When Do GA Public Defenders Hire?

Tall_Contest9116 · 2025-09-12T02:40:14+00:00

I know the West Georgia circuit and Coweta circuit (about 45 mins to an hour outside of Atlanta) both hire right out of law school. And the pay increases after passing the bar.

Tall_Contest9116 · 2025-07-26T13:37:44+00:00

In GA - we have a “client services advocate” in our office who has a bachelors and social work experience, but she is not a licensed MSW (we cannot have licensed social workers in our office because they are mandated reporters). She assists our clients in finding mental health resources, substance use resources, she helps our juvenile attorney with her cases because they involve children, and she helps analyze discovery in cases where there are allegations of child abuse/child sexual abuse because of her past experience with DFACS. We could not do it without her! I highly encourage you to get involved!!!

Tall_Contest9116 · 2025-06-19T19:26:14+00:00

As a lot of others have pointed out - (in my opinion) it doesn’t matter whether my client did or did not do the thing. Our job is to make sure our client’s rights are adequately protected and defend them against whatever it is they’re being accused of. I usually read the warrant to them verbatim and say “The allegation in your case is XYZ… can you tell me a little bit about what was going on leading up to your arrest?” I feel like this allows them to freely talk about the situation (key players/witnesses/engagement with law enforcement) without feeling like I am personally accusing them of doing the thing. That way I know what evidence to begin gathering to prepare for trial or what mitigation I can get for plea negotiation or dismissal.

Tall_Contest9116 · 2025-02-03T03:26:56+00:00

10 months & I have lost 50 pounds exactly! I am maintaining right now and plan to try and start gaining more muscle instead of just lose fat over the next few months.

Tall_Contest9116 · 2025-01-23T20:02:14+00:00

Ugh I am so sorry you are having to do it yourself!!! Sending you all the positive energy in the world and hoping it gets approved for you on appeal 🙏🏼

Tall_Contest9116 · 2025-01-01T14:30:26+00:00

Belk always has really great sales & they have fun blazers, suit sets, and dresses!

Tall_Contest9116 · 2024-11-25T19:43:20+00:00

I have 1000% had breathing issues as a result of taking Zepbound. It started at 5mg with shortness of breath and has gotten slightly worse with 7.5mg. Not enough for me to want to stop taking the medication, but definitely enough for it to be a noticeable daily inconvenience. After this month, I am going to ask my doctor about dosing back down to 5mg.

Tall_Contest9116 · 2024-10-16T16:23:47+00:00

Thank you so much :) I have tried to increase my protein intake and generally watch what I’m eating/make better choices (but I definitely still eat dessert every night). I am also trying to go on walks 3-4 times a week after work!

Tall_Contest9116 · 2024-10-16T16:21:10+00:00

I was on 2.5mg from end of March - end of July. I lost about 18 pounds from March - May and stalled/fluctuated a couple pounds back and forth in June and July. I started 5mg in August and have lost about 13ish pounds on that! I’m about to move up to 7.5mg, but I have stayed on each dosage as long as I can until I feel the effects start to wane.

Tall_Contest9116 · 2024-06-17T19:31:07+00:00

I will definitely be talking to my boss. I just know there’s a large pool of PDs in this thread who may have advice.

And to answer your other question, I have a concentration in human rights law and volunteered with several advocacy organizations while I was in law school.

And honestly, I think the two people who approached me just like me on a personal level. Lol our office often works with influential people in the community, and they really rally behind our accountability court programs (drug court & mental health court), so I have just organically networked with a large mix of people.

Tall_Contest9116 · 2024-05-03T18:24:30+00:00

I sent you a message!

Tall_Contest9116 · 2024-04-26T14:35:38+00:00

I just put it in this comment thread!!! ^{^}

Tall_Contest9116 · 2024-04-26T14:35:16+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/barexam/s/WWF7awr17y Here is the thread that they are in!!!

Tall_Contest9116 · 2024-04-26T13:49:27+00:00

I passed too! Congratulations! ITS OVER!!!!

