Below is a list of the scheduled Defender Services Office Training Division (DSOTD) events. Any events that do not have a finalized date can be found on the Browse Unscheduled Training Events page.
Registration for DSOTD events is limited to persons who provide services pursuant to the Federal Criminal Justice Act (CJA). For more information regarding this requirement, see the training events registration disclaimer. For event specific questions, contact the DSOTD staff member listed as the event contact. Applicable continuing legal education, (CLE), accreditation information for each event can be found in the "Full Event Description" section of the event listing. For additional CLE information please visit the CLE Information Center.
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Jun. 17, 2026 (1:00PM–2:00PM)
Virtual
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Online
This presentation is about exploring creative approaches to reviewing and decoding not only the typical records gathered through scorched-earth discovery requests, but also those obtained from social media and digital devices. The presentation will highlight common issues and offer practical… Full Event Description
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Jun. 23, 2026 (2:00PM) – Jun. 24, 2026 (6:00PM)
Virtual
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Online
Women are a powerful force within the federal defense community: from serving as receptionists, paralegals and investigators to mitigation specialists and attorneys—women play key roles in every aspect of clients’ cases. Regardless of their role, women fiercely support and defend indigent… Full Event Description
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Jun. 25, 2026 (8:30AM) – Jun. 27, 2026 (1:00PM)
In-Person
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Atlanta, GA
This program is a skills-based workshop during which participants work on one of their own cases and learn how to use fact-busting and principles of storytelling and persuasion to integrate the facts of a case in a persuasive manner with relevant legal principles, both in appeals and at trial.… Full Event Description
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Jul. 15, 2026 (9:00AM) – Jul. 17, 2026 (12:00PM)
In-Person
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St. Louis, Missouri
The Federal Death Penalty Resource Counsel Projects’ Annual Strategy Session is an opportunity to learn about legal and practice developments in the federal capital defense landscape. This 2½-day intensive program is designed for CJA attorneys, Federal Defender staff, mitigation… Full Event Description
Registration Closed
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Jul. 16, 2026 (8:30AM) – Jul. 18, 2026 (12:30PM)
In-Person
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Chicago, IL
The Andrea Taylor Sentencing Advocacy Workshop focuses on a vital area of federal practice that has evolved since the Supreme Court declared the federal sentencing guidelines were advisory and no longer mandatory. Since approximately 97% of federal criminal cases continue to the sentencing phase… Full Event Description
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Aug. 4, 2026 (8:30AM) – Aug. 6, 2026 (1:00PM)
In-Person
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TBD
Please save the date for the Federal Defender Investigators and Paralegal Seminar on Aug. 4-6, 2026, with the location still to be determined. This two-and-a-half-day seminar will cover a wide range of topics specifically targeted for Federal Defender trial investigators, paralegals,… Full Event Description
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Virtual