Applications are now being accepted for a capital appellate attorney in the Capital Defense & Trial Services Unit of the Connecticut Division of Public Defender Services.

The attorney will be responsible for litigating capital felony death penalty appeals, and for consulting with, advising and working closely with capital felony trial defense attorneys during the preparation and trial of death penalty cases. This is not an entry level
position and appropriate capital felony death penalty appellate defense experience is required. Attorneys who wish to be considered for the position should forward their resumes, a completed Connecticut Public Defender questionnaire, references and writing
samples no later than June 30, 2009 to:

Patrick Culligan, Esq., Chief of Capital Defense and Trial Services
Office of the Chief Public Defender
30 Trinity Street, 4th Floor, Hartford, CT 06106 patrick.culligan@jud.ct.gov

Salary for Assistant Public Defender, Capital Defense and Trial Services, Step I is $105,924 with medical and retirement benefits
Questionnaires may be obtained from our web site http://www.ocpd.state.ct.us at PD
Forms.

Applicants not licensed in Connecticut must be willing to sit for the Connecticut Bar Exam or qualify for admission under Conn. Practice Book Rule 2-13

http://www.jud.ct.gov/CBEC/rules.htm. See List of reciprocal jurisdictions for the list of jurisdictions that are reciprocal to Connecticut