Janet Sabel, a chief deputy attorney general under New York AG Barbara Underwood, is set to return to the Legal Aid Society in early January to take over as interim attorney-in-chief and CEO of the nation’s largest public defender organization.

LAS has sought new leadership since Seymour James stepped down earlier this year. According to the organization, Sabel’s return will help facilitate the search for a permanent person to take on the leadership roles.

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