Housing Attorney

5-5 yrs required

Full-time

No

annually

Position Summary:

LawNY® is seeking a highly qualified and motivated Housing Attorney to join our Bath office. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of civil legal issues affecting low-income communities, with a focus on landlord-tenant matters, eviction defense, subsidized housing, homelessness prevention, and government benefits related to housing. This position offers the opportunity to make a significant impact on the lives of low-income individuals and families in the Western New York community.

Responsibilities:

- Provide comprehensive legal services to eligible clients in landlord-tenant matters, including eviction defense and subsidized housing, homelessness prevention, and government benefits related to housing
- Maintain a full-time caseload and develop specialized knowledge in housing matters
- Collaborate with other LawNY® advocates, human services providers, non-profit organizations, and community groups to address legal problems within the community
- Actively engage in learning and becoming increasingly skilled in practice that supports LawNY®'s vision of diversity, equity, and inclusion
- Contribute to a safe and healthy work environment for fellow employees
- Comply with grant reporting requirements, program reporting, timekeeping, file maintenance, case closing, and compliance review
- Maintain a high level of professional competence through attendance of training sessions, seminars, and conferences

Qualifications:

- Admitted to practice and in good standing in New York State, eligible for admission without examination, or willing to take the next available Bar examination
- Demonstrated commitment to serving low-income communities
- Experience incorporating an anti-racist and anti-oppressive lens into legal practice
- Understanding of structural and institutional racism and its impact on underserved and underrepresented communities
- Strong interpersonal skills and a commitment to providing trauma-informed services
- Lived experience with our client communities
- Fluency in a language other than English that is spoken by our clients is a plus

Compensation:

- Salary is dependent on experience and based on a pay scale with annual increments
- Beginning salary for a Staff Attorney is $58,000 and the salary for a Staff Attorney with five years of experience is $64,000
- LawNY® staff may also qualify for public interest law school loan forgiveness programs
- LawNY® provides an excellent package of fringe benefits including 94% employer paid health insurance, 100% employer paid dental and disability insurance, vision coverage, and $50,000 automatic life insurance
- Generous leave provisions including 20 days of vacation, holidays, two floating holidays, 12 sick days, and five personal days per year
- New parents receive 20 days of paid new parent leave
- Work-life balance is encouraged and supported, with a 35-hour work week and a remote work policy for eligible employees

Organization Information:

- Legal Assistance of Western New York, Inc. (LawNY®) is a not-for-profit law firm that provides free civil legal services to low-income clients in a 14 county area of Western New York, the Finger Lakes, and the Southern Tier
- LawNY® has seven fully staffed field offices, satellite offices, and a business office
- Committed to equitable inclusion across race, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, ability, sex, religion, economic circumstances, ethnicity, national origin, and culture
- Encourages applications from individuals from underrepresented groups and those with diverse backgrounds

Application Process:

- Submit cover letter, resume, and three references through LawNY®’s BambooHR platform
- Label each position as full-time or part-time on resume and describe unpaid volunteer/internships as such
- Include explanation of how your lived and/or professional experience or background has prepared you to contribute to diversity and inclusion at LawNY®
- Contact Sandy Coyne at for questions or accommodations

LawNY® is an equal opportunity employer. LawNY® welcomes applications regardless of race, color, religion, veteran status, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, or any other consideration protected by law.

Not specified

Dental Insurance, Disability Insurance, Health Insurance, Health Savings Account, Life Insurance, Loan Forgiveness, Paid Time Off

Fluency in a language other than English preferred.

Legal Representation, Counseling, Negotiation, Litigation, Administrative Advocacy, Cultural Competence, Trauma-Informed Services, Anti-Racist and Anti-Oppressive Practice, Structural and Institutional Racism, Interpersonal Skills, Language Fluency, Work-Life Balance, Remote Work Policy, Diversity and Inclusion, Equity, Cultural Competency, Social Justice, Inclusion, Respectful Workplace.

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Submit cover letter, resume, and three references through LawNY®’s BambooHR platform or at . Clearly label full-time and part-time positions and unpaid volunteer/internships.

Qualification and Experience Admitted to practice and in good standing in New York State, Eligible for admission without examination, or willing to take the next available Bar examination.

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