Director of Litigation

Min 10 yrs required

Full-time

No

Director of Litigation (Job#32_2024) - Queens Legal Services

- Job title: Director of Litigation
- Job number: 32_2024
- Organization: Queens Legal Services (QLS)
- Email:
- Location: Queens, New York
- Salary range: $135,192 - $215,688

Introduction:

- QLS is part of Legal Services NYC (LSNYC), the largest provider of free civil legal services for low-income people in the country.
- Dedicated to providing high-quality legal services in various areas such as housing, family law, public benefits, employment, consumer, education, immigration, LGBTQ, and disability rights.
- Special units serving particularly vulnerable populations including domestic violence victims, veterans, people with HIV, and people with disabilities.
- Committed to working with community-based organizations to address the root causes of poverty and seek racial, social, and economic justice.
- Exciting opportunity for a skilled and motivated leader and attorney.

Role & Responsibilities:

The Director of Litigation will be responsible for:

- Supervising, coordinating, and/or providing substantive support on all complex, multiplaintiff, and impact litigation cases in close collaboration with all unit directors at QLS and the litigation director of LSNYC.
- Working with staff in multiple practice areas to identify affirmative systemic litigation, especially involving issues of racial and economic justice.
- Empowering others to manage and lead complex advocacy.
- Working as a leader of a team of lawyers new to a particular field or new to practice.
- Streamlining cross-disciplinary litigation and litigation supervision in the office, improving models for issue spotting across practice areas, and developing internal skills and expertise.
- Assisting the Project Director, Deputy Director, and Unit Directors with program development and new initiatives.

Experience & Qualifications:

Applicants must have the following qualifications:

- At least 10 years of experience in litigation.
- A track record of developing and litigating complex cases, including appellate and federal court litigation, and a comfort with engaging in complex motion practice, negotiations, discovery, and trial work.
- Experience providing civil legal services to low-income people or comparable relevant experience.
- Excellent legal writing, litigation, and advocacy skills.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and a demonstrated ability to work in litigation teams.
- A demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion.
- An ability to communicate effectively with individuals from diverse backgrounds.
- An ability to practice and teach community lawyering and work effectively with community-based organizations.
- Admission to the bar of the State of New York or current eligibility for admission.

How to Apply:

Interested applicants should send the following by email to with "Director of Litigation" in the subject line:

- Cover letter
- Resume
- Two writing samples
- Three professional references

All employees are strongly encouraged to continue to receive and maintain up-to-date COVID vaccinations unless they are unable to for medical or religious reasons.

About Legal Services NYC:

- Additional information about the practice may be found on the website, .
- Legal Services NYC is an equal opportunity employer.
- People of color, women, people with disabilities, gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people, and people over the age of 40 are strongly encouraged to apply.

Salary Information:

- Salary range: $135,192 - $215,688 (Dependent on years of experience).

director of litigation (job#32_2024)
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queens legal services (qls) seeks a dynamic and experienced attorney to serve as director of litigation. how to apply:

interested applicants should send a cover letter, resume, two writing samples, and three professional references by email to jobs@queenslegalservices. how to apply:

interested applicants should send a cover letter, resume, two writing samples, and three professional references by email to . additional information about the practice may be found on our website, www

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