Employment and Contracting Opportunities

Employment Opportunities

Program Assistant

The Washington State Office of Public Defense Parents Representation Program (PRP) is seeking a full-time Program Assistant to work as part of a motivated and diverse team of managing attorneys, a training coordinator, social service managers, a parent voice advocacy manager, and three other support staff. Join us in promoting anti-racist practices, quality oversight, and continual improvement of the Parents Representation Program. For more information and to apply please see the listing on careers.wa.gov. 

IT Systems Administrator

The Washington State Office of Public Defense is seeking a motivated and technically capable IT Systems Administrator / Support Specialist to join our small but high-performing IT team. For more information and to apply please see the listing on careers.wa.gov. 

Contract Opportunities

Forensic Civil Commitment Program Seeking Attorney Contractor for Involuntary Treatment Act Proceedings

OPD seeks a conflict attorney to provide representation for Involuntary Treatment Act proceedings. A contacted conflict attorney is expected to represent clients in cases brought by the State of Washington who are involuntarily committed up to 90 to 180 days. This position is considered part time. It is anticipated that a conflict attorney will be assigned anywhere from 1-2 cases per month. For more information and instructions on how to apply please see the listing on careers.wa.gov. 

Forensic Civil Commitment Program Seeking Attorney Contractor

The Washington State Office of Public Defense (OPD) Forensic Commitment Program provides state funded attorney representation to indigent clients with a right to counsel at State expense after a finding of Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity, under Ch. 10.77 RCW. A contract attorney will represent individuals who have been acquitted not guilty by reason of insanity of a criminal charge and have been committed to a state hospital or facility for treatment of their mental illness and dangerousness. For more information and instructions on how to apply please see the listing on careers.wa.gov. 

Parents Representation Program Seeking Contract Attorneys

The Washington State Office of Public Defense (OPD) provides state funded attorney representation and case support to indigent parents, custodians and legal guardians involved in child dependency and termination of parental rights proceedings. The following counties are seeking contracts:

Social Worker or Social Services Specialist for Indigent Parents in Dependency Cases

OPD is requesting applications for one full time contract for a social worker or social service worker in Clark and Skamania Counties (90% Clark, 10% Skamania). To learn more please see the listing on careers.wa.gov. 

Simple Possession Advocacy and Representation (SPAR) Program Seeking Social Services Contractors

OPD seeks to fill contract social service worker positions in King and Pierce Counties to work at the direction of public defense attorneys to provide advocacy, mitigation, referral services, crisis intervention and complex case management to assigned clients. To learn more please see the listing on careers.wa.gov.

Blake Defense Program Seeking Contract Attorneys

The Washington State Office of Public Defense will enter into a contract or contracts with solo practice attorneys and/or multi-attorney organizations who will provide legal services to individuals who may be eligible for Blake relief in county courts. The following counties are seeking contracts: 

Parents Representation Program - Application Pool Announcement 

The Washington State Office of Public Defense Parent Representation Program is starting an application pool for full and part-time attorney contract for future openings in all Washington State counties. View application procedures [PDF]. 

For additional job and contract opportunities in public defense, visit Washington Defender Association.