Spanish-Speaking Staff Attorneys (Multiple Positions Available)

1-1 yrs required

Full-time

No

Spanish-Speaking Staff Attorneys (Multiple Positions Available)

NYLAG is currently offering multiple positions for Spanish-speaking Staff Attorneys to join the Tenants' Rights Unit (TRU). TRU is an integral part of NYC’s Right to Counsel Coalition to ensure New Yorkers in under-resourced communities who are at risk of eviction have a right to an attorney to represent them in Housing Court and certain administrative proceedings.


Job Description

The Staff Attorney will handle a full caseload of full representation non-payment and holdover proceedings in Housing Court, which involves extensive communication with clients, intense negotiations with opposing counsel, frequent motion practice, discovery and depositions, and significant advocacy with outside agencies on behalf of clients. The attorney will also handle litigation before administrative agencies as necessary, including NYCHA termination of tenancy proceedings, DHCR matters, and proceedings where clients’ Section 8 vouchers are being terminated. The attorney will also participate in court-based intake and client and community outreach initiatives.


Qualifications

Requirements:

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Demonstrated commitment to public interest law and social justice.
Excellent legal research and writing skills.
The ability to speak, read, and write Spanish fluently.

Plus Factors:

Litigation experience, including experience gained in law school clinics, internships, and externships.
At least one year of experience representing tenants in NYC Housing Court.


Salary and Benefits

NYLAG is a unionized workplace, and salaries are set pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement. The current salary range for this position is between $73,544 - $84,002 (increasing to $75,199 - $85,992 effective July 1, 2023). Benefits include medical, dental, vision, 401k, life insurance, long term disability, commuter benefits, flexible spending accounts (FSA) for Medical and Dependent care.


Employment Type

Full-time

Professional Level

Professional


NYLAG's Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

NYLAG is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. People of color, women, people with disabilities, immigrants, veterans, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people, and those with lived experiences in the communities we serve are strongly encouraged to apply. NYLAG is committed to a hybrid work policy for staff whose work does not require their full-time presence in the office. NYLAG’s current policy is that most staff are required to work in NYLAG’s offices or do other in-person work at least two days each week. This policy is subject to change.


Opportunity at NYLAG: Spanish-Speaking Staff Attorneys

NYLAG is offering multiple positions for Spanish-speaking Staff Attorneys to join the Tenants' Rights Unit (TRU). This is an excellent opportunity for those passionate about public interest law and social justice to work closely with communities burdened by systemic socioeconomic barriers to prevent eviction and homelessness.

Job Description

NYLAG’s Tenants’ Rights Unit (“TRU”) has multiple Staff Attorney positions available for bilingual attorneys who speak Spanish. The Staff Attorney will handle a full caseload of full representation non-payment and holdover proceedings in Housing Court, which involves extensive communication with clients, intense negotiations with opposing counsel, frequent motion practice, discovery and depositions, and significant advocacy with outside agencies on behalf of clients. The attorney will also handle litigation before administrative agencies as necessary, including NYCHA termination of tenancy proceedings, DHCR matters, and proceedings where clients’ Section 8 vouchers are being terminated. The attorney will also participate in court-based intake and client and community outreach initiatives.

Qualifications

Requirements:

.
Demonstrated commitment to public interest law and social justice.
Excellent legal research and writing skills.
The ability to speak, read, and write Spanish fluently.

Plus Factors:

Litigation experience, including experience gained in law school clinics, internships, and externships.
At least one year of experience representing tenants in NYC Housing Court.

Salary and Benefits

NYLAG is a unionized workplace, and salaries are set pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement. The current salary range for this position is between $73,544 - $84,002 (increasing to $75,199 - $85,992 effective July 1, 2023). Benefits include medical, dental, vision, 401k, life insurance, long term disability, commuter benefits, flexible spending accounts (FSA) for Medical and Dependent care.


Employment Type

Full-time

Professional Level

Professional


NYLAG's Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

NYLAG is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. People of color, women, people with disabilities, immigrants, veterans, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people, and those with lived experiences in

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Medical, dental, vision, 401k, life insurance, long term disability, commuter benefits, flexible spending accounts (FSA) for Medical and Dependent care

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Litigation, Legal Research, Writing Skills, Spanish Fluency

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Attach cover letter and resume as single PDF and name file "Your Last Name, Your First Name NYLAG TRU Staff Attorney"

Qualification and Experience Admission to New York Bar or passage of a recent NY Bar Exam or its equivalent

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