Managing Appellate Resource Attorney

We Want You to Join Our Passionate Public Defense Team!

• Assist with the recruitment and selection of attorneys and firms for OPD’s appellate and post-conviction work.
• Coach and provide case consultation support to contract appellate and post-conviction attorneys, with an emphasis on attorneys who are new to appellate practice
• Collaborate with colleagues to develop and deliver practical training to contract attorneys
• Manage and update curriculum to remain current on legal and practice developments
• Build stakeholder relationships to identify opportunities to improve contractor performance
• Monitor contractor performance to measure application of coaching and training support
• Assist with the evaluation of evolving case weighting standards

• Law degree from an accredited college or university
• Licensed to practice law in Washington State or the ability to be licensed in Washington within one year of recruitment
• No less than five years of experience of criminal appellate experience practice
• No fewer than twenty-five appeals, including Class A and life without parole cases
• A demonstrated commitment to social justice and serving communities historically unable to fully access the judicial system

• Annual salary range of $114,264 to $135,540
• Comprehensive benefit package
• Paid holidays, vacation and sick leave, retirement and health insurance coverage
• Deferred compensation, pre-tax flexible spending accounts, and eligibility for federal public loan forgiveness

We are an independent judicial branch agency mandated to implement the constitutional and statutory guarantees of counsel and to ensure the effective and efficient delivery of indigent defense services funded by the state.