Does Bronx Defenders pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Bronx Defenders employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Bronx Defenders. This rating has improved by 20% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Bronx Defenders?

67% of Bronx Defenders employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Bronx Defenders 3.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Bronx Defenders?

Staff Attorney (13) , Intern (6) , Attorney (4) , Investigator (4) , Director (3) , Civil Legal Advocate (2) , Internship (2) , Parent Advocate (2) , Social Worker (2) , Summer Intern (2) , Supervising Attorney (2)

What are the pros of working at Bronx Defenders according to real employee reviews?

"Trial practice, great supervisors, meaningful work" ((in 8 reviews)); "The people at BxD are great." ((in 6 reviews)); "Staff are individually nice, meaningful work" ((in 4 reviews)); "Excellent training, wonderful colleagues, and a leader and innovator in the public defender world." ((in 4 reviews)); "Amazing culture and mentorship." ((in 3 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Bronx Defenders according to real employee reviews?

"not the greatest pay." ((in 4 reviews)); "horrible management, not enough room to grow if youre not a lawyer." ((in 3 reviews))

Bronx Defenders Reviews

3.5

67% would recommend to a friend

(52 total reviews)

Robin Steinberg

54% approve of CEO

46% positive business outlook

Bronx Defenders has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 52 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Bronx Defenders employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Non-profit and NGO industry (3.7 stars).

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52 reviews

4.0

16 June 2026

Great people and culture, but pay isn't competitive

Staff attorney

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

amazing people and culture. supervisors great too

Cons

not the greatest pay. this was my only reason for leaving

3.0

27 May 2026

Hard work, good pay, so-so management

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Great pto and benefits, great coworkers, the right supervisors are really good, union benefits and protections, you are helping people every day

Cons

Many supervisors not effective supervisors, only effective attorneys. lawyers run the place and support staff/non lawyer staff second tier. There are not enough chairs and desks and leaks/mold in the building but they make you all come in every day anyway. Oftentimes you are held accountable for things out of your control that are client choices (doing drugs etc) and when clients come in having a crisis you have to de-escalate even though we don't have the space or capacity to do that.

4.0

6 Jan 2026

Salary

Staff attorney

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

you can have a good work life balance

Cons

experience dependent on supervisor terrible pay for the amount of work you do

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