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Advance your legal career and bring your passion for public service to the Public Defender's Office! Starting salary negotiable up to $79.42/hour! This extra-help (temporary) Deputy Public Defender position can be filled at the I, II, III, or IV level, depending on the candidate's qualifications. As attorneys gain experience and meet or exceed performance standards, they are eligible for promotion to subsequent levels in the series, up to level IV. If you are interested in being considered at the various levels of this opportunity, you must apply to the separate, concurrent recruitments being conducted for those levels. Deputy Public Defender I is an entry-level class and requires the incumbent to work under close supervision. If you are an experienced attorney, please check out our II, III, and IV-level recruitments. The Public Defender's Office. The Public Defender and their Office have the mandated responsibility of defending any person who is not financially able to employ counsel ...Deputy, Help, Legal, Security, Research