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)
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Assistant Public Defender
Public Defender I
Trial Offices Statewide
Kansas
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Assistant Public Defender
PD I
11th Judicial District Public Defender Office
Pittsburg, Kansas
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Lead Assistant Public Defender
PD III
Sedgwick County Public Defender Office
Wichita, Kansas
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Senior Assistant Public Defender
PD II
Sedgwick County Public Defender Office
Wichita, Kansas
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Assistant Public Defender
PD I
Sedgwick County Public Defender Office
Wichita, Kansas
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Deputy Public Defender
PD IV
Western Regional Public Defender Office
Garden City, Kansas
Attorney Positions (Capital)
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Senior Assistant Capital Public Defender
Capital PD II
Death Penalty Defense Unit
Topeka, Kansas
Special Investigator and Mitigation Specialist Positions
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Mitigation Specialist
Third Judicial District Public Defender Office
Topeka, Kansas
Administrative Specialist Positions
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Administrative Specialist
Seventh Judicial District Public Defender Office
Lawrence, Kansas
Non-Attorney Positions
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Chief Financial Officer
Administrative Office
Topeka, Kansas