Training Director

National Legal Aid & Defender Association
Detroit, MI
Position Description

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 coordinators, roster administrators, and other staff. Under the supervision of the Director and as a member of the leadership team, the Training Director will be responsible for ensuring that every staff member is thoroughly onboarded, comprehensively trained at regular intervals, and delivers the highest quality client representation and services. Will also assist the private counsel division of SADO with developing and implementing onboarding and ongoing training for roster attorneys. Will work with the Criminal Defense Resource Center to streamline in-house educational resources. Will work in conjunction with supervisors to coordinate and manage the office’s internship programs, which includes managing internship postings, hiring, onboarding, and training of interns. Will manage SADO’s social media and will serve as the clearinghouse for all recruitment efforts, including office presence at career fairs and recruitment events. Will oversee an internal training budget and will process staff requests to attend external training programs. The Training Director may supervise future members of the training team. Our office follows a hybrid workplace model that mixes in-office and remote work to offer flexibility and support to staff. The position pays from $124,319 to $170,631, depending on experience, and is located in our Detroit office.

Job Responsibilities

  • Develop and implement onboarding and client-centered training curriculum and programming for staff
  • Develop continued training curriculum for staff and roster attorneys and create resources, guides, and training materials
  • Implement a regular training plan for all new lawyers and staff on a variety of topics covering substantive legal issues and best practices by position, procedure, skills, technology, communication, and other aspects related to job functions
  • Handle all logistics, including selecting speakers, scheduling, venue set up, registration, and materials, for all training events implemented by the Training Director
  • Respond to staff requests for internal and external training, and manage a training budget
  • Create and implement office wide policies and procedures on continuing legal education
  • Manage and coordinate office-wide internship programs and recruitment events
  • Catalog and organize training material for staff, in conjunction with Criminal Defense Resource Center
  • Manage SADO’s social media in partnership with other team members
  • Handle a limited caseload when appropriate

Benefits Provided

  • Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
  • 401k plan with up to 9% employer contribution (partial vesting begins at 2 years)
  • 13 paid holidays
  • Paid sick time and paid parental leave
  • Long-term disability insurance
  • Flexible work hours
  • Hybrid work environment
  • Casual dress as appropriate
  • Paid training opportunities
  • Annual pay increases up to the maximum of the pay range with satisfactory performance
Posted 2025-11-04

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