It is supported by individuals, foundations, religious groups, and any attorney fees recovered in its cases. Closing date is November 6, 2000. Applications from women and members of all minority groups are encouraged. The Southern Center for Human Rights is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer. The Center does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, religious creed, national original, ancestry, disability, or sexual orientation.
Salary commensurate with experience, excellent benefits.
This attorney will be a state employee and enjoy all the benefits available to Georgia state employees, including medical insurance, dental insurance and retirement plans. The salary is commensurate with experience and applicants must be barred in Georgia or eligible to sit for the bar in February 2001. MPD is a division of the Georgia Indigent Defense Council, has state-wide jurisdiction and is engaged exclusively in the representation of individuals facing the death penalty in Georgia. Attorneys, mitigation experts, investigators and social workers on staff represent individual clients in pre-trial, trial and direct appeal proceedings, and consult with attorneys throughout the state who have capital cases. In addition, MPD sponsors regular training conferences covering various aspects of litigation useful for capital trial lawyers and publishes a quarterly capital trial practice newsletter.