's enough; we can drop the offer to contact. We must preserve ALL substantive information; so we must keep the prohibition statement. The offer to contact is not substantive? It's a direction to get more info; maybe we can drop as it's not essential. But to be safe, we could keep it as a

  but it's not boilerplate; it's a referral. However it's not a list or heading; we can keep as

  . But the instruction says remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. This line is not exactly those; it's a reference. I'd keep it. Now structure:

  About the role

  ... description ...

  Location: 607 S 6th Street Murray, KY 42071 USA

  Responsibilities

  • ...
  ...

  Requirements

  Minimum Requirements: Education – see Special Requirements. Experience, Training, or Skills: None. Substitution of Education for Experience: None. Substitution of Experience for Education: None.

  Special Requirements: Must be admitted to practice law and in good standing in the Commonwealth of Kentucky OR comply with Kentucky Supreme Court Rule (SCR) 2.111 (limited certification of admission to practice), SCR 2.112 (attorney participants in defender or legal services programs), SCR 2.116 (supervised practice), or SCR 2.117 (practice pending admission). Must maintain all required licensure(s), certification(s), or other credentials for the length of employment. Employees are required to maintain all licenses, certifications, and credentials necessary to perform the duties of the position and must immediately notify the employing agency of any lapse, suspension, revocation, or restriction.

  Working Conditions: Duties are performed primarily in an office or courtroom setting but may include visits with clients within a variety of facilities. Travel is required.

  Probationary Period: This job has an initial and promotional probationary period of 6 months, except as provided in KRS 18A.111.

  Please be advised that although medical cannabis has been legalized in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, due to other applicable state or federal laws, employees in this position are prohibited from using medical cannabis.

  Skills

  • Exceptional planning and organizational skills
  • Self-directed
  • Comfortable working with a defense team (attorneys, investigators, alternative sentencing workers, office administrative legal staff)
  • Understanding that it is a privilege to represent clients and doing so on behalf of the people of Kentucky

  Pay

  Pay Grade 16; Salary $5,623.10 - $6,535.44 Monthly

  Schedule

  Employment Type: EXECUTIVE BRANCH | FULL TIME | INELIGIBLE FOR OVERTIME PAY | 18A | 37.5 HR/WK

  Contact

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  without heading. The instruction says use

  for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). It didn't forbid other headings, but says "Use

  for section headings (e.g ...)". It implies we should use those headings for sections; but we could also use other headings if needed? Safer to not add extra headings; we can just put contact info in a

  after the sections. Thus final HTML fragment:

  About the role

  The Kentucky Department of Public Advocacy (DPA) is nationally recognized as a model statewide public defender system with an exceptional training and education program. Our defense teams ensure the criminal justice process is fair, results are just, and individual liberties are protected. We are hiring an entry-level advocacy attorney to join the criminal defense team in the Murray Trial Office. Kentucky DPA looks for individuals who have demonstrated a desire to help the underprivileged and often the most vulnerable in their communities. The ideal candidate exhibits exceptional planning and organizational skills, is self-directed and comfortable working with their defense team which includes other attorneys, investigators, alternative sentencing workers and office administrative legal staff. We seek persons who understand it is a privilege to represent our clients and we do so on behalf of the people of Kentucky.

  Location: 607 S 6th Street Murray, KY 42071 USA

  Responsibilities

  • Represents criminal defendants in District Court cases vigorously, effectively, ethically, and with integrity.
  • Conducts client interviews and maintains notes and records of pertinent case facts sufficient to provide proper client representation.
  • Researches legal issues and writes clear, concise motions.
  • Obtains knowledge of the case through discovery and investigation sufficient to provide advice to clients regarding disposition.
  • Develops a theory of the case that is consistent with the facts and the law.
  • Willing to try appropriate cases.
  • Duties are performed primarily in both office and courtroom settings.
  • Travel is required.

  Requirements

  Minimum Requirements: Education – see Special Requirements. Experience, Training, or Skills: None. Substitute Education for Experience: None. Substitute Experience for Education: None.

  Special Requirements: Must be admitted to practice law and in good standing in the Commonwealth of Kentucky OR comply with Kentucky Supreme Court Rule (SCR) 2.111 (limited certification of admission to practice), SCR 2.112 (attorney participants in defender or legal services programs), SCR 2.116 (supervised practice), or SCR