Watch PDS's Public Defender Recruitment Video

8/8/2025

​Over the course of the summer, Governor's Intern Sydney Williamson and Legal Interns Nikita Patel and Nick Reeder interviewed public defenders from across West Virginia to hear why attorneys, particularly recent law school graduates, should consider a career with Public Defender Services or a public defender corporation. This video showcases all the reasons they found, and gives viewers a look into the wide range of experiences, environments, and services that make up West Virginia's indigent defense system.