Public Defender Investigator - Milwaukee Trial Office

About the role

The Office of the State Public Defender (SPD) is recruiting one full-time Public Defender Investigator (Spanish speaking) to work in its Milwaukee Trial Office. The SPD’s mission is to enhance the quality of justice throughout Wisconsin by providing high-quality, cost-effective representation to indigent clients, protecting the rights of accused individuals, and advocating for effective defense services and a rational criminal justice system.

Responsibilities

• Plan and conduct investigations for staff trial attorneys.

Requirements

• Ability to write reports using Microsoft Word or equivalent.
• Ability to communicate effectively with people from different ethnic, cultural, political, economic, and/or religious backgrounds.
• Criminal justice system background or equivalent.
• Ability to read, write, and speak both English and Spanish.

Qualifications

• Experience and/or training in writing reports using Microsoft Word or equivalent.
• Experience and/or training in communicating effectively with diverse populations.
• Experience and/or training in criminal justice or equivalent.
• Experience and/or training in reading, writing, and speaking both English and Spanish.
• Experience and/or training in conducting criminal investigations.
• Experience and/or training in assisting in trial preparation.
• Experience and/or training in criminal, juvenile, and/or mental health justice systems.

Benefits

• Access to the region’s best health plans.
• Generous paid time off starting with 3.5 weeks of vacation.
• Nine paid holidays.
• Ample sick leave.
• Participation in one of the nation’s top-rated pension plans.
• Eligibility for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program if you have student loans.

Pay

The starting salary for the Public Defender Investigator will be between $22.95 and $28.00 per hour, set in accordance with the Compensation Plan and Wisconsin Administrative Code in effect at the time of hire. A one-year probationary period will be required.

Schedule

This is a full-time position based in the Milwaukee Trial Office at 819 N. 6th St., Room 908, Milwaukee, WI 53203.