SADO is hiring Assistant Appellate Defenders!

Positions open until filled
SADO, the oldest and only state-wide public defender in Michigan, is hiring Assistant Appellate Defenders for its Direct Appeals Unit. The positions are for either the Lansing or Detroit offices, and will remain open until filled. 

At SADO, we focus on our clients as people and actively work to challenge injustices and disparities in the criminal legal system based on race, class, ability, behavioral health, and other identifying characteristics and statuses. Our office follows a hybrid workplace model that mixes in-office and remote work to offer flexibility and support to staff. 

SADO is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. We recognize people of color are disproportionately impacted by the criminal legal system and actively seek to employ staff with backgrounds representative of its clients and the defense community. We strongly encourage people of color, people with disabilities, veterans, LGBTQ people, and people directly affected by the criminal legal system to apply. A felony conviction does not prohibit employment at SADO. 

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