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Open Positions

This page lists position openings that are related to indigent defense or services. To view a posting, click on the highlighted posting below. To list a position, contact WDA staff at wda@defensenet.org.

Washington State Minority and Justice Commission Seeks Court Program Specialist

Closing Date: April 22nd, 2024 MJC is the judicial branch leader in addressing issues of racial bias, and its work is critical to unwinding the impacts of systemic racism in our state courts. As the courts and legislature have inc...

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Tulalip Office of Civil Legal Aid Seeks Supervising Attorney

Tulalip Office of Civil Legal Aid seeks a supervising attorney for its growing public interest law office in the Tulalip Tribal judicial system in Tulalip, WA, only 30 minutes north of Seattle.  TOCLA is an office that is compris...

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Office for Access to Justice and Bureau of Prisons Seeks Legal Access Officer Positions in Multiple Locations

ATJ is thrilled to share that BOP is now hiring for these critical Legal Access Officer positions at all ten of the BOP pretrial facilities.  This announcement is a tremendous step taken by BOP to support robust legal access at t...

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City of Olympia Seeks Contract Public Defender

SALARY: $126,000 for 360 case credits OPENING DATE: 4/9/24 CLOSING DATE: Open until filled DESCRIPTION: The City of Olympia is accepting applications for one contract public defender to represent indigent defendants in the Olympia...

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Washington State Bar Association Seeks Equity and Justice Program Coordinator

The Equity and Justice Programs Coordinator is part of the Equity and Justice Team. The primary purpose of the Equity and Justice Programs Coordinator is to provide administrative and programmatic support to the Equity and Justice...

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Maryland Office of the Public Defender Seeks Assistant Public Defender: Youthful Defendant Division

The Maryland Office of the Public Defender (MOPD) seeks an experienced client-centered litigator to serve as an Assistant Public Defender in Baltimore City’s (District I) Youthful Defendant Unit. The attorney should have the ski...

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Maryland Office of the Public Defender Seeks Chief Attorney, Juvenile Division

The Maryland Office of the Public Defender (OPD) seeks a demonstrated leader and tenacious litigator to serve as the Chief Attorney of the Juvenile Division for District I (Baltimore City). We are committed to building a culturall...

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Seeking Career Law Clerk to U.S. District Judge John H. Chun

The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington is seeking qualified candidates from all backgrounds for the positions of Career Law Clerk for United States District Judge John H. Chun in Seattle, Washington. The st...

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Seeking Law Clerks to U.S. District Judge Tiffany M. Cartwright – Tacoma, WA

The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington seeks qualified candidates from all backgrounds for the position of Term Law Clerk or Career Law Clerk for United States District Judge Tiffany M. Cartwright in Tacoma...

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Washington State Office of Civil Legal Aid Seeks Contracted Attorneys for Children’s Representation Program

The Office of Civil Legal Aid (OCLA) is an independent agency in the judicial branch of state government. OCLA administers the statewide Children’s Representation Program (CRP). The CRP underwrites and oversees the delivery of e...

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