Records Specialist (Juvenile Lifer Unit) – Limited Term

Join Michigan’s State Appellate Defender Office (SADO) as a full-time, limited-term Records Specialist in our Juvenile Lifer Unit. The salary range for this position is $42,490 to $60,009, depending on experience.   Job Summary SADO’s Juvenile Lifer Unit seeks motivated […]

Records Specialist (part-time)

Join Michigan’s State Appellate Defender Office (SADO) as a part-time (20 hours per week) Records Specialist to assist in legal representation of individuals sentenced to life without parole as youth. SADO represents clients throughout Michigan on appeal of their felony […]

Reentry Specialist

Join the State Appellate Defender Office as a Reentry Specialist in our Detroit or Lansing office.  The Reentry Specialist will be a part of SADO’s Project Reentry (PR) and will provide reentry planning and parole preparation support to indigent individuals […]

Senior Assistant Public Defender – Marquette, MI

Join our team at the Office of the Public Defender in Marquette County! Located on the southern shore of Lake Superior in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, our office seeks experienced trial attorneys who are prepared to fight for our clients. Downstate […]

Staff Attorney

THE NEIGHBORHOOD DEFENDER SERVICE is building a community-based, client-centered, holistic public defense office in Wayne County and we invite you to join our team as we represent our clients with excellence. Building on 30 years of experience of providing high […]

Training Director

The State Appellate Defender Office (SADO) is hiring an experienced criminal defense attorney with extensive training experience to serve as Training Director for a staff of over 100 people, including supervisors, attorneys, mitigation and reentry specialists, investigators, paralegals, clerks, case […]

Voucher Review Attorney

The Michigan Appellate Assigned Counsel System (MAACS), a division of the State Appellate Defender Office (SADO), is hiring a criminal appellate attorney, with experience in private billing and/or managing a private law practice, to review and audit vouchers of MAACS […]

We the Defenders Detroit: A Catalyst for Change in Public Defense

The recent NAPD We the Defenders Conference in Detroit was more than just a gathering; it was a revitalizing force for the public defense community. Bringing together 265 dedicated professionals, including investigators, mitigation specialists, social workers, paralegals, and other essential […]

We the Defenders Detroit: Detroit is the phoenix born from the ashes anew

D-town was the perfect spot to hold this training.  Forget what you heard, Detroit is the phoenix born from the ashes anew.  There is a palpable hope that resonates through every business and resident here.  Detroit has become one of […]

We the Defenders Detroit: WTD Recap Blog

In August 2024, Wayne State University School of Law in Detroit, Michigan, served as the gracious host of the NAPD’s annual “We the Defenders” conference. In the public defense community, it is normal for conferences to promote personal and professional […]

Youth Defense Research & Training Attorney

Join Michigan’s State Appellate Defender Office (SADO) as our first-ever Youth Defense Research and Training Attorney, working statewide to help attorneys improve outcomes for children navigating the juvenile delinquency system. The Research and Training Attorney will be a part of […]