Current Job Openings

Whether you are an attorney, an investigator, a mitigation specialist, a legal assistant, an administrative specialist, an office manager, or another member of the defense team, public defense work provides a meaningful opportunity to positively impact a client's life every day.

 

The Kansas Board of Indigents’ Defense Services provides public defenders to represent indigent clients charged with adult felonies at trial and on appeal throughout criminal courtrooms in Kansas.

A Public Defender treats each client with compassion and dignity while providing legal counsel and advocacy. Kansas public defenders, investigators, mitigation specialists, legal assistants, administrative specialists, and office managers continue to advance their skills throughout their career with the support of the Training Division and through the mentorship of experienced attorneys and staff. We work together as a team to offer each of our clients a high quality, zealous defense in every case.

We are recruiting.

Please click on the links below to learn more. Have questions? Please contact Ann Sagan, Director of Special Projects (asagan@sbids.org), or Tiffany Reed, Human Resources Director (treed@sbids.org). Interested in applying? Please email your application materials to bidsrecruiter@sbids.org.

Attorney Positions (Non-Capital)

  • Assistant Public Defender

    Public Defender I

    Trial Offices Statewide

    Kansas

  • Assistant Public Defender

    PD I

    11th Judicial District Public Defender Office

    Pittsburg, Kansas

  • Lead Assistant Public Defender

    PD III

    Sedgwick County Public Defender Office

    Wichita, Kansas

  • Senior Assistant Public Defender

    PD II

    Sedgwick County Public Defender Office

    Wichita, Kansas

  • Assistant Public Defender

    PD I

    Sedgwick County Public Defender Office

    Wichita, Kansas

  • Deputy Public Defender

    PD IV

    Western Regional Public Defender Office

    Garden City, Kansas

Attorney Positions (Capital)

  • Senior Assistant Capital Public Defender

    Capital PD II

    Death Penalty Defense Unit

    Topeka, Kansas

Special Investigator and Mitigation Specialist Positions

  • Mitigation Specialist

    Third Judicial District Public Defender Office

    Topeka, Kansas

Administrative Specialist Positions

  • Administrative Specialist

    Seventh Judicial District Public Defender Office

    Lawrence, Kansas

Non-Attorney Positions

  • Chief Financial Officer

    Administrative Office

    Topeka, Kansas