FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA GREENVILLE, SC
AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT NO. 23-03 INVESTIGATOR
The Federal Public Defender, District of South Carolina, is accepting applications for the position of Investigator based in the Greenville office. The Federal Public Defender organization operates under the authority of the Criminal Justice Act, 18. U.S.C. §3006A, to provide defense services for indigent persons in federal criminal cases and related matters in federal courts.

Requirements: The candidate must be a college graduate with a bachelor’s or master’s degree from an accredited institution. This position requires a wide variety of skills. Experience working in the field of investigation and litigation support is preferred but not required. Law enforcement experience is not required. Candidates must have
excellent interpersonal communication skills. Spanish language proficiency is preferred. Candidates should have excellent computer skills and be fluent in Excel and capable of becoming fluent with Cellebrite, Accurint, TLO or Clear, and Adobe Acrobat 2020. Sentencing mitigation skills and knowledge are preferred. The position may
require travel throughout the district, overnight travel, out of district training, irregular work hours, or working weekends and holidays when necessary. Applicants must have reliable transportation, a valid driver’s license, and proof of insurance. Appointment is subject to a satisfactory background investigation, including an IRS tax check and an FBI name and fingerprint check.

Duties: Provide investigative support for cases pending in the federal courts. Investigate the facts of a case or a client’s life. Locate and interview victims, witnesses, and law enforcement personnel, prepare detailed and accurate memoranda of interviews and photographing and/or sketching relevant locations, such as crime scenes. Review, organize, and analyze electronic discovery or various forms of discovery and other documentation. Locate public and private records such as criminal records, medical records, and records of court proceedings. Assist attorneys at hearings or trials by evaluating testimony, coordinating witnesses, documents, and assisting with digital presentations. Serve subpoenas and notify defense witnesses of court appearances. Conduct investigations on the client’s background for medical, psychological, criminal, and other areas that may justify a variance from applicable Sentencing Guidelines. Review discovery with clients.

Selection criteria: The successful candidate must demonstrate or have a reputation for personal and professional integrity and must be committed to helping indigent accused persons. Candidates must possess the ability to communicate effectively with clients, witnesses, colleagues, and work well with staff and court personnel.

Salary: This is a position with growth potential and is subject to the availability of funds. Salary by direct deposit.

Qualified persons may apply by forwarding a letter of interest, references, and a resume to:
Jonathan Freeman
Administrative Officer
District of South Carolina
1901 Assembly Street, Suite 200
Columbia, SC 29201

Submission by electronic PDF format may be sent by email to: jonathan_freeman@fd.org.

All emailed documents must be in PDF format. Other electronic forms will not be considered. Open until filled. Serious inquiries only. No telephone or fax inquiries.

OFFICE OF APPELLATE DEFENSE

Appellate Defender – Attorney II

Link to apply: APPLY HERE

The 8th Circuit Public Defender’s Office includes Laurens, Greenwood, Newberry, and Abbeville Counties. I currently have a position open. The position includes full health insurance, dental, vision, and retirement benefits. Have student loans? Join us and you can have that noose around your neck forgiven under the public service loan forgiveness program! We also pay your bar license fee statement annually as well as for all of your mandatory annual CLE credits. I offer incredible flexibility which we can discuss at your interview. I also offer group outings throughout the year to build office morale (ex. Boat days on the lake, bowling, top golf, get togethers at restaurants, someone’s house, etc.). We also have a wonderful and very supportive staff. We have two investigators that are the best investigators I have ever worked with. You will never have to try a case alone (unless you want to), and the residents of our circuit (which it’s not mandatory you live within the circuit) enjoy a much lower cost of living compared to other areas of SC. We also enjoy lake life (there is a lake in all 4 of our counties). We have an incredible team of amazing humans who all get along and there’s no drama (what a plus!!). Salary depends on experience but just to give you an idea, I’m offering between $75k-$102k. That’s not even including the benefit package, either. I also encourage time off (especially for mental health) as appropriate. We also provide Westlaw. Truly, this is a great office to be apart of! Want to try cases? Not a problem- you have that opportunity in our circuit. I also invest in my lawyers and investigators. I will send you to national seminars (primarily through NACDL) and I try to send one lawyer a year to the prestigious National Criminal Defense College that is a premier 2 week trial college. I invest in my lawyers because I truly want to have the strongest public defender’s office in the state, despite being a rural circuit. The lawyers in our office are stellar and you will learn from them and we hope to learn from you, too! We have Tristan Shaffer, Joel Broome, Callie West, Colie Stancil, Elizabeth Thomas, Rutledge Martin, Charles Verner, and Jane Merrill. We also have numerous private attorneys who hold contracts with our office. I love this group and feel so grateful to work alongside them! Our relationship with the Solicitor’s office is about as decent as it can be in an adversarial environment. Oh- and while I am totally here to support anyone on our team, I never micromanage.

If interested, please email me at my mouthful of an email address:
Cmcneill@8thcircuitpublicdefender.org <mailto:Cmcneill@8thcircuitpublicdefender.org> and put in the subject line RESUME. Can’t wait to hear from you!

Chelsea Brooke McNeill
Circuit Defender, 8th Judicial Circuit
Newberry, Laurens, Greenwood, & Abbeville

Park Plaza, 600 Monument St.
Suite 208, Box P133
Greenwood, South Carolina 29646
(864) 229-9505