Litigation - Real Estate - Defense Attorney in Bronx, NY

Public Interest

Bronx, NY

Litigation - Real Estate - Defense Attorney in Bronx, NY

Attorney

Min 3 yrs required

No

Job Title: Tenant Defense Supervising Attorney

Job Responsibilities:

Team Supervision and Mentorship:
- Supervise a team of staff attorneys, a paralegal, and volunteers/interns to ensure high standards of representation and client service while meeting program and grant objectives.
- Conduct regular one-on-one supervision meetings and lead regular case review meetings.
- Oversee analysis of legal issues, case strategy, and case administration, and set and enforce litigation schedules and deadlines.
- Review and edit pleadings and other written work products.
- Supervise appearances in court and administrative proceedings, second seat entry-level attorneys, and coordinate and supervise intake and case assignments.
- Address client, community, and staff concerns.
- Supervise team paralegal, ensuring high-quality support to staff attorneys and clients, including effective benefits application assistance, administrative and advocacy support.
- Mentor staff and provide resources, training, and professional development.
- Provide program-wide supervision on rotation with other supervising attorneys as needed.
- Develop and maintain expert knowledge of applicable law, practice, and benefits.

Client Representation:
- Maintain a reduced caseload, representing tenants in eviction proceedings in housing court and administrative settings, including hearings, trials, and appeals.

Community Engagement:
- Build relationships with organization programs, community organizations, advocates, government agencies, elected officials, provider networks, and the courts.
- Collaborate with internal and external resources to address client needs.
- Attend meetings to promote organizational, program, and client interests as directed.

Program Management:
- Collaborate with the program director and other supervising attorneys to provide strategic leadership and direction and to develop and strengthen program policies and procedures.
- Ensure compliance with data entry and reporting requirements.
- Perform additional duties as assigned.

Education and Experience Information:

- Admitted to the New York State Bar in good standing or eligible for admission through reciprocity.
- At least 3 years of experience representing tenants in eviction proceedings, ideally in NYC Housing Court.
- Demonstrated commitment to public interest law and housing rights.

Skills and Competencies:
- Comprehensive knowledge of NYC housing law and related benefits.
- Excellent legal research, analytical, written and oral advocacy, communication, and litigation skills.
- Sound strategic judgment and the drive to initiate and implement practice improvements.
- Strong organizational and time-management skills with the ability to both work independently and lead an effective team in a fast-paced environment.
- Proven leadership ability.
- Proficiency in computer skills for database tracking, report preparation, communication, and administrative tasks.
- Ability to work well independently and collaboratively in an interdisciplinary setting.

Additional Preferred Qualifications:
- Prior supervisory experience in a legal setting.
- Proficiency in Spanish or another relevant language in addition to English is preferred.

Salary Information:

- The salary range for this position is $115, to $130, per year, based on experience.
- An overview of benefits can be found on the organization’s website.
- Hours: Full time/Exempt, on a hybrid remote/in-office schedule.
- Like all employees, this position is an employee at will.

Organization Overview:

The organization helps individuals and families improve their economic and social well-being. It provides a variety of programs that assist in the areas of family, children and youth support, educational services, senior services, homelessness, financial empowerment, and workforce development, among others. The organization strives for the highest ethical and performance standards and is guided by the belief that people must be treated with dignity and respect, regardless of their present situation or past experiences.

The Tenant Defense Program within the organization’s Legal Services plays a vital role in securing housing stability for low-income tenants, supporting New York City’s groundbreaking Universal Access to Counsel initiative.

Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion:

The organization seeks to build an inclusive organization grounded in respect for differences. It strongly encourages people of color, women, people with disabilities, immigrants, veterans, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people, and those with lived experiences in the communities served to apply.

Equal Employment Opportunity:

The organization is committed to equal employment opportunity and providing reasonable accommodations to qualified candidates and employees pursuant to applicable law. This commitment applies to all terms, conditions, and privileges of employment, including recruitment, hiring, compensation, training and employee development, placement, promotion, demotion, upgrading, downgrading, transfer, layoff, and termination. Applications are solicited from all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, gender, sex, age, religion, creed, national origin ancestry, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, medical condition, military and veteran status, gender identity or expression, genetic information, status as a victim of domestic violence, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.