State Of Kansas Sedgwick , KS 67135
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Kansas State Board of Indigents' Defense Services (SBIDS)
Our mission is to fulfill the constitutional promise of a zealous defense by providing our clients with team-based advocacy that champions their human dignity and achieves just outcomes on their behalf.
SBIDS Current Job Openings
About the Position:
Compensation:
Note: Salary can vary depending upon education, experience, or qualifications.
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Position Summary & Responsibilities:
Position Summary:
The Board of Indigents' Defense Services (BIDS), through its regional public defender offices like the Death Penalty Defense Unit, represents adults charged with felonies who cannot hire an attorney. By supporting and elevating public defense in the State of Kansas, BIDS empowers its team to provide relentless representation and collaborative, holistic advocacy in service of client-centered outcomes.
The Kansas State Board of Indigents' Defense Services is in the process of remaking its public defense model with a renewed emphasis on building public defense offices with an interdisciplinary team-based collaborative defense system that uses community connections and resources to better represent not just an individual's case, but the client as a whole.
We are looking for dynamic, client-centered Legal Assistants who are passionate about the importance of public defense and are interested in aiding our efforts to fundamentally rebuild our system and transform our offices into a models of collaborative public defense practice.
Responsibilities and Qualifications
Legal Assistants play an important role in the defense team and operate under the supervision of the Chief Public Defender or designated Deputy. Legal Assistants must abide by the ethical and professional standards required of criminal defense teams.
Qualifications:
Education
Licensing & Certification
Minimum Qualifications
It is expected that the duties of a Legal Assistant will include the following (in addition to other tasks, as assigned):
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Recruiter Contact Information:
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Job Application Process
Send resume, cover letter, list of professional references, and DD214 (if applicable) to Bryan Crouch at bidsrecruiter@sbids.org. In the email subject line please include "Legal Assistant- Wyandotte County".
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A Tax Clearance is a comprehensive tax account review to determine and ensure that an individual's tax account is compliant with all primary Kansas Tax Laws.
If you need assistance with the tax clearance, please contact KDOR at (785) 296-3199 or by email at kdor_specialprojects@ks.gov
How to Claim Veterans Preference
Veterans' Preference Eligible (VPE): Former military personnel or their spouse that have been verified as a "veteran"; under K.S.A. 73-201 will receive an interview if they meet the minimum competency factors of the position. The veterans' preference laws do not guarantee the veteran a job. Positions are filled with the best qualified candidate as determine by the hiring manager.
Learn more about claiming Veteran's Preference
How to Claim Disability Hiring Preference
Applicants that have physical, cognitive and/or mental disabilities may claim an employment preference when applying for positions. If they are qualified to meet the performance standards of the position, with or without a reasonable accommodation, they will receive an interview for the position. The preference does not guarantee an applicant the job, as positions are filled with the best qualified candidate as determined by the hiring manager.
Learn more about claiming Disability Hiring Preference at the following link: Disability Hiring Preference | Kansas Department of Administration (ks.gov).
PLEASE NOTE: The documentation verifying a person's eligibility for use of this preference
should not be sent along with other application materials to the hiring agency but should be sent
directly to OPS. These documents should be sent either by fax to (785)296-7712, scanned and
emailed to Gustavo.Victoriano@ks.gov, or can be mailed/delivered in person to:
ATTN: Disability Hiring Preference Coordinator
Office of Personnel Services
Landon State Office Building
900 SW Jackson, Rm 401
Topeka, KS 66612
Equal Employment Opportunity
The State of Kansas is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value diversity, equity, and inclusion as essential elements that create and foster a welcoming workplace. All qualified persons will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, political affiliation, disability or any other factor unrelated to the essential functions of the job.
If you wish to identify yourself as a qualified person with a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act and would like to request an accommodation, please address the request to the recruiter.
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