Employment Opportunities
Staff Attorney - Disproportionality Unit
The Washington State Office of Public Defense seeks an experienced attorney to develop legal trainings, strategies, and policies for challenging racial and economic disproportionality. The attorney should understand how race, gender, national origin, disability, and class intersect to create disparities for individuals and families that become involved in the legal system. 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.
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:
- Snohomish County - To learn more please see the listing on careers.wa.gov.
- Whatcom and Skagit Counties - 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:
- Columbia and Walla Walla Counties - To learn more please see the listing on careers.wa.gov.
- Chelan County - To learn more please see the listing on careers.wa.gov.
- Klickitat County - To learn more please see the listing on careers.wa.gov.
- Okanogan County - To learn more please see the listing on careers.wa.gov.
- Cowlitz County - To learn more please see the listing on careers.wa.gov.
- Skamania County - To learn more please see the listing on careers.wa.gov.
- Kittitas County - To learn more please see the listing on careers.wa.gov.
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].
Re-entry Initiative for Support and Empowerment (RISE) Grant Program RFQ
The Washington State Office of Public Defense (OPD) will contract with one or more Washington State nonprofit Re-entry Services Agencies (Agency) that has extensive experience in providing peer-led reentry services such as peer coaching, basic needs, housing resources, behavioral health treatment, family support, civic engagement, and voting education in Eastern Washington State for soon-to-be released incarcerated individuals and individuals released from incarceration within three years. Estimated compensation will be up to $300,000.
For additional job and contract opportunities in public defense, visit Washington Defender Association.