Deputy Public Defender I or Deputy Public Defender II

This is a full-time, FLSA-exempt position with the Carson City Public Defender Office, located in Carson City, Nevada. Depending on qualifications this recruitment is open to hire a Deputy Public Defender I or Deputy Public Defender II. This requitment will be used to hire three (3) Deputy Public Defenders. Two of these positions cannot be filled until after July 1, 2026.

Deputy Public Defender I: Under general supervision, performs a wide range of professional criminal defense work in the Public Defender's Office; performs legal research; provides representation to indigent defendants in criminal cases and NRS 432B proceedings; performs legal research; represents the Public Defender on...