Public Defender Legal Services (RFP)

City of Perth Amboy

Public defender or conflict public defender to represent indigent defendants who have been assigned an attorney. Prepare discovery request, motions, and conduct legal research to prepare for court appearances. Attend court appearances and conference with judges and prosecutors on behalf of the defendant to find common ground and negotiate plea arrangements. Public defenders will participate in trials where they will have to examine witnesses, present evidence to the judge and make closing statements.

City of North Wildwood

The municipal public defender shall perform all of the services customarily performed by a municipal public defender of a city the size of the city (taking into account its permanent and seasonal population). Such services include, but are not necessarily limited to, the following: providing legal representation to defendants in those cases pending in the municipal court wherein the municipal court judge has determined that the defendant is indigent and is entitled to the services of a public defender based on the prevailing laws of the state of new jersey and of the united states and, as a result, has assigned the municipal public defender to such cases.

City of Bayonne

Provide professional legal services to represent the indigent in municipal court related matters.