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Deputy Public Defender II - Project

County of Sonoma · Santa Rosa, CA · 4 wk ago
Legal$89.42/hrFull-time
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for sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. Must not repeat job title as heading. Must not include Job ID etc. Must preserve all substantive info, not invent or summarize away detail. Remove boilerplate (cookie/navigation/legal/EEO etc). Must not include sections with filler like "commensurate with experience". Must only include sections when posting has real specific content. We need to parse the posting. Key info: - Position: Deputy Public Defender II - Project (can be filled at I or II level). Bilingual English/Spanish highly desired but not required. - Starting salary up to $89.42/hour ($186,630/year) and a competitive total compensation package. - Note: funded by grant through June 30, 2028. Early Representation Unit (ERU) description. - At The II Level Of This Position, You Will Perform Legal Work Of Average Difficulty Involving The Investigation, Preparation, And Presentation Of Criminal And Civil Cases Before The Courts. Under The Guidance Of More Experienced Attorneys, You Will Work Directly With Clients And Interpret and apply laws, court decisions, and other legal authorities for use in the preparation of cases, opinions, and briefs Prepare pleadings and other legal documents in connection with trials, hearings, and other legal proceedings Conduct general legal research Interview and advise clients - As the ideal candidate, you will have a substantial interest in criminal defense work and possess many of the following: One or more years of legal experience practicing criminal law as a licensed attorney Excellent research and writing abilities Familiar with post-conviction relief, including writs and appeals Demonstrable excellence in public speaking Experience in and/or with a Public Defender's office Completion of any California Public Defender’s Association training seminars is desired, but not required - The Public Defender's Office description (mission). Could be "About the role" or "About the office". We need sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We need to decide what content goes where. "About the role": could include description of position, grant funding, ERU, mission of office. "Responsibilities": list of duties: investigation, preparation, presentation of criminal and civil cases; interpret and apply laws; prepare pleadings; conduct legal research; interview and advise clients; work directly with clients; etc. "Requirements": Minimum qualifications: experience (one year legal experience practicing as licensed attorney in comparable position or equivalent), professional license (current active membership in State Bar of California), driver's license may be required depending on assignment but not required for this position. Also maybe bilingual desired but not required. "Qualifications": maybe similar to requirements? Could separate: "Qualifications" could include desired qualifications: interest in criminal defense, research/writing abilities, post-conviction relief familiarity, public speaking, experience in PD office, completion of CA PDA training seminars desired. "Skills": maybe list of skills: legal research, writing, oral advocacy, interpersonal, etc. Could combine with qualifications. "Benefits": list of benefits described: Hybrid Telework, Salary Advancement, Paid Time Off, County Paid Health Premium Contributions, Staff Development/Wellness, Annual Professional Development Benefit, Post-Retirement Health Reimbursement Arrangement, Retirement (pension integrated with Social Security), Paid Parental Leave, Additional Benefits (dental, vision, disability, life insurance, EAP, professional development, more), Student Loan Debt Relief (PSLF eligibility). Also note: Salary negotiable within range, benefits may change. "Pay": Starting salary up to $89.42/hour ($186,630/year). Also note salary negotiable within established range. "Schedule": maybe Hybrid Telework schedule info? Could be flexible work arrangements. The posting mentions "Hybrid Telework- A schedule that meets the needs of our staff, department operations, and the communities we serve may be available depending on the assignment". Also flexible work arrangements mentioned. So schedule info: hybrid telework possible, flexible work arrangements. We must not create sections with filler like "commensurate with experience". We have actual content. We must not repeat job title as heading. So no

Deputy Public Defender II - Project

. We must not include Job ID/requisition numbers. We must not include boilerplate like EEO, scam warning, navigation, cookie, legal, etc. Must remove duplicated lines. We must preserve all substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to keep details like numbers, specifics. We need to output only HTML fragment, no /, no markdown fences. Thus produce something like:

