Job Title Deborah T. Poritz Summer Public Interest Legal Fellowship Job Responsibilities The Deborah T. Poritz Fellowship is designed to provide law students with hands-on experience in public interest legal advocacy and representation. Fellows will be engaged in a variety of responsibilities that may include: - Client interviewing to understand and assess their needs. - Conducting legal and factual research to support case development and client representation. - Draft
Job Title: Deborah T. Poritz Summer Public Interest Legal Fellowship Job Responsibilities: - Engage in client interviewing to understand their needs and provide effective legal advocacy. - Conduct legal and factual research to support casework and policy development. - Draft legal documents, including briefs and pleadings, under the guidance of experienced attorneys. - Participate in administrative agency appearances and, for qualified students, court appearances. - Collabor
Job Title: Deborah T. Poritz Summer Public Interest Legal Fellowship Job Responsibilities: The Deborah T. Poritz Fellowship offers law students the opportunity to engage in a variety of public interest legal issues over a 10-week summer program. Responsibilities may include, but are not limited to: - Interviewing clients to gather information and understand their legal needs. - Conducting legal and factual research to support case strategies. - Drafting legal documents such
Job Title: Associate, HONORS Program Job Responsibilities: The Associate in the Honors Program at the organization plays a crucial role in contributing to Enforcement’s investigations and determining whether to bring disciplinary actions against individuals and firms in the financial industry. Honors Associates engage in meaningful and substantive hands-on legal experience to develop their lawyering skills in investigating, litigating, and writing. They also gain specializ...
Job Title: Fall 2026 Law Graduates, Family Defense Job Responsibilities: - Work as part of the organization's interdisciplinary legal teams, which include attorneys, social work staff, paralegals, and parent advocates, to provide clients with high-quality legal defense. - Aim to achieve objectives such as keeping children out of the foster system, reducing the time children spend in the foster system, promoting quality visiting arrangements, and ensuring families receive ser
Job Title: Fall 2026 Law Graduates, Family Defense Job Responsibilities: - Work as part of the organization's interdisciplinary legal teams, which include attorneys, social work staff, paralegals, and parent advocates, to provide high-quality legal defense for clients. - Meet objectives such as keeping children out of the foster system, shortening the lengths of stay for children in the foster system, promoting quality visiting arrangements, and ensuring families receive ser
Job Title: Fall 2026 Law Graduates, Family Defense Job Responsibilities: - Work as part of the organization's interdisciplinary legal teams, which include attorneys, social work staff, paralegals, and parent advocates, to deliver high-quality legal defense for clients. - Strive to achieve objectives such as keeping children out of the foster system, reducing the duration of stays in the foster system, promoting quality visiting arrangements, and ensuring families receive ser
Job Title: Spring 2026 Law Graduates, Family Defense Job Responsibilities: - Work collaboratively as part of the organization's interdisciplinary legal teams, which include attorneys, social work staff, paralegals, and parent advocates, to provide high-quality legal defense to clients. - Focus on objectives such as preventing children from entering the foster system, reducing the duration of foster care stays, promoting quality visitation arrangements, and ensuring that fami
Job Title: Spring 2026 Law Graduates, Family Defense Job Responsibilities: - Work as part of the organization's interdisciplinary legal teams, consisting of attorneys, social work staff, paralegals, and parent advocates, to provide high-quality legal defense to clients. - Meet objectives such as keeping children out of the foster system, shortening lengths of stay for children in the foster system, promoting quality visiting arrangements, and ensuring families receive servic
Job Title: Spring 2026 Law Graduates, Family Defense Job Responsibilities: - Work as part of the organization's interdisciplinary legal teams, which consist of attorneys, social work staff, paralegals, and parent advocates, to provide clients with high-quality legal defense. - Meet objectives such as keeping children out of the foster system, shortening lengths of stay for children in the foster system, promoting quality visiting arrangements, and ensuring that families rece
Job Title: Supervising Attorney, Housing Justice Tenant Defense Job Responsibilities: 1. **Housing Supervision Duties**: - Supervise, mentor, and train staff attorneys and paralegals. - Monitor and maintain a high standard of representation and client service. - Collaborate with the Attorney-in-Charge (AIC) of Staten Island, Housing Coordinator, and teams on all aspects of the housing practice. - Participate in structural and strategic planning for benefits work within
Job Title: Juvenile Rights Practice Staff Attorney – Entry Level Fall 2026 Job Responsibilities: - Represent clients in Family Court litigation, including fact-finding, dispositional, and post-dispositional hearings. - Conduct direct client representation and handle institutional assignments such as intake and case coverage. - Prepare cases out-of-court by interviewing clients and witnesses, conducting investigations, reviewing documents, and preparing witnesses. - Draft l...
