The Kansas Federal Public Defender is accepting applications for an Office Administrator in the Wichita, Kansas office. The Kansas FPD provides legal representation to indigent clients in federal criminal cases and related matters. The FPD values hard work, diversity, teamwork, creativity, flexibility, and fairness.
The Job: The Office Administrator provides comprehensive office and administrative support to attorneys and other staff members. This position combines general legal assistant duties with responsibility for front desk operations, phone coverage, and mail management. The position also requires uploading documents, drafting and sending form letters, calendaring, client data entry, requesting records, and indexing received documents. The successful candidate must be helpful, dependable, and attend to detail. Residency requirements are here. Spanish fluency is a plus.
Requirements. The successful applicant must:
• Have an associates degree or greater, emphasis in criminal justice or administration is
preferred
• Be committed to our mission
• Be committed to client confidentiality
• Be comfortable working with a diverse set of clients and their families
• Demonstrate cultural sensitivity and have experience or interest in working with
marginalized communities
• Work well in a team-based collaborative environment
• Be proficient in Word, Excel, and Adobe Acrobat PDF reader
• Be reliable and accountable for details
• Be creative about building new processes and systems
• Be courteous, friendly, and professional with clients and their families
https://ks.fd.org/sites/ks/files/jobs/2026-08%20ICT%20Office%20Admin%20EXTENDED.pdf
At the Kansas Federal Public Defender's Office, we work to keep people out of prison through holistic representation, collaboration, and education. Our clients are people accused of federal crimes who cannot afford private lawyers. We protect their rights and center their humanity at every stage of the criminal case and beyond. We value hard work, diversity, teamwork, creativity, flexibility, and fairness.
Everyone in our office, regardless of title, is a public defender. We came to this work from a wide range of backgrounds, education, and experience. We stay in this work because we are passionate about fighting injustice and helping our clients.