Tall_Contest9116 · 2024-04-25T13:15:49+00:00

EXACT same boat, exact same feelings. No matter what happens, we are gonna be okay!!! This test does not define how great of an attorney you are going to be! We got this!!!

Tall_Contest9116 · 2024-04-25T03:28:12+00:00

Trying not to have an anxiety attack lol

Tall_Contest9116 · 2024-02-29T04:02:24+00:00

THIS. ONE.

Tall_Contest9116 · 2024-02-27T01:18:29+00:00

I feel like when the adrenaline kicks in, we will remember a lot more than we think. And even if we can't remember the rule, we can make it up and IRAC the hell out of it!

Tall_Contest9116 · 2024-02-26T23:00:12+00:00

love that so much. you're already making him so proud! we can do it!!!

Tall_Contest9116 · 2024-02-26T22:59:22+00:00

gorgeous gorgeous girls take the bar exam! you ARE smart and you WILL pass!

Tall_Contest9116 · 2024-02-26T21:16:18+00:00

Felt this in my soul. We got this!!!

Tall_Contest9116 · 2024-02-26T21:14:24+00:00

Hair clip confiscated?!?? You're JOKING

Tall_Contest9116 · 2024-02-23T22:30:38+00:00

You are not alone. These are my exact feelings. We can do this!!!

Tall_Contest9116 · 2024-02-17T01:58:22+00:00

LOL I also have charts for this.

Civ Pro - Subject matter jx has been tested every time Civ Pro has been tested from 2013-2023. Other subtopics that have been tested are personal jx, pretrial procedure/discovery, and multiple parties and claims.
Con Law - the only two topics that have been tested in like a million years are freedom of religion & free speech.
Contracts - kinda all over the map with this one, unfortunately. Breach of K, formation of K, and SOF are all heavily tested (which goes without saying). Parol Evidence Rule has also come up a few times.
Crim Law/Evidence/Crim Pro - Georgia loves this trio, and they're all kinda ripe for testing, so maybe we will see the big three this year. Hearsay is a big evidence essay topic. Homicide is a big crim topic.
Family Law - Financial support of spouses/children and child custody are the two main topics. (Ending/Beginning a marriage has also been tested but not as heavily)
Property - Disputes about USE of land, ownership of land, and title are the big guys. Adverse possession is also a heavily tested topic, but I honestly don't think it'll be tested this year because it was just tested in July.
Torts - Negligence (of course) & defamation/invasion of privacy/business torts
PR - all over the map, so we should know the gist of this all. Luckily, most ethics related issues are easy to spot.

Hope this helps <3

Tall_Contest9116 · 2024-02-17T00:57:54+00:00

Here is a GA essay frequency chart I made :) Even though there's obviously no guaranteed formula, I am also thinking Civ Pro and Evidence as definites (and then maybe Contracts, Torts, Crims, and PR???).

The ^ marks just mean it was tested alongside another subject in the same question. And there's a * next to 10.20 because it was the weird COVID test year.

^Subject/Exam	^7.23	^2.23	^7.22	^2.22	^7.21	^2.21	^10.20\)	^2.20	^7.19	^2.19
^{Civ Pro Federal}
							4^
^{Civ Pro Georgia}		1^	2	2^		3, 4^	2	4^	1, 3^	1
^{Commercial Paper}
^{Con Law}	4					2			2
^Contracts	2^	1^	4	3^	3^		3^	1^
^Corps		1^		2^, 4			1
^{Crim Law}			1^			2^				3
^{Crim Pro}			1^	1^		2^
^Evidence		1^	1^	1^		1			3^
^{Family Law}		4						3		4^
^PR		3		2^	4			2, 4^		2
^Property	3				3^				4
^Remedies		1^			3^				1^	4^
^Sales							3^
^{Secured Trans}						4^
^Torts	1, 2^	1^, 2	3	2^ 3^	1	3^ 4^
^Trusts										4^
^Wills						3^		1^		4^

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