129 | It's Time to Value Paralegals and Social Workers as much as Attorneys w/ Latosha Watts and Taneal Behrens

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:

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lwatts@vadefenders.org

Email Taneal

tbehrens@charlestoncounty.org

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