Public Defender Interviewer I

3 weeks ago

Porterville, United States Tulare County, CA Full time

**Current vacancy is with the Public Defender’s Office located in Porterville. The anticipated life of the list is six months.**

**Typical Duties**:

- Interview clients to obtain details of arrest, connection with charged offenses, and other information pertinent to development of the defense case; identify, analyze, and evaluate each variation of fact and substantiate pertinent information; determine relationship of various parties to current case and prior cases to determine if a legal conflict exists; communicate with management staff regarding potential conflict issues; advise clients concerning rights and responsibilities associated with interview process; determine the accuracy and completeness of all statements of fact completed by clients during the interview by telephone or in person; record inconsistencies of statements; verify information by in-house investigation, through computerized resources, personal interviews, telephone or form letters and contact with other agencies or institutions; interview and assess statements made by the client(s) to determine circumstances and events of detention, citation or arrest; obtain the names and addresses of witnesses and probable nature of testimony; obtain the name of law enforcement agencies and officers involved with cases and any information they have given to the client; evaluate and record attitude of clients; refer clients who appear physically or emotionally unable to continue the interview to appropriate social services staff; compile information obtained from defendant on appropriate forms; detail clients arrest record, probation record and other personal information as appropriate; prepare and maintain documents, case records, reports, files, and logs associated with the client(s) case(s); prepare summary of client’s statement; **Essential job duties may be assigned that are not listed above but are relative to this job classification.** (Reasonable accommodation will be made when requested and determined by the County to be appropriate under applicable law.)

**Employment Standards**:
**Education**:Equivalent to completion of the 12th grade supplemented by course work in criminal justice, para legalism, psychology, or closely related field.

**Experience**:Three years of experience involving frequent communications with members of the public in a legal setting and/or analyzing, organizing, and documenting data for services offered by public agencies.

**Equivalency for Experience**:Two years of college course work in criminal justice, para legalism, psychology, or closely related field may be substituted for the experience requirement.

**Knowledge of**: Interviewing techniques; report writing; record keeping principles.

**Skill/Ability to**: Work and communicate effectively with people of various education and socioeconomic backgrounds by respecting beliefs, interpersonal styles and behaviors of both clients and co-workers; operate contemporary office equipment inclusive of computer, keyboard, and all applicable electronic equipment; collect information, organize material and analyze relationships among a variety of collected data; assist with gathering verifications on information obtained from clients; write clear, concise, and grammatically correct narratives, reports, records, and correspondence; follow oral and written instructions; read and understand complex material such as laws, codes, and legal documents; adjust to changes in workload, priorities and work under pressure of meeting deadlines; establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with co-workers, other agencies and departments; coordinate work with others.

**License or Certificate**:Possession of, or ability to obtain, an appropriate, valid California driver's license.

**DESIRABLE EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS**

**Knowledge of**:Court proceedings, elements of misdemeanor or felony offenses, legal defenses, pleading, pretrial motions, diversions, priors and attacks on priors, and sentencing.

**Skill/Ability to**:Prepare interview summaries, organize and analyze data; recognize legal issues sufficient to alert attorneys for appropriate action.

**Additional Information**:
**Conditions of Employment**

**College Cost Reduction Access Act**

**EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER**

**Bargaining Unit 3**

**Benefit Amount**:An annual benefit amount is provided and may be applied towards health insurance premiums (medical, dental, vision and life). This benefit is pro-rated and paid on a pay period basis (24 pay periods).

**Health Insurance**:A choice of PPO and HMO medical plans which include PPO and HMO dental plans and include dental and vision coverage. Dependent coverage is available. Providers include Anthem Blue Cross, Kaiser Permanente, Delta Dental, and Vision Services Plan (VSP)**.**

**Retirement**:The retirement plan is a defined benefit plan administered pursuant to the 1937 Act County Employees Retirement Act and integrated with Social Security. In addi

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