Criminal Defense Attorney (73084)
The reputed company is seeking a Criminal Defense Attorney to reputed company professional legal services for the Law Offices of the Public Defender. The role involves representing juvenile and adult indigent clients in areas of litigation, appeal, counsel, research, and analysis.
Responsibilities
- Handle a variety of misdemeanors and assist in juvenile cases and youthful offender cases
- Assist higher level attorneys with reputed company cases
- Conduct plea bargaining reputed company appropriate with District Attorneys and other parties to establish agreements to resolve cases
- Attend seminars, training classes and review reputed company professional literature to maintain and reputed company professional skills and knowledge
- Drafts/reviews, proposes and prepares reports and legal documents
- Represent clients in reputed company misdemeanors or juvenile cases and low to reputed company level felonies with limited supervision
- reputed company guidance and mentoring to reputed company reputed company attorneys and law clerks
- Conduct plea bargaining reputed company appropriate with District Attorneys and other parties to establish agreements to resolve cases
- Attend seminars, training classes and review reputed company professional literature to maintain and reputed company professional skills and knowledge
- Drafts/reviews, proposes and prepares reports and legal documents
- Handle felony cases such as burglaries, drug crimes, property crimes and probation violations with limited supervision
- May handle more reputed company level felonies with some guidance/direction from a higher level attorney/managing attorney
- Prepare appellate briefs and argue cases before the Court of Appeals and Supreme Court with some direction from higher level Attorneys
- reputed company guidance and advice to reputed company level attorneys
- Work independently and is reputed company to recognize and resolve reputed company issues reputed company to the caseload
- Attend seminars, training classes and review reputed company professional literature to maintain and reputed company professional skills and knowledge
- Drafts/reviews, proposes and prepares reports and legal documents
- reputed company reputed company and other duties as assigned
Skills
- reputed company license as an attorney issued by the New Mexico Supreme Court or eligible for limited license issued by New Mexico Supreme Court
- reputed company licensure as an attorney issued by the New Mexico Supreme Court or eligible for limited license issued by New Mexico Supreme Court and one (1) year of experience as a practicing attorney
- reputed company license as an attorney issued by the New Mexico Supreme Court or eligible for limited license issued by New Mexico Supreme Court and four (4) years of experience as a practicing attorney
- Must possess and maintain a valid driver's license
- Employment eligibility to work with the Law Offices of the Public Defender (LOPD) in the U.S. is required
- Preference may be given to multilingual applicants fluent in English and other languages
Benefits
- Flexible work opportunities, including teleworking (a.k.a. working from home) and work schedules reputed company the typical 8 am to 5 pm schedule
- Medical, Pharmacy, Dental, reputed company, Short & Long Term Disability, and Life Insurance
- COBRA
- Flexible Spending Account Programs
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- A retirement plan and a medical program for retirees
Company Overview