LAW OFFICES OF ELEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF FLORIDA

1320 NW 14th Street
Miami, FL 33125

Through funding provided by Equal Justice Works and the Law Offices of Public Defender Carlos J. Martinez (PD-11) and in partnership with the University of Miami School of Law HOPE Public Interest Resource Center, PD-11 announces an opening for a one-year attorney position as an Equal Justice Works AmeriCorps Fellow coordinating the pro bono project Ensuring Equal Justice Initiative and supervising Hope Fellows beginning September 30, 2009.

Over the last two years, PD-11's budget has been cut 14 percent, while caseloads have not. To help the Public Defender and his attorneys comply with Florida Bar, ABA and NLADA rules of professional conduct, guidelines and standards, Public Defender Carlos J. Martinez created the pro bono project, Ensuring Equal Justice Initiative in December 2008. Through this initiative, PD-11 provides pro bono opportunities for private attorneys. PD-11 has partnered with the University of Miami School of Law HOPE Public Interest Resource Center to recruit students interested in public interest law to serve as Hope Fellows in indigent defense. The goal is to create an awareness of and commitment to indigent defense and protecting the sixth amendment rights of all citizens, among civil firms and law students.

Service Opportunities

Partner Law Schools:

• University of Miami School of Law