What are the responsibilities and job description for the Criminal Investigator position at Vermont Office of the Defender General?
Provides investigations and technical services in all areas related to indigent clients. Duties are performed with a high degree of independence but require excellent teamwork with attorneys and other staff members. Work is performed under the general supervision of a Public Defender and is reviewed by the Defender General or his/her designee. Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
· Reviewing and analyzing cases to help develop defense plans.
· Putting together release plans for clients with new cases, who are being held in jail on high cash bail, or who are being held without bail, and who need residences and/or responsible adults who will be approved by the court for them to be released.
· Extensive legwork locating and interviewing clients and witnesses.
· Reviewing and organizing discovery, which, in felony cases, can be voluminous.
· Helping to find alternative placements for incarcerated clients, limiting incarceration, and when they are struggling with addiction, helping to assist them in treatment, whether residential or outpatient.
· Assisting with preparation of and providing support during evidentiary hearings, trials, & sentencing hearings: including locating and subpoenaing witnesses; helping to get them to court; managing clients and witnesses during hearings; presenting evidence and providing tech support during hearings.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $29.15 - $45.58 per hour
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Loan forgiveness
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
Salary : $29 - $46