1.0
Mar 27, 2022
Current employee, more than 5 years
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook
Pros
Most of the people in this office are wonderful, dedicated, and progressive The pay is also great for a public defender office.
Cons
Despite the overall progressive minded staff, the rigid top down structure of the organization renders the culture of the office toxic, particularly for people of color. A white victimhood complex predominates upper management, ensuring that attempts to meaningfully address bias are met with, at best, cold indifference, and at worst, outright hostility. Staff of color are also subjected to microaggressions, and are treated like sentient potential lawsuits instead of human beings. As a result, the retention rate of attorneys of color is abysmal.