Training Director

Michigan State Appellate Defender Office and Criminal Defense Resource Center

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. The 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.

• Detroit Office
  3031 W Grand Blvd., Suite 450
  Detroit, MI 48202
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• Lansing Office
  200 North Washington Square
  Suite 250, Capitol National Bank Building
  Lansing, MI 48913
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