Staff Attorney

Full-time

No

Job Title: Staff Attorney – Brooklyn or Queens
Organization: Communities Resist
Location: Brooklyn or Queens
Salary: Commensurate with experience
Employment Type: Full-time
Experience: Relevant experience in housing law and advocacy in Queens or Brooklyn
Education:
Language Skills: Fluency in Spanish, Bengali, Korean or Mandarin (preferred)

H1: Join Our Team as a Staff Attorney in Brooklyn or Queens
H2: Advocate for Housing Justice in Communities of Color

Job Description:

- Communities Resist is seeking a passionate and experienced housing attorney to join our team in combating gentrification, displacement, social disenfranchisement, and structural injustice in Brooklyn or Queens.
- As a legal services organization, we have a 50-year tradition of community lawyering and have worked closely with neighborhood organizations and organizers to represent hundreds of tenants and tenant associations.
- The staff attorney will work in collaboration with this coalition to preserve and expand affordable housing for lower-income residents in the face of rapid gentrification and tenant displacement.
- This position involves representing low-income tenant associations and individuals facing eviction, as well as advocating for fair housing and combating systemic housing discrimination.
- The staff attorney will also work closely with local community-based organizations and coalitions to conduct educational workshops and advocate for tenant rights.
- Fluency in Spanish, Bengali, Korean or Mandarin is preferred, as well as demonstrated ability to publish articles advocating for clients.
- We value cultural competence and encourage applications from individuals who have lived or worked in our clients' communities.
- CoRe is an equal opportunity employer and offers excellent health and other benefits.

Responsibilities:

- Bring innovative, affirmative litigation to protect tenants' rights and their homes.
- Defend tenants in eviction proceedings.
- Combat systemic housing discrimination through enforcement actions under fair housing laws.
- Represent tenants in administrative proceedings.
- Provide advice and legal services to improve conditions in tenants' homes and buildings.
- Collaborate with local community-based organizations and coalitions to conduct educational workshops and advocate for tenant rights.
- Participate in neighborhood advocacy efforts to stop tenant harassment, displacement, and residential segregation.
- Contribute to CoRe's efforts to shape housing advocacy and legal strategy.
- Attend remote and eventually in-person evening tenant association and community meetings.
- Track case data and meet deadlines.
- Maintain proficiency in computer skills to track client information, prepare reports, attend meetings, and perform other tasks related to the work.

Qualifications:

- .
- Cultural competence demonstrated through present or past residence in, or employment at organizations serving, our clients' communities.
- Excellent legal writing, litigation, and advocacy skills.
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
- Effective communication skills, including the ability to work with people in desperate crisis.
- Ability to work independently with strong motivation, manage a high caseload, and meet deadlines.
- Computer proficiency sufficient to track client information, prepare reports, attend meetings, and perform other tasks related to the work.

To Apply:

- Send a cover letter and resume to CFOO, Angela Piguave, at .
- Applications will be considered on a rolling basis.

Not specified

Excellent health and other benefits

Fluency in Spanish, Bengali, Korean, or Mandarin preferred

Legal writing, litigation, advocacy, cultural competence, communication, computer proficiency, case management

Not specified

Forward cover letter and resume to CFOO Angela Piguave at

Qualification and Experience Admission to the bar of the State of New York or eligible for admission

Legal