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... etc. We must ensure we don't create empty sections. Let's extract content precisely. About the role: - "Advance your legal career and bring your passion for public service to the Public Defender's Office! Bilingual (English/Spanish) skills are highly desired but not required!" - "Starting salary up to $89.42/hour ($186,630/year) and a competitive total compensation package!*" - "This Deputy Public Defender II - Project position can be filled at the I or II level, depending on the candidate's qualifications. If you are interested in being considered for the Deputy Public Defender I - Project level of this opportunity, you must apply to the separate, concurrent recruitment being conducted for that level." - "Note: This position is currently funded by the Expanded Public Defense Services Grant from the Office of the State Public Defender through June 30, 2028. The grant funds the creation and operation of the Early Representation Unit (ERU), which provides timely, holistic legal representation within 24 hours of booking for individuals experiencing mental illness, substance use disorders, or housing instability, including rapid legal intervention; coordination with behavioral health, housing, and community-based providers; quarterly advisory committee participation; and data reporting on program effectiveness." - "At The II Level Of This Position, You Will Perform Legal Work Of Average Difficulty Involving The Investigation, Preparation, And Presentation Of Criminal And Civil Cases Before The Courts. Under The Guidance Of More Experienced Attorneys, You Will Work Directly With Clients And Interpret and apply laws, court decisions, and other legal authorities for use in the preparation of cases, opinions, and briefs Prepare pleadings and other legal documents in connection with trials, hearings, and other legal proceedings Conduct general legal research Interview and advise clients" - "The Public Defender's Office The Sonoma County Public Defender's Office is committed to providing excellent legal representation and zealous advocacy for individuals who are financially unable to retain counsel and who are entitled to court appointed counsel under the United States and California Constitutions or by statute. The Office represents persons charged with misdemeanor and felony criminal offenses. Additionally, the Office provides representation in juvenile delinquency proceedings, mental health proceedings, conservatorships, contempt matters, and probate and welfare proceedings where the law provides for appointed counsel." - "What We Offer Working at the County of Sonoma offers expansive opportunities for growth and development, the ability to be a part of a challenging and rewarding work environment, and the satisfaction of knowing you're working to better our communities. You can also look forward to flexible work arrangements and excellent benefits* including:" Then list benefits. Thus About the role could combine mission, grant, ERU, bilingual, salary note, level info. Responsibilities: list duties. Requirements: Minimum Qualifications: experience, license, driver's license maybe. Qualifications: desired qualifications: interest in criminal defense, research/writing abilities, post-conviction relief, public speaking, experience in PD office, completion of CA PDA training seminars desired. Skills: maybe list of skills: legal research, writing, oral advocacy, interpersonal, etc. Could be overlapping with qualifications; but we can still include if there is distinct content. The posting mentions "Excellent research and writing abilities", "Demonstrable excellence in public speaking", "Familiar with post-conviction relief, including writs and appeals". Those could be skills. We'll put them under Skills. Benefits: list as described. Pay: Starting salary up to $89.42/hour ($186,630/year); salary negotiable within established range. Schedule: Hybrid Telework, flexible work arrangements. We must not include sections with filler like "commensurate with experience". We have actual specifics. Now we need to ensure we don't duplicate content across sections unnecessarily, but it's okay to repeat if needed? The instruction: "Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail." So we need to keep all info; we can distribute across sections but must not lose any. It's okay if some info appears in multiple sections? Might be considered duplication but not prohibited. Safer to distribute each piece to appropriate section, avoid duplication. Let's list all substantive info bits: 1. Bilingual (English/Spanish) skills highly desired but not required. 2. Starting salary up to $89.42/hour ($186,630/year) and competitive total compensation package. 3. Position can be filled at I or II level depending on qualifications; separate recruitment for I level. 4. Position funded by Expanded Public Defense Services Grant through June 30, 2028. 5. Grant funds Early Representation Unit (ERU) providing timely holistic legal representation within 24 hours of booking for individuals with mental illness, substance use disorders, housing instability; includes rapid legal intervention; coordination with behavioral health, housing, community-based providers; quarterly advisory committee participation; data reporting on program effectiveness. 6. At II level: Perform legal work of average difficulty involving investigation, preparation, presentation of criminal and civil cases before courts. 7. Under guidance of more experienced attorneys, work directly with clients. 8. Interpret and apply laws, court decisions, other legal authorities for use in preparation of cases, opinions, briefs. 9. Prepare pleadings and other legal documents in connection with trials, hearings, other legal proceedings. 10. Conduct general legal research. 11. Interview and advise clients. 12. Ideal candidate: substantial interest in criminal defense work. 13. One or more years of legal experience practicing criminal law as a licensed attorney. 14. Excellent research and writing abilities. 15. Familiar with post-conviction relief, including writs and appeals. 16. Demonstrable excellence in public speaking. 17. Experience in and/or with a Public Defender's office. 18. Completion of any California Public Defender’s Association training seminars is desired, but not required. 19. Office mission: providing excellent legal representation and zealous advocacy for individuals financially unable to retain counsel entitled to court appointed counsel under US and CA Constitutions or statute. 20. Office represents persons charged with misdemeanor and felony criminal offenses. 21. Office provides representation in juvenile delinquency proceedings, mental health proceedings, conservatorships, contempt matters, probate and welfare proceedings where law provides for appointed counsel. 22. Benefits: Hybrid Telework (schedule meeting needs of staff, department operations, communities served may be available depending on assignment). 23. Salary Advancement: salary increase after 1,040 hours (6 months full-time) for good work performance; eligibility for increase every year thereafter until top of salary range. 24. Paid Time Off: competitive vacation and sick leave accruals, 12 paid holidays, additional 8 floating holiday hours per year. 25. County Paid Health Premium Contributions: 100% premium contribution for majority of employee-only and employee+family health plan options. 26. Staff Development/Wellness: Annual benefit allowances up to $1,250 and ongoing education/training opportunities. 27. Annual Professional Development Benefit: $4

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