Thursday Social Worker Meetup: Support and Advocacy for Noncitizen Clients

On this special Thursday Social Worker Meetup (for social workers, mitigation specialists, dispositional advocates, sentencing advocates, and others in similar roles) we will talk about the ways we can emotionally provide support and tangibly provide advocacy and link to resources […]

Social Worker Supervisors Discussion Meetup

This meetup is for the supervisors who supervise social workers, mitigation specialists, dispositional advocates, sentencing advocates, etc. The supervisors meetup and discussion will continue the conversation this month focusing on middle managers and influence as supervisors. Stephanne Thornton is the […]

Mitigation Investigation Specialist

You will conduct and/or lead mitigation investigation through bio-psycho-social field investigation in the trial, post-conviction, federal habeas and clemency phase of capital cases, and conduct mitigation investigation for non-capital cases, including but not limited to cases that involve juveniles being […]

Mitigation Specialist (Juvenile Lifer Unit) – Limited Term

Job Responsibilities Specific duties include, but are not limited to: ·         Interview, and build rapport with incarcerated clients to learn about their background, the facts of the offense, current experiences while incarcerated, and specific needs upon release; ·         Identify, locate, […]

Social Worker Meetup: Team Representation

Mitigation specialists, dispositional advisors, sentencing advocates, social workers, and others in similar roles are part of the defense team. However, it is not always clear in all offices or on all teams what role we can or should play on […]

Social Worker Meetup: Mitigation Addressing the Over-Representation of People Experiencing Poverty

We know that people experiencing poverty are over represented in the criminal legal system because we see these individuals in indigent defense. There is a cost to the legal system that exacerbates poverty and unfairly punishes those who are unable […]

Social Worker Meetup: Supporting Preparation for Parole and Reentry

It has been said that preparation for reentry begins on the day of arrest, and as mitigation specialists, sentencing advocates, dispositional advocates, social workers, and others meeting with clients to learn their story, we are also focusing on learning what […]

Homicide Practice Group Mitigation Specialist

Overview  The Bronx Defenders (BxD) – an innovative, progressive, holistic indigent defense office in the South Bronx – seeks an experienced candidate to join us as a Mitigation Specialist in our Homicide Practice Group.     Founded in 1997, The Bronx Defenders is a […]

Mitigation Specialist – Defense Social Worker

Job Summary – Why you’ll love this position The Missouri Public Defender System (MSPD) is dedicated to providing legal representation to individuals accused of or convicted of crimes in Missouri who cannot afford an attorney. MSPD operates statewide through district […]

Defending While Drowning: The Urgent Need for Self-Care in Public Defense Investigation

Public Defender Investigators are the quiet backbone of the justice system—relentlessly seeking truth, advocating for fairness, and shouldering the emotional weight of other people’s crises. But what happens when the people doing this critical work are overwhelmed, burned out, or […]