Federal public defender - Salary, Career

How much does an Federal public defender earn

A Federal public defender earns between $1.909 and $11.408 per month, with an average monthly salary of $4.568 and a median salary of $3.600 according to an Averwage.com salary survey along with to data of professionals hired and fired by companies in the labor market.

Our research is based on the salaries of 81 professionals hired and dismissed by the period from 06/2021 to 05/2022 (last year).

Salary ranges for the Federal public defender
	Monthly Salary	Annual Salary	Salary Per Week	Hourly Salary
Average wage	4.568	54.820	1.142	22
1º Quartile	1.909	22.903	477	9
Median Salary	3.600	43.200	900	17
3º Quartile	8.701	104.406	2.175	41
Higher Salary	11.408	136.901	2.852	54

Professional job categories

Science and arts professionals
- professionals in the legal sciences
- - lawyers for the judiciary and public security
- - - public defenders and legal aid attorneys

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Main workplaces

Public Defenders and Legal Aid Attorneys they work in the Public Defender's Office, which constitutes the third tripod of essential services to the jurisdictional function of the State. It results from an expansion of the concept of free legal assistance, which is now considered one of the fundamental rights of the citizen. Defenders and Public Prosecutors work together, although in diametrically opposed tasks. The Public Defender is not a private lawyer, nor is he a public lawyer, insofar as he does not defend the interests of the Union or of the States, but of the people. They work individually, without supervision and during the day. Eventually, they work under pressure, leading to constant stress.

What does it take to work in the field of Public Defenders and Legal Aid Attorneys

The exercise of these occupations requires a bachelor's degree in Law and approval in a public contest. In some state prosecutors, there is an agreement with the OAB for private lawyers to receive from the state to exercise the function of public defender.

Functions and activities of Federal public defender

Public Defenders and Legal Aid Attorneys must:

demonstrate personal skills;

defend the economically needy in the criminal area;

exercise ordinary duties;

perform extrajudicial attributions;

exercise ordinary functions;

defending the economically needy in the criminal area;

manage the defense department;

perform special roles;

perform ordinary duties;

propose actions in defense of special rights;

perform extrajudicial assignments;

defending the economically needy in civil and labor areas;

exercising special curatorship;

defend the economically needy in civil and labor areas;

perform special functions;

exercise ordinary functions;

exercise special curatorship;

manage the public defender's office;

Activities

demonstrate written expression skills;

defend maintenance of the marriage bond in marriage annulment actions;

defend in administrative proceedings;

propose termination actions;

defend women victims of gender violence;

defend consumer rights;

defend the rights of people with special needs;

deal with professional frustrations;

exercise the public defender's office on an itinerant basis;

defending defendant in criminal proceedings;

sponsoring dna tests;

edit internal normative act;

exhibit serenity;

defending in civil action;

demonstrate logical reasoning ability;

propose an injunction;

propose compensation claims as a result of crime;

ask the court to standardize jurisprudence;

participate in government projects for needy populations;

represent the author in the filing of private criminal action;

demonstrate conciseness;

defend interdicting interests;

defending the rights and interests of a defaulting defendant cited by public notice;

defend the rights and interests of a defendant named at the right time;

defending legally incapable persons in conflict of interests with their representatives;

request for expertise and examinations;

provide public service;

seek proof of the facts;

defend the rights of the elderly;

follow proposed actions;

supervise judicial services for interns;

defending before military justice;

propose revision of administrative acts and contracts;

defending the rights of convicts;

participate in judgments in all instances;

demonstrate ability to perform under pressure;

coordinate administrative work;

propose an action for habeas data;

show specific technical knowledge;

obtain evidence of damage to diffuse and collective rights;

defending the defendant of political crime;

requiring legal benefits in favor of prisoners;

defend involved in land conflicts;

manage time;

veto the practice of illegal acts;

pay attention to detail;

represent the plaintiff in the filing of civil action;

promote conciliation of the parties;

articulate relations with public and private agencies;

defend the rights and interests of a defaulting defendant cited by public notice;

demonstrate mental agility;

implant a writ of mandamus;

propose criminal review action;

demonstrate persuasiveness;

require expertise and examinations;

demonstrate reasonableness;

request documents and diligences to public authorities;

acting as a defender before special civil courts;

defend people involved in urban subdivision conflicts;

defend accused of electoral crime;

assist former prisoners;

demonstrate initiative;

exercise correction on services;

demonstrate active listening skills;

execute agreement;

appeal against the contrary decisions in the proposed actions;

show cooperation capacity;

propose actions in defense of homogeneous diffuse, collective and individual rights;

embrace the cause you defend;

demonstrate persuasiveness;

defending interdicted interests;

express yourself with verbal clarity;

defending, in civil proceedings, the interests of an arrested defendant;

demonstrate social sensitivity;

acting as a defender in the jury;

dress with discretion;

legidly guide the needy;

propose actions in defense of the indigenous population and minorities;

request documents from private entities;

defend before military justice;

propose actions related to the electoral process;

act with authority;

impetrar habeas corpus;

support orally the procedural position;

integrate departmental councils;

participate in trials in all instances;

collect testimonies from the parties;

acting as an assistant to the prosecution in criminal proceedings;

official before special criminal courts;

demonstrate individual and social responsibility;

pleasing a declaration of unconstitutionality of law;

defend in public or private criminal action;

defending non-accountable for mental illness;

defend defendant in criminal proceedings;

analyze news of civil wrongdoing;

defend legally incapable persons in conflict of interests with their representatives;

follow the accused in a police investigation;

collect statements from the parties;

defend, in civil proceedings, the interests of an arrested defendant;

analyze notice of civil wrongdoing;

organize work;

prepare judicial calculations;

require the opening of a police investigation;

request notary and registry services free of charge;

defend children and adolescents;

advise an accountant on criteria for judicial calculations;

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Federal public defender - Career description, activities, functions and salary