Mitigation Specialist

Mitigation Specilaists assist attorneys across the Northern District of Georgia in investigating, analyzing, developing, and
presenting mitigation evidence in the life history of clients. The mitigation specialist will gather and summarize social history
records and conduct interviews with lay and professional people with relevant knowledge about the client’s early childhood
development, education, employment, and medical and mental health histories. The mitigation specialist will also consult
experts; develop and maintain relationships with clients, their family members, local social service providers, and pretrial
services/probation officers; and perform other duties as assigned. They must maintain sufficient knowledge of current
research and trends in areas such as substance abuse, mental health, psychology, and treatment. The Mitigation Specialist
will prepare mitigation reports which will be filed and may be asked to testify in court.