IDS has a job opening for a Regional Defender based in Durham or Wake County.
The Office of Indigent Defense Services is seeking a qualified individual to work to advance our mission to safeguard individual liberty and the Constitution by equipping the North Carolina public defense community with the resources it needs to achieve fair and just outcomes for clients by serving as the primary point of contact for contract attorneys and judicial officials.
Duties include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Conduct courtroom observations; and meet with contract counsel and other system actors, and conduct any needed review of contract attorneys’ work to ensure that the attorneys are providing quality representation and are providing complete and reliable data to IDS.
- Monitor workloads and dispositions for contract counsel, develop methods for handling complaints from defendants and others, and recruit qualified counsel attorneys to handle indigent cases, including working with attorneys to help them become qualified for the rosters.
- Assist in the evaluation, and the selection of attorneys for contracts and work with the Defender Administrator to identify and negotiate with individual attorneys for contacts.
- Work with IDS staff, School of Government, and others to ensure that training is available for private assigned counsel and that other resources, such as trial manuals and brief and motions banks, are adequate for the needs of private assigned counsel.
- Consult with attorneys on specific cases as needed.
Please see the job posting for additional information and to apply!