Alexz has spent her legal career serving as a public defender in New York City and Detroit. During her time as a public defender, she also played an integral role in a number of projects outside of the courtroom which include Know Your Rights training for both New York immigrant communities and also for Detroit youth, educating on Certificates of Relief from Civil Disabilities for those directly impacted, advocating for discovery reform in Albany, New York, and promoting data integrity in public defender office settings.

As Director of Defender Initiatives at Zealous, Alexz serves as the point-person for public defender offices in which Zealous is working nationwide to establish internal processes, policies and training on non-traditional advocacy. She also facilitates and supports collaboration between defenders, organizers and the communities they serve on systemic initiatives and campaigns outside of court, co-develops and co-teaches law school curriculum and supervises law school clinical projects.