Specifications include, but are not limited to: Public Defense attorneys are expected to: (1) attend all court hearings required by the Washington Court or Local Court Rules now or hereafter adopted; (2) appear and represent clients/defendants at all hearings and trials involving defendants on whose behalf the Public Defender has been appointed; (3) be available to talk with and meet, in person, eligible indigent defendants at the Skagit County jail, and an office location in the City of Oak Harbor. Confidential meeting space that is ADA compliant is required; (4) research the law and investigate facts in a manner appropriate to each case; and (5) document and report selected data to the City regarding represented cases on forms prepared by the City (monthly and quarterly reports as required).