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Brooklyn Defender Services

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Great attorneys, dysfunctional admin/management - Arraignment Clerk Brooklyn Defender Services Employee Review

2.0
Aug 23, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

Great place to learn about the criminal legal system. The attorneys care about the work and are kind, passionate, and talented.

Cons

The administration is laden with nepotism and dysfunction. I was fired without warning for “dress code violations” and complaints about my attitude, but had never been notified nor given any negative feedback. I was vocally pro-unionization right from when I started, and I think it had something to do with that due to the rapidly approaching union vote. ALAA officials I conferred with determined it was a wrongful firing, although no charges could be made for lack of evidence. At the minimum, there is a toxic culture between management and staff, and a lack of desire for employees to succeed.

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Cons

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Pros

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Cons

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