Training Director

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

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