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Job, Exam & Intern Opportunties

To view the announcements you MUST have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your system. For the Application Form, and other information regarding employment opportunities with the State of California, please visit the the California State Personnel Board's website.

Current state employees or individuals with list eligibility may apply for the following specific job opportunities. This includes employees who are within transfer range or who have reinstatement rights. In the interest of promptly filling open positions, Please contact OSPD Human Resources Office for additional information @ (916) 322-2676

Sacramento

  • Deputy State Public Defender
  • Legal Counsel

San Francisco

  • Deputy State Public Defender
  • Legal Counsel

Exam applicants who are neither current nor former employees must establish eligibility through the state examination process. The following exams are currently open at OSPD:

Intern Program - Assist with preparing appeals or habeas corpus petitions to the California Supreme Court

The Office of the State Public Defender is an Equal Opportunity Employer regardless of race, color, creed,
national origin, ancestry, sex, marital status, disability, religious or political affiliation, age or sexual orientation.