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Legal Assistant (HH Research Specialist) The candidate will assist in the implementation of the Hurrell-Harring v. New York settlement agreement (HH settlement agreement) undertaken by the Office of Indigent Legal Services (Office). Will serve as Hurrell-Harring Research Specialist (HH Research Specialist) in the Office's Hurrell-Harring Implementation Unit (HH Implementation Unit) and report to the Chief HH Implementation Attorney, who works under the guidance of the Director of the Office of Indigent Legal Services (Director) and agency Counsel (Counsel). Work closely with the Hurrell-Harring Senior Researcher (HH Senior Researcher) and other members of the HH Implementation Unit to satisfy the planning, investigatory, assessment, monitoring and reporting provisions of the settlement agreement as undertaken by the Office and improving the quality of mandated representation under article 18-B of the County Law. Work with the HH Implementation Unit to assist the eleven (11) providers of public defense services in the five Hurrell-Harring settlement counties to improve their ability to collect, maintain, and report on data and information about attorney caseloads, quality of attorney representation, outcomes associated with providing attorney representation at defendants' first court appearance, and eligibility applications for assignment of counsel. Work with the HH Senior Researcher to conduct statistical analysis and prepare reports on the data the eleven (11) providers report to the Office. Work with the HH Implementation Unit to analyze and understand quantitative data that has been collected and develop tools and strategies for obtaining more nuanced qualitative information about the services providers deliver. Assist the HH Senior Researcher in analyzing information obtained through structured interviews, court observations, etc. Undertake such other activities as may be requested by the Director and Counsel in furtherance of the Office's overall responsibility to implement the HH settlement agreement and make efforts to improve the quality of indigent legal services representation under article 18-B. Should preferably hold a Master's degree in criminal justice or political science, with an emphasis on research design and methodology. Proficiency in Excel to extract, manipulate, and analyze data and some experience in Statistical Software (STATA) and preparing written documents that summarize the results of data analyses is required. Application Deadline: April 20, 2018.
Vacancy ID: 47759. Submit cover letter with resume.
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