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Ready to grow your career in public defense? Bring your skills to a team that will help you sharpen them. Looking for meaning in your work? Youll find it here. Join the El Dorado County Public Defender's Office. We're hiring an Associate Attorney. Get real courtroom experience. Make a real impact. “We're a small, dedicated team fighting for fairness in a justice system that isn't always fair. As an Associate Attorney in the El Dorado County Public Defender's Office, you'll get hands-on courtroom experience defending clients in misdemeanor, juvenile, and conservatorship cases. You'll grow your skills with real responsibility—and you'll never be on your own.” We are currently recruiting for the following: One vacancy for Associate Attorney located in Shingle Springs and South Lake Tahoe, CA. The selected candidate may be eligible for the following recruitment incentives: Up to $6,000 to be paid in equal installments for the first twenty-six (26) consecutive biweekly pay periods in the position. A fixed amount of additional vacation leave to be accrued in equal installments in each of the first twenty-six (26) consecutive biweekly pay periods of employment. Up to $6,000 relocation expense reimbursement for moving expenses for the candidate's household, including pets, when the candidates primary residence is more than one hundred (100) miles from the assigned work location using the shortest commonly traveled route. *Recruitment incentive and relocation expense reimbursement eligibility and administration are subject to the County of El Dorado Personnel Rules. Current County of El Dorado employees are not eligible to receive recruitment incentives or reimbursement. *Employees residing in the Tahoe basin may be eligible for a Tahoe differential of up to $101.53, paid twenty-four (24) benefit pay periods, and a geographical differential of up to $200.00 paid twenty-four (24) pay periods per year. Public defense in El Dorado County means more than just a job—it's impact you can see, in a place you'll love calling home. You'll join a tight-knit team that has each other's backs, led by people who aren't afraid to step in when it counts. And when the workday ends, the mountains, lakes, and wine country are waiting. El Dorado County is one of the most beautiful counties in the state of California. You can avoid the valley commute and fog and take in the natural beauty. PI284851530