Hunter speaks with Latosha Watts and Taneal Behrens to highlight the important role that paralegals and social workers play in a Public Defender Office. To date, we have touched a lot on the need for Public Defender Offices to incorporate more social workers, but we have not had the opportunity to talk about the important role paralegals provide an office. With more than 2 decades of experience between them in the role of paralegal, Latosha and Taneal provided excellent insight on the pathway for public defense to value paralegals and social workers just as much as they value attorneys.
Guests:
Latosha Watts, Paralegal, Chesapeake Public Defender Office, Virginia
Taneal Behrens, Sentencing Specialist, Charleston Public Defender Office, South Carolina
Resources:
Email Latosha:
lwatts@vadefenders.org
Email Taneal:
tbehrens@charlestoncounty.org
