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Listed below are the job opportunities currently available with the Missouri Public Defender System. The most recent update was on July 2, 2009. For information on job opportunities more recent than the last update, contact the Human Resources Office at (573) 882-9855.

A job application must be on file in Human Resources by the position closing date in order for employment consideration. A resume cannot be substituted for the completed job application. There are several ways to obtain an application for employment with the Missouri State Public Defender System:

Download the Application for Employment (pdf*) from our web site.
E-mail us at Human.Resources@mspd.mo.gov to have an application mailed to you.
Contact or visit any local Public Defender office to request an application.
Call the state office at (573) 882-9855 during office hours (8:00 am to 5:00 pm) to have an application mailed to you.

For job descriptions and qualifications, click on the position title in the table below:

Position	Location	Closing Date
Assistant Public Defender	Caruthersville	Applications accepted through Wed., 7/15/09
Assistant Public Defender	Columbia Trial Office	Applications accepted through Wed., 7/15/09
Assistant Public Defender	Farmington	Applications accepted through Wed., 7/15/09
Assistant Public Defender	Moberly	Applications accepted through Wed., 7/15/09
Assistant Public Defender	Monett	Applications accepted through Wed., 7/8/09
Assistant Public Defender	Poplar Bluff	Applications accepted through Wed., 7/15/09
Assistant Public Defender	Rolla	Applications accepted through Wed., 7/15/09
Assistant Public Defender	Sedalia	Applications accepted through Wed., 7/8/09
Assistant Public Defender	St. Joseph	Applications accepted through Wed., 7/15/09
Assistant Public Defender	St. Louis Appellate/PCR	Applications accepted through Wed., 7/15/09
Assistant Public Defender	Troy	Applications accepted through Wed., 7/15/09
Clerk Typist II	Hillsboro	Applications accepted through Wed., 7/8/09
Investigator	Monett	Applications accepted through Wed., 7/15/09
Legal Assistant	St. Louis City Trial Office	Applications accepted through Wed., 7/15/09

Our offices make a significant investment of time and effort to train new attorneys. In addition, our clients depend on continuity in the personal attorney/client relationship and require representation by an experienced attorney with specialized training. For these reasons, we expect attorneys to make a two-year commitment to both the Missouri State Public Defender System and the local office in which they are employed. During this two-year time period, an attorney is not eligible to apply for transfer to a different office within the Public Defender System. Fulfillment of the two-year commitment to the local office and the Public Defender System is a factor in determining an attorney's eligibility for re-employment.

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