PUBLIC DEFENDER'S OFFICE, 19TH CIRCUIT- ASSISTANT PUBLIC DEFENDER - 21008891
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Agency: Justice Administrative Commission
Working Title: PUBLIC DEFENDER'S OFFICE, 19TH CIRCUIT- ASSISTANT PUBLIC DEFENDER - 21008891
Pay Plan: Pub.DefndrsJAC PIB
Position Number: 21008891
Salary: $80,000.00
Posting Closing Date: 09/16/2026
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PUBLIC DEFENDER’S OFFICE NINETEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
PUBLIC DEFENDER'S OFFICE, 19TH CIRCUIT-ASSISTANT PUBLIC DEFENDER – 008891
WE NEED YOU!
Experienced trial lawyers are needed for the 19th Judicial Circuit Public Defenders Office. We have it all! CLE seminars, top-rated computer and video technology, competitive salaries, and full benefits. A career, not a job. Salary beginning at $80,000.
Must have a minimum of 3 years’ experience and be a member in good standing with The Florida Bar, license required. Visit us at www.pd19.org EEOC. .
Benefits
- State Group Health Insurance (premiums as low as $8.34 a month)
- Enrollment in the Florida Retirement System
- à $25,000.00 life insurance policy
- à Annual leave - 13 days per year, increases with length of service
- à Sick leave - 13 days per year
- à Paid holidays – 13 days per year
- à Short-term disability insurance - paid by the State of Florida
- à State retirement benefits - vesting after 8 years in pension plan or 1 year in the investment plan
- à Optional employee paid supplement insurance plans available (vision, dental, cancer, hospitalization, and disability)
- à Deferred Retirement Option Plan (DROP) - Applies to pension plan members, and will result in a lump sum payment of accumulated benefits, for a period of up to eight years
- à Deferred compensation – option of saving portion of monthly salary in a tax-sheltered account
- à Opportunities to earn CLE credits and attend a variety of conferences
- à Florida Bar dues paid by the office every year
To apply, email resume and cover letter to: [email protected]
Honorable Diamond R. Litty
216 South Second Street
Ft. Pierce, FL 34950
If you are a retiree of the Florida Retirement System (FRS), please check with the FRS at 1-844-377-1888 on how your current benefits may be affected if you are re-employed with the State of Florida. Your current retirement benefits may be canceled, suspended, or deemed ineligible depending upon the date of your retirement.
Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.
The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.
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