Longtime Legal Aid Attorney Janet Sabel Departing From Organization After Longer-Than-Expected Stint as CEO

Sabel, who previously spent 25 years with the New York City Legal Aid Society, rejoined the organization as CEO and attorney-in-chief in 2019 for what was supposed to be a six-month interim period. Then came a global pandemic.

April 28, 2022 at 10:54 AM

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NGO and Non-Profit

Andrew Denney

When The Legal Aid Society's board chair approached Janet Sabel a few years ago about returning to the U.S.'s largest provider of legal services for low-income clients as CEO and attorney-in-chief—a post she is stepping away from next month—she did not immediately jump at the chance.