Duties include providing support to the Federal Defender and Assistant Federal Public Defenders through legal research and writing. The R&W Attorney will research and draft appellate briefs and habeas petitions, assist in briefing pretrial and in limine motions, draft proposed jury instructions, research and draft legal arguments for sentencing memoranda, and will provide other assistance to trial counsel. The Research and Writing Attorney is not authorized to appear in court on behalf of the client.

This is a full-time termed position. Salary is based on the Judicial Salary Plan and is
commensurate with experience.

Additional information & mandatory application instructions can be found at http://www.ndcalfpd.org/RandW.pdf