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 […]

Antiracist Expert Evidence: An Exploration of Racism

Antiracist Expert Evidence: An Exploration of Racism & Its Relevance in Criminal Defense Litigation Demonstrating the influence of racism is vital to the practice of criminal defense, yet many attorneys do not know how to prove racism in court. Visiting […]

A Conversation Between Lori James and Cessie Alfonso

Lori James is the Executive Director of the National Association for Public Defense, a social worker and mitigation specialist, who started her career as a social work intern under Cessie Alfonso’s supervision. Lori has served as mitigation specialist in many […]

Mitigation Specialist

The Federal Public Defender’s Office for the Western District of New York is accepting applications for a Mitigation Specialist. The Mitigation Specialist will assist attorneys across the district in investigating, analyzing, developing, and presenting mitigation evidence in the life history […]

MITIGATION SPECIALIST

Job Summary Under the general direction of the Mitigation Specialist Supervisor, develops detailed psychosocial biographies of adult and juvenile clients who face incarceration sentences or dispositions.  The mitigation evidence will be used to persuade the court that the clients should […]

Capital Mitigation Specialist

Established in 2010, the Office of Capital & Forensic Writs (OCFW) is a small, close-knit public defender office in Austin, Texas. We proudly provide zealous, client-centered postconviction representation to indigent persons in Texas, consistent with the Guidelines and Standards for […]

Investigator

The Federal Public Defender for the Western District of Pennsylvania is accepting applications for the position of Investigator.The Investigator is a key member of the defense team who reviews evidence, develops theories of defense and mitigation, locates and interviews witnesses […]

Mitigation Specialist – Defense Social Worker #170135

As a Mitigation Specialist, you will serve clients in an assigned region, building relationships with community providers and overcoming barriers clients face in accessing services and the stigma of criminal legal involvement. Your key responsibilities include: Client Advocacy and Case […]

Mitigation Specialist

Join Michigan’s State Appellate Defender Office (SADO) in our Lansing or Detroit office as a Mitigation Specialist. SADO’s Juvenile Lifer Unit seeks motivated and qualified applicants who can start immediately working with incarcerated clients who are newly eligible for resentencing. […]