Neighborhood Defender Service
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Overview
About Home About About Grady Avant 2022-03-11T20:38:04-05:00 Neighborhood Defender Service (NDS) is known nationally and internationally for its innovative, community-based, holistic public defense practice. Our dedicated staff is committed to providing unparalleled legal representation.
Salary insights
Compensation ranges based on this company's open jobs
Median
$92k
Typical range
$81k – $123k
Open positions
3
3
Jobs
Junior
33.3%
Staff
66.7%
| Level | Jobs | Median | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Junior | 1 | $81k | $81k |
| Staff | 2 | $107k | $92k – $123k |
Highest paying role
Staff Attorney – Housing Defense
$123k
Normalized to USD per year
Growth
Hiring Momentum
29/100
Slowing
Open positions
5
0 opened / 2 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
19 days
faster than 60% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~5 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics
0%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Legal
73% ▲
Early Careers
18% ▲
Operations
9% ▲
Activity Timeline
+10 jobs in a week
Oct 2026
News
A Tale of Two Courts
A Comparative Study of Jackson Municipal Court and the Capitol Complex Improvement District (CCID) Court in Jackson, Mississippi In Fall 2025, trained observers documented 1,042 proceedings involving 1,007 people in Jackson's two municipal-level courts to
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Neighborhood Defender Service Of Harlem Union Ends Strike - Law360 Employment Authority
The Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem union announced it was returning to work with a tentative deal after more than a week on the picket line.
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NDS Statement on the NDS Detroit Work Stoppage: Clarification
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (July 25, 2026) DETROIT, MI - Neighborhood Defender Service (NDS) is issuing the following clarification to resolve questions regarding the current work stoppage in Wayne County: NDS Employees Are Independent, Not County Staff: NDS i
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NYC Public Defenders Call on NYC Dept. of Probation to Extend the Special Pre-Sentencing Arrangements Afforded to Trump to All New Yorkers
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NYC Public Defenders Call on NYC Dept. of Probation to Extend the Special Pre-Sentencing Arrangements Afforded to Trump to All New Yorkers (NEW YORK, NY) - The Legal Aid Society, The Bronx Defenders, and Neighborhood Defender Service
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NYC Family Defenders Welcome NY Advisory Committee Report; Urge NYS to Implement Its Recommendations
Defenders Reaffirm Call for Legislature to Enact Four Bills that Empower Families Before the End of Session New York, NY - On Tuesday May 28, the New York Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights released a report "Examining the New York
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NYC Public Defenders Release 2024 Statewide Criminal Legal System Legislative Priorities
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 8, 2024 NYC Public Defenders Release 2024 Statewide Criminal Legal System Legislative Priorities Measures Include Increased Funding for Public Defender Offices, Passage of the Treatment Not Jail Act, the Youth Justice & Oppor
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Families and Advocates Condemn Governor Hochul's Veto of the Preserving Family Bonds Act
For Immediate Release December 12, 2023 Families and Advocates Condemn Governor Hochul's Veto of the Preserving Family Bonds Act Legislation that Recognizes Importance of Continued Family Ties for Children Adopted from the Foster System Passed Legislature
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9-27 Joint Defender Release on Mandatory Reporting Testimony
For Immediate Release September 27, 2023 Ahead of State Assembly Hearing, Families, Advocates, and Mandated Reporters Call for an End to New York's Harmful Mandatory Reporting Policies (NEW YORK, NY) - Families, survivors of domestic violence, children's
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New York City Public Defenders' Joint Statement on the Crisis on Rikers and the Need for Receivership
(NEW YORK, NY) - New York County Defender Services, The Bronx Defenders, Brooklyn Defender Services, Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem, and Queens Defenders issued the following joint statement regarding the ongoing humanitarian crisis on Rikers Isl
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Renter's Rights - Texas
In Texas, renters have rights! Application You have the right to written notice of the selection criteria that will be used to determine your application and state that if you do not meet the criteria your application may be rejected, and your application
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Offices
Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
3
Hiring now
3
Countries
1
Busiest office
New York
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New York
United States
Corporate office
3 open roles 6 posted in 90 days $81k Avg Salary
hires for Legal, Operations
317 Lenox Ave
Detroit
United States
1 open roles 4 posted in 90 days $123k Avg Salary
hires for Legal
1333 Brewery Park
San Marcos
United States
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days $92k Avg Salary
hires for Legal
1340 Wonder World Drive