Public Defender Jobs in Los Angeles, CA (424)
Civil Litigation Attorney-Public Entity Defense
Jobot
Los Angeles, CA
$150k - $225k / year
Associate Attorney | Labor & Employment
Jobot
Los Angeles, CA
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
$150k - $215k / year
Trial Paralegal
Federal Public Defender, Central District of California
Los Angeles, CA
New
Deputy/Senior Deputy Public Defender
Minnehaha County
Los Angeles, CA
New
PTO
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
$98.3k - $113.8k / year
Capital Habeas Attorney
Federal Public Defender
Los Angeles, CA
New
Criminal/Immigration Senior Staff or Managing Attorneys
Immigrant Legal Resource Center
Los Angeles, CA
New
Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
$112.5k / year
Trial Legal Assistant - Los Angeles - Closing 10/05/2026
Federal Public Defender
Los Angeles, CA
Capital Habeas Attorney Telework Eligible
Federal Public Defender, Central District of California
Los Angeles, CA
New
Capital Habeas Attorney
Federal Public Defender, Central District of California
Los Angeles, CA
New
Trial Legal Assistant - Los Angeles - Closing 10/05/2026
Federal Public Defender, Central District of California
Los Angeles, CA
New
Litigation Paralegal
Federal Public Defender, Central District of California
Los Angeles, CA
Federal Trial Paralegal - Case Prep, Discovery & Tech
National Legal Aid & Defender Association
Los Angeles, CA
New
Trial Paralegal
National Legal Aid & Defender Association
Los Angeles, CA
New
Public Defender: Remote Work & Career Growth
National Legal Aid & Defender Association
🌎 Remote
Remote
Capital Habeas Investigator
Federal Public Defender
Los Angeles, CA
New
Capital Habeas Investigator
Federal Public Defender, Central District of California
Los Angeles, CA
New
Police/Public Entity Litigation Associate Attorney
Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith
Los Angeles, CA
INTERPRETER (SPANISH)-EMERGENCY APPOINTMENT/HOMELESS INITIATIVE
GovernmentJobs.com
Los Angeles, CA
New
Police/Public Entity Associate Attorney
Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith
Los Angeles, CA
New
401(k)
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
$145k / year
DEPUTY ALTERNATE PUBLIC DEFENDER II
County of Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
New
Part-Time
DEPUTY ALTERNATE PUBLIC DEFENDER II
GovernmentJobs.com
Los Angeles, CA
New
Part-Time
$107.7k - $161.7k / year
DEPUTY ALTERNATE PUBLIC DEFENDER II
County of Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles, CA
Part-Time
$107.7k - $161.7k / year
ADMINISTRATIVE DEPUTY II (UC), PUBLIC DEFENDER
Vets Hired
Los Angeles, CA
Appeals Unit Law Clerk
Federal Public Defender
Los Angeles, CA
New
Noncapital Habeas Unit Law Clerk
Federal Public Defender
Los Angeles, CA
New
Trial Unit Law Clerk
Federal Public Defender
Los Angeles, CA
New
Capital Habeas Unit Law Clerk
Federal Public Defender
Los Angeles, CA
New
Appeals Unit Law Clerk
Federal Public Defender, Central District of California
Los Angeles, CA
Capital Habeas Unit Law Clerk
Federal Public Defender, Central District of California
Los Angeles, CA
New
Trial Unit Law Clerk
Federal Public Defender, Central District of California
Los Angeles, CA
New
Noncapital Habeas Unit Law Clerk
Federal Public Defender, Central District of California
Los Angeles, CA
New
Assistant Public Defender
County of Delaware, PA
🌎 Remote
Remote
Dental Insurance
$72k / year
Remote Deputy Attorney - Public Defender & Prosecution
The County of El Dorado
🌎 Remote
Remote
Public Defender Salary in Los Angeles
Public Defenders working in Los Angeles, CA make an average annual salary of $74K and a maximum annual salary of around $192K.
Job Description
Working as a Public Defender in Los Angeles, CA
There are 424 Public Defender opportunities available in Los Angeles, CA all with unique requirements.
The job of a public defender is to support the accused in criminal cases. In all states, this task falls on one or more attorneys appointed to the position. The attorney's main purpose is to defend their client's rights. This means presenting evidence, examining witnesses, and bringing forth arguments in defense of the accused. Most public defenders work for government agencies, such as a county or state government.
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Public Defenders in Los Angeles, CA Resume Data
Average Experience for Public Defenders in Los Angeles, CA
- More than 10 years: 38%
- 6-10 years: 31%
- 3-5 years: 26%
- Less than 1 year: 3%
- 1-2 years: 2%
Educational Background for Public Defenders in Los Angeles, CA
- Doctorate: 42%
- Bachelors: 32%
- Masters: 14%
- Associates: 7%
- Diploma: 5%
Top Skill for Public Defenders in Los Angeles, CA
- Attention to detail: 19%
- Legal skills: 14%
- Customer focus & orientation: 13%
- Work style: Reliability: 9%
- Written communication: 9%
- Sales skills: 8%
- Project timeline management: 8%
- Working with MS Word documents: 8%
- Management & leadership skills: Planning & execution: 6%
- Filing & organization: 6%
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