POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT: CAPITAL HABEAS ATTORNEY

The Federal Public Defender for the Central District of California is accepting applications for an attorney position in its Capital Habeas Unit. In addition to representing condemned California inmates in their habeas proceedings, CHU attorneys represent noncapital habeas inmates and federal criminal defendants. All applicants must be members in good standing of the California Bar or, if a member
in good standing of another Bar, applicants must be willing to sit for the next California Bar exam.
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Candidates must possess superior writing ability and a commitment to the defense of death sentenced individuals. Candidates should have significant experience in state and/or federal criminal law, death penalty litigation, or habeas corpus litigation. Salary commensurate with qualifications and years of experience.

The Office must receive applications by Friday, May 29, 2009. Please mail a cover letter, résumé, and a current writing sample to:

Office of the Federal Public Defender
Attn: Mark Drozdowski
Supervising Deputy Federal Public Defender
321 E. 2nd Street, Los Angeles, California 90012

The Office will also accept applications by electronic mail so long as the document(s) are signed and in PDF-format. Please e-mail to Mark_Drozdowski@fd.org, with the following in the subject line: CAPITAL HABEAS ATTORNEY APPLICATION. No telephone calls, partial applications, or facsimiles accepted. The Federal Public Defender may fill current and future positions from this vacancy
announcement. The Federal Public Defender is an Equal Opportunity Employer.