Housing Attorney

Full-time

No

Housing Attorney Job Description:

- Provide legal assistance to low-income clients in relation to housing law, including evictions, conditions, and discrimination.
- Handle all aspects of legal representation, including client contact, pleading preparation, research, file maintenance, and hearing and trial work.
- Identify systemic problems affecting clients' rights and address them through advocacy, impact litigation, and policy work.
- Collaborate with other staff and community partners for effective referrals and holistic service delivery.
- Conduct community outreach, education, and training.
- Develop relationships and engage in collaborations with public and private community partners.
- Demonstrate cultural competency in working with diverse clients.
- Maintain knowledge of all areas of law impacting clients.
- Stay updated on developments in law, civil procedure, and litigation strategies.
- Demonstrate proficient skills in communication, legal analysis, case strategy, fact-gathering, advice and referral, negotiation, and trial work.
- Show commitment to bringing justice to low-income residents.
- Use computers for word processing and email.
- Demonstrate good judgment, stress management, and initiative.
- Work effectively in a team and have a positive attitude.
- Engage in complex litigation and advocacy.
- Maintain contacts with community agencies and client groups.
- Speak to community groups and prepare materials for presentation.
- Prioritize and implement organizational policies and procedures.
- Follow supervisor's instructions.
- Perform other necessary functions.

Housing Attorney Core Competencies:

- Strong work ethic and time management skills.
- Excellent writing, editing, and proofreading skills.
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work with a dynamic team.
- Curiosity and self-direction to anticipate client and partner needs.
- Cultural humility in working with diverse clients.
- Familiarity with diverse communities is a plus.

Salary and Benefits:

- $60,387 to $98,981 per year salary, dependent upon experience and in accordance with the Collective Bargaining Agreement (law graduates pending admission are welcome to apply).
- Full-time position with a 35-hour work week and shorter summer hours.
- Excellent benefits including health, dental and vision insurance, 3 weeks of vacation, 12 paid holidays plus paid week off between Christmas and New Year’s, sick and personal leave, eligibility for public student loan forgiveness, paid $50,000 life insurance, pension plan, HSA and Flexible Spending Accounts, and paid memberships.

Qualifications:

- . and New York State Bar Membership (may be pending).
- Previous experience working with low-income and/or underserved communities preferred.
- Second language fluency preferred.
- Legal services background, or knowledge of general civil legal work.

Working Conditions and Physical Requirements:

- Work in an office environment, including working at workstation and attending meetings.
- Travel to meetings and hearings off-site.
- Use of computer and other office machines such as fax, photocopiers, and telephones.
- Ability to work in the evenings and weekends as required to serve clients.

How to Apply:

Please send resume, cover letter, 3 references, and a writing sample to with the subject line “Housing Attorney Application.”

Not specified

Health, dental, and vision insurance, vacation, holidays, sick leave, personal leave, student loan forgiveness, life insurance, pension plan, HSA, flexible spending accounts, memberships.

Second language fluency preferred

Legal representation, client communication, legal research, grant and contract management, advocacy, impact litigation, policy work, community outreach, education, training, cultural competency, diversity, poverty and inequality awareness, civil procedure, civil litigation, social and economic analysis, computer skills, time management, interpersonal skills, communication, writing, editing, proofreading, detail-oriented, collaboration, curiosity, self-directed, healthcare, cultural humility.

J.D., New York State Bar Membership (may be pending).

Send resume, cover letter, 3 references, and a writing sample to with the subject line “Housing Attorney Application.”

Qualification and Experience J.D., New York State Bar Membership (may be pending), previous experience working with low-income and/or underserved communities preferred, second language fluency preferred, legal services background or knowledge of general civil legal work.

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