The New York State Defenders Association (NYSDA) is seeking a Director of Public Defense Recruitment and Retention for our Public Defense Backup Center. There is a crisis related to recruitment, hiring, and retention within the public defense community. While many professions have been struggling with these issues since the pandemic began, public defense has been particularly hard hit by these challenges. NYSDA has received a grant to create a statewide program to address this crisis. The Director will lead a coordinated, structural effort to recruit, hire, train, and develop current and future generations of public defenders and public defense team members. Duties and Responsibilities Develops and fosters relationships with law schools in New York a