Paralegal Supervisor

State Appellate Defender Office; Detroit, Northern (MI, KY); Hybrid; USD 76,000 - 113,000; Full time

Job summary

Michigan State Appellate Defender Office and Criminal Defense Resource Center seeks a Paralegal Supervisor to join the leadership team. This newly created role focuses on fostering the growth of paralegals, onboarding and training staff, scheduling coverage, and ensuring effective resource distribution.

The supervisor will also manage a small paralegal caseload under the Deputy Director of the Public Defender Division, with offices in Detroit or Lansing, where regular in-office presence is

Qualifications

• Legal paralegal background or equivalent experience.
• Leadership/supervisory experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Supervise the work of paralegals and provide timely feedback.
• Onboard and train paralegals and schedule coverage.
• Assist with budget advocacy and resource distribution across units.
• Maintain a small paralegal caseload and collaborate with leadership.

Skills

Legal experience

Adaptability

Creativity

Motivated

Meticulous

Job description

Michigan State Appellate Defender Office and Criminal Defense Resource Center

SADO is hiring a Paralegal Supervisor to join the leadership team. This is a new position andrequires a legal professional who is adaptable, creative, motivated, and meticulous. The ParalegalSupervisor should look forward to helping us build something new with this position and toadvancing SADO as a client-centered public defender office. The Paralegal Supervisor will fosterthe professional and skill development of our paralegal staff; onboard and train paralegals;schedule coverage; ensure proper distribution of resources and case assistance; supervise thework of all paralegals; provide timely feedback; address personnel issues; assist with budgetadvocacy; and work with other leaders across units to ensure efficient and excellentrepresentation of clients. The Paralegal Supervisor will maintain their own small caseload ofparalegal assignments. Under the supervision of the Deputy Director of the Public DefenderDivision, the Paralegal Supervisor will work with other members of leadership, includingManaging Attorneys and Investigation, Reentry, and Mitigation Supervisors. The ParalegalSupervisor will work in either the Detroit or Lansing office. Regular in-office presence is requiredfor this position in both our Detroit and Lansing offices, though some remote work is permitted. The position pays from $75,887 to $113,148, depending on experience.

• Detroit Office
  3031 W Grand Blvd., Suite 450
  Detroit, MI 48202
  Phone: [phone]
  Fax: [phone]
  
• Lansing Office
  212 East Cesar Chavez
  Lansing, MI 48906
  Phone: [phone]
  Fax: [phone]