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Post Conviction Relief Attorney
San Jose, CA. Posted 2 months ago
The role
The Post Conviction Relief Attorney will manage a caseload and handle client interaction. This role involves criminal and immigration law work including motions, hearings, and legal research.
What you will do
- Advise client on their legal rights and draw up legal documents
- Responsible for post conviction relief cases including motions to vacate, expungements, motions to reduce, and early termination of probation
- Attend motion hearings and advise clients on strategies
- Handle open criminal cases including arraignments, pre-trials, pleas and sentencing
- Manage court appearances, drafting motions, interviewing clients and performing legal research
- Analyze probable outcomes of cases using knowledge of legal precedents
- Manage workload of cases
- Provide legal analysis for clients to determine any possible case benefits
Required qualifications
- Admitted attorney
- Criminal Defense Experience or Immigration Law Experience
- Experience handling criminal cases at the state and local level
- A team player who is open to helping, strategizing, and working with your fellow associates
- Interpersonal skills of the highest caliber
Nice to have
- Experience with immigration law is highly desirable
- Bilingual (English/Spanish) is strongly preferred
Benefits
- medical, dental and vision insurance
- excellent compensation package
- paid parking
- paid time off
About the company
The Matian Firm, APC is a growing firm with opportunities to advance and learn alongside a team of professionals within the legal industry.