The Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem (NDS) is a community-based, client-centered, holistic public defense office located in Harlem, providing the highest quality legal representation in criminal, civil, immigration and family courts to residents of Northern Manhattan and the Bronx who cannot afford to hire a lawyer. The Family Defense Practice at NDS represents parents in family policing cases (sometimes called “child welfare” or “child protection” cases) filed by the Administration for Children’s Services (ACS) as well as related family court cases, including custody, visitation and termination of parental rights proceedings. Through our holistic approach to representation, the Family Defense...

The Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem (NDS) is a community-based, client-centered, holistic public defense office headquartered in Harlem, providing the highest quality legal representation in criminal, civil, immigration and family courts to residents of Northern Manhattan and the Bronx who cannot afford to hire a lawyer. NDS is seeking lateral staff attorney candidates and law graduate candidates to start as soon as possible.    The Family Defense Practice at NDS represents parents in family policing cases (sometimes called “child welfare” or “child...

THE NEIGHBORHOOD DEFENDER SERVICE is a community-based, client-centered, holistic public defense office in Detroit, Michigan and we are expanding our services. We invite you to join our team as we expand our Housing Defense Practice, where our goal is to decrease housing insecurity and safeguard our clients’ right to secure and/or maintain stable housing while combating the destabilization and disintegration of Detroit’s diverse communities. Building on 30 years of experience of providing high quality legal representation, we are expanding our efforts to bring the same caliber of representation to the residents of the City of Detroit. We are seeking a highly organized,...

NEIGHBORHOOD DEFENDER SERVICE POSITION AVAILABLE: Investigator, NDS Texas – Hays County(San Marcos, TX) Neighborhood Defender Service’s Hays County Criminal Defense Team is a nonprofit, client-centered, collaborative, holistic public defense office created to provide criminal defense representation and related services to residents of Hays County, Texas. The office opened in January 2023.

THE NEIGHBORHOOD DEFENDER SERVICE OF HARLEM, INC. (NDS) is a community-based, client-centered, holistic public defense office located in Harlem, providing criminal, civil, immigration and family court representation to residents of Northern Manhattan and The Bronx who cannot afford to hire a lawyer. NDS clients are represented by multidisciplinary teams including attorneys, advocates, and social workers from across practices. NDS seeks to hire an experienced attorney to be a supervisor for our Collateral Consequences Team.

NEIGHBORHOOD DEFENDER SERVICE POSITION AVAILABLE: Staff Attorney, NDS Texas – Hays County (San Marcos, TX) Neighborhood Defender Service’s Hays County Criminal Defense Team is a nonprofit, client-centered, collaborative, holistic public defense office created to provide criminal defense representation and related services to residents of Hays County, Texas. The office opened in January 2023.  

NEIGHBORHOOD DEFENDER SERVICE POSITION AVAILABLE: Investigator, Mental Health Team (San Marcos, TX) Neighborhood Defender Service’s Hays County Criminal Defense Team is a nonprofit, client-centered, collaborative, holistic public defense office created to provide criminal defense representation and related services to residents of Hays County, Texas. The office opened in January 2023.

NEIGHBORHOOD DEFENDER SERVICE POSITION AVAILABLE: Social Worker, Criminal Defense Team (San Marcos, TX) Neighborhood Defender Service’s Hays County Criminal Defense Team is a nonprofit, client-centered, collaborative, holistic public defense office created to provide criminal defense representation and related services to residents of Hays County, Texas. The office opened in January 2023.  

The Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem (NDS) is a community-based, client-centered, holistic public defense office located in Harlem, providing criminal, civil, and family representation to residents of Northern Manhattan who cannot afford to hire a lawyer. NDS clients are represented by multidisciplinary teams including attorneys, advocates, team administrators, and social workers. NDS is accepting applications for a People and Culture Lead, that will support all of NDS’s core practices.   

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 quality representation, we are expanding our efforts to bring the same caliber of representation to the communities of Wayne County. We are seeking a team of highly organized, self-driven, and resilient individuals dedicated to our mission. The Criminal Defense Practice at NDS Detroit will represent residents of Wayne County who are charged with felony crimes and cannot afford to hire a lawyer. Clients are represented...

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 quality representation, we are expanding our efforts to bring the same caliber of representation to the communities of Wayne County. We are seeking a team of highly organized, self‐driven, and resilient individuals dedicated to our mission. The Criminal Defense Practice at NDS Detroit will represent residents of Wayne County who are charged with felony crimes and cannot afford to hire a lawyer. Clients are represented by teams composed of...

Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem Summer 2026 Internship, Criminal Defense Practice   The Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem (NDS) is a community-based, client-centered, holistic public defense office providing free legal representation to residents of Northern Manhattan.   In...

THE NEIGHBORHOOD DEFENDER SERVICE OF HARLEM (NDS) is a community-based, client-centered, holistic public defense office located in Harlem, providing criminal, civil, and family representation. NDS Clients are represented by multidisciplinary teams. NDS is accepting applications for the position of Trial and Special Litigation Supervisor with the Criminal Defense Practice.   The Criminal Defense Practice at NDS represents residents of Northern Manhattan who are charged...

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 quality representation, we are expanding our efforts to bring the same caliber of representation to the communities of Wayne County. We are seeking entry-level attorneys, to include new attorneys and third-year law students. We are looking for highly organized, self-driven, and resilient individuals dedicated to our mission.   The Criminal Defense Practice at NDS Detroit will represent residents of Wayne County who are charged with...

THE NEIGHBORHOOD DEFENDER SERVICE (NDS) is a community-based, client-centered, holistic public defense office located in Harlem, providing civil, criminal and family representation to residents of Northern Manhattan. The Criminal Defense Practice at NDS represents residents of Northern Manhattan who are charged with crimes and cannot afford to hire a lawyer. Clients are represented by teams composed of lawyers, investigators, social workers, advocates, and team administrators. NDS also provides pre-arrest representation to clients under threat of arrest. NDS adheres to a client-centered approach to representation that emphasizes a heightened...

  The Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem (NDS) is a community-based, client-centered, holistic public defense office located in Harlem, providing civil, criminal and family representation to residents of Northern Manhattan. The Civil Defense Practice plays an integral role in NDS’s fulfillment of its holistic mission. The practice works to prevent the destabilization that befalls clients and their families due to the harsh civil consequences of contact with the criminal legal and family court systems through affirmative and defensive representation in housing, employment, benefits, education, forfeiture, reentry services, police misconduct...

THE NEIGHBORHOOD DEFENDER SERVICE is building a community-based, client-centered, holistic public defense office in and we invite you to join our team as we represent our clients with excellence. Building on 30 years of experience of providing high quality representation, we are expanding our efforts to bring the same caliber of representation to the communities served by our NDS locations. We are seeking a team of highly organized, self-driven, and resilient individuals dedicated to our mission. Our clients are represented by teams composed of lawyers, investigators, social workers, client advocates, and team administrators. NDS adheres to a client-centered approach to...

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 quality representation, we are expanding our efforts to bring the same caliber of representation to the communities of Wayne County. We are seeking a team of highly organized, self-driven, and resilient individuals dedicated to our mission. The Criminal Defense Practice at NDS Detroit will represent residents of Wayne County who are charged with felony crimes and cannot afford to hire a lawyer. Clients are represented...