Public Defender Investigator Job Description

Public Defender Investigator Job Profile and Description

A public defender investigator is responsible for investigating the cases of offence and criminal charge against a person who is represented by a public defender.

Duties and Responsibilities

• A public defender investigator has to collect evidence related to the case.
• He has to cross-examine the eyewitnesses, criminals and alleged persons.
• He has to build up sources and systematize information.
• He has to do lot of research work and evaluate the case.
• He has to examine the place where crime has taken place and take necessary pictures.
• He has to collect and analyse the data and keep the files of each case ready.
• He has to well manage the documents related to the case.
• He has to assist the prosecutors in making strategy for the trials.
• He has to maintain good relations with all the people who are concerned with the public  defender’s office

Skills and Specifications

• A public defender investigator should be a responsible person who can handle the case investigations.
• He should be a person with good communication skills as he has to collect proofs from different people for the case.
• He should to be a person with analytical mind who can solve any problem.
• He should be sharp-eyed and inquisitive person.
• He should be well versed with computer.
• He should have the ability to think out of the box and not just accept what is told to him.
• He should be good in writing as this job requires a lot of paper work.
• He should be ready to face any challenge as many of the criminal cases are critical.

Education and Qualifications

One needs to have a bachelors and masters degree in law to be a public defender investigator. He can be a graduate in sociology or psychology as well.