HQ Function

Serves as the central operational hub for NDS New York, providing legal services, social work support, community outreach, training, and model development. It supports their criminal, family, and immigration defense practices in NYC.

Notable Features:

Strategically located within the Harlem community it serves, ensuring accessibility for clients. The office is designed to be a welcoming and supportive space, reflecting its client-centered approach.

Work Culture:

Highly mission-driven, collaborative, and intense, with a strong emphasis on zealous advocacy, client dignity, and social justice. Teams work closely across disciplines to provide holistic support.

HQ Significance:

The Harlem office is historically significant as the first NDS location, where its pioneering holistic public defense model was developed and implemented, influencing public defense practices nationwide.

Values Reflected in HQ: The HQ's location and operational model reflect NDS's core values of community integration, client-centeredness, dignity, respect, and zealous advocacy.

Location:

Neighborhood Defender Service primarily operates within the United States, with offices in New York, Michigan, and Texas. While its direct service delivery is US-based, NDS's innovative holistic defense model has garnered international attention and serves as an influential example for public defense reform efforts in other countries. They may participate in international conferences or knowledge-sharing initiatives related to indigent defense and justice reform, but do not maintain physical operational offices outside the USA.

Street Address:

317 Lenox Avenue, 10th Floor

City:

New York

State/Province:

NY

Country:

USA