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) , Investigator (5) , Attorney (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?

"Supportive supervisors." ((in 7 reviews)); "The people at BxD are great." ((in 6 reviews)); "Staff are individually nice, meaningful work" ((in 5 reviews)); "Excellent training, wonderful colleagues, and a leader and innovator in the public defender world." ((in 3 reviews)); "amazing people and culture." ((in 2 reviews))

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

"bad management, no room for growth of certain directors don’t like you" ((in 4 reviews)); "Extremely long hours and emotionally taxing work" ((in 3 reviews)); "not the greatest pay." ((in 3 reviews))

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Bronx Defenders

Bronx Defenders reviews

3.5

67% would recommend to a friend

(54 total reviews)

Robin Steinberg

54% approve of CEO

46% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Culture & values

3.4

Diversity & inclusion

3.0

Work/Life balance

3.0

Career opportunities

2.3

Senior management

Bronx Defenders has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 54 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 Nonprofit & NGO industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

54 reviews

3.0

Jul 16, 2026

Nice colleagues but low pay and self-serving management

Investigator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice people you get to know over time.

Cons

Pay is low for the demand of work. Management is only looking out for themselves and not their staff

2.0

Jul 13, 2026

wouldn’t recommend

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pay is good thanks to union, camaraderie amongst staff

Cons

bad management, no room for growth of certain directors don’t like you

4.0

Jun 16, 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

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