Staff Attorney - Video Mitigation Unit

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H1: Join Our Team as a Staff Attorney in the Video Mitigation Unit

H2: Help Achieve Justice Through Video Advocacy

Summary:

The Legal Aid Society's Criminal Practice is seeking a Staff Attorney with expertise in video mitigation matters to join their Video Mitigation Unit. The Attorney will work closely with other Society attorneys and social workers to create short-form advocacy videos for criminal cases and provide citywide support for cases where video mitigation can be used to achieve desired results. The ideal candidate will have experience coordinating and managing video mitigation projects and will act as a liaison between attorneys, experts, and other team members. The Attorney will also have the opportunity to collaborate with external organizations and provide trainings on the use of video mitigation in criminal defense. The salary range for this position is $81,755 to $142,218 per year, with additional benefits. The Legal Aid Society is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace and encourages applicants from all backgrounds to apply.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities:

- Represent clients in criminal proceedings involving video mitigation advocacy
- Create processes to identify, analyze, and recruit criminal cases for video advocacy
- Collaborate with other Society attorneys and social workers to create mitigation videos for cases
- Interview, coordinate, and prepare clients, family members, experts, and witnesses for participation in videos
- Assist in filming, sound mixing, storyboarding, and video editing alongside other members of the unit
- Legally analyze and monitor videos as they are filmed to protect clients' rights
- Supervise coordination of production scheduling for all projects
- Experience with retaining experts and consultants
- Coordinate defense team members including students and interns
- Guest lecture at collaborating colleges/schools, including clinics and seminars
- Provide in-house and external trainings on video mitigation
- Collaborate with external organizations involved in video advocacy
- Conduct trainings on the topic of video mitigation
- Work toward the promotion of the mitigation video as an innovative tool in criminal defense
- Other duties as assigned

Requirements:

- Admitted to practice law in NYS
- Substantial experience litigating felonies in Criminal and Supreme Court
- Experience in the production of mitigation videos and storytelling
- Experience in negotiating dispositions in felony matters specifically with submissions of pre-pleading reports
- Substantial experience in working with social workers and experts to achieve desired outcomes
- Excellent strategic judgment in negotiating with adversaries and judges
- Excellent communication, organizational, interpersonal, and written advocacy skills
- Familiarity with video, sound, and light equipment
- Familiarity with filming, sound mixing, lighting, and storyboarding
- Proficiency in video editing in Adobe Suite post-production software, Trint, and Frame-io
- Excellent ability to provide training for attorneys and social workers, and as needed, Society-wide
- Ability and willingness to work as part of a team
- Ability to work flexible hours, including evenings and weekends, and off-site throughout the city
- Familiarity with Teams and other methods of virtual communication/recording

Preferred Qualifications:

- Experience in and commitment to social justice, racial equity, and holistic defense of clients
- Experience as a supervisor of interns and students
- Strong people and interviewing skills desired
- Experience with networking within the video advocacy community preferred
- Education in Film/Documentary production preferred

Salary Transparency:

The specific salary offer for this position will be dependent on candidate qualifications and experience. The salary range for this role is $81,755 to $142,218 per year, with additional benefits.

How to Apply:

To apply, please visit the LAS Recruitment Portal and submit a single combined PDF document containing a cover letter and resume. The deadline for applications is 3:00 PM EST on April 19, 2024. The Legal Aid Society does not accept paper submissions and all applications must be completed online. For technical difficulties or questions regarding this posting, please email .

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion:

The Legal Aid Society is committed to creating a work culture that promotes zealous advocacy, respect, diversity and inclusion, client-oriented defense, access to justice, and excellent representation. We strive to build strong professional relationships with our clients, understand their diverse circumstances, and meet their needs. This commitment depends on the efforts of all team members.

Equal Employment Opportunity:

The Legal Aid Society is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Employer and prohibits discriminatory employment actions and treatment based on actual or perceived race or color, size, religion or creed, alienage or citizenship status, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, marital status, relationship and family structure, genetic information, military status, domestic violence victim status, arrest or pre-employment conviction record, credit history, unemployment status, caregiver status, salary history, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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Health insurance, paid vacation, disability and life insurance, and more

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Video production, storytelling, negotiation, legal analysis, training, team management, virtual communication

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Apply online through the LAS Recruitment Portal

Qualification and Experience Admitted to practice law in NYS, substantial experience litigating felonies in Criminal and Supreme Court, experience in video production and storytelling, negotiation skills, experience working with social workers and experts, excellent strategic judgment, excellent communication and advocacy skills, familiarity with video and sound equipment, proficiency in video editing software, ability to work as part of a team, flexibility in working hours and locations

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