Career Center

The Office of the Federal Public Defender for the Western District of Washington (FPD) is accepting applications for a full-time criminal defense paralegal for our Seattle office. The paralegal will provide litigation support under the direction of the case attorney, the Chief Paralegal, and the Federal Defender for our clients charged with criminal offenses or involved in post-conviction proceedings in the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington and the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.  We hope to find a paralegal who has criminal defense experience, advocating for people accused of committing a crime even when the evidence against them may appear to be strong. The paralegal should have initiative, resourcefulness, creativity, com