Job Title: Criminal Defense Practice Staff Attorney – Entry Level Fall 2026 Job Responsibilities: - Provide holistic representation for clients facing misdemeanor, felony, and homicide charges. - Engage in client counseling and prepare motions, plea negotiations, and direct investigations. - Review discovery materials and ensure compliance, interview witnesses, and advise clients on collateral consequences. - Refer cases for social work intervention and mitigation. - Prep...
Job Title Civil Practice Law Graduate, Housing Justice – Tenant Defense – Fall 2026 Job Responsibilities - Represent and advocate for clients with city, state, and federal agencies, and in court proceedings, administrative hearings, and affirmative litigation. - Conduct regular courthouse-based and off-site intake sessions, which may include evening hours. - Provide training, outreach, and education to individuals, community-based organizations, and housing advocate...
Job Title: Director of Innovative Housing Initiatives Job Responsibilities: - Supervise all facets of the Housing Justice Helpline work, including Paralegals, the Program Manager, and Supervising Attorneys. - Collaborate with the Housing Leadership Group, Housing Defense teams, Information Technology, Development, and Grants and Contracts teams. - Manage day-to-day operations, mentor supervising attorneys, coordinate grant projects, and prioritize legal issues. - Identify, e
Job Title: Staff Attorney, Housing Justice Tenant Defense Job Responsibilities: - Client representation and advocacy with city, state, and federal agencies and in court proceedings, administrative hearings, and affirmative litigation. - Conduct regular courthouse-based and off-site intake, including during evening hours. - Provide training, community outreach, and education to individuals, local community-based organizations, and housing advocates. - Engage in policy advocac
**Job Title: Staff Attorney, Immigration Practice** **Job Responsibilities:** The Staff Attorney in the Immigration Practice at the organization is responsible for the following duties: - Represent clients in removal proceedings in Immigration Court and other administrative and judicial bodies. - Assist clients in applying for affirmative relief and other immigration benefits with USCIS. - Provide Padilla consults to the organization's criminal, family defense, and youth def
Job Title: Summer 2026 Legal Fellowship Job Responsibilities: - Collaborate with attorneys and social work staff in various legal fields, including Family Defense, Criminal Defense, Youth Defense, Immigration, Policy, Civil, Appeals, and State Central Register appeals. - Participate in comprehensive training sessions and receive individualized supervision and mentoring. - Engage in advocacy, client counseling, crisis intervention, negotiation, and case management. - Pursue i
Job Title: Summer 2026 Legal Fellowship Job Responsibilities: - Collaborate with attorneys and social work staff in various practice areas including Family Defense, Criminal Defense, Youth Defense, Immigration, Policy, Civil, Appeals, and State Central Register appeals. - Participate in comprehensive training and receive individualized supervision and mentoring. - Gain direct, hands-on experience with advocacy, client counseling, crisis intervention, negotiation, and case ma
Job Title: Summer 2026 Legal Fellowship Job Responsibilities: - Collaborate with attorneys and social work staff in various legal defense areas including Family Defense, Criminal Defense, Youth Defense, Immigration, Policy, Civil, Appeals, and State Central Register appeals. - Participate in comprehensive training and receive individualized supervision and mentoring. - Engage in advocacy, client counseling, crisis intervention, negotiation, and case management. - Pursue indi
Job Title: Summer 2026 Legal Fellowship Job Responsibilities: Selected candidates for the Summer 2026 Legal Fellowship will collaborate with attorneys and social work staff across various practice areas, including Family Defense, Criminal Defense, Youth Defense, Immigration, Policy, Civil, Appeals, and State Central Register appeals. The fellowship involves comprehensive training, individualized supervision, and mentoring. Fellows will gain hands-on experience in advocacy, c
Job Title: Summer 2026 Legal Fellowship Job Responsibilities: - Work collaboratively with attorneys and social work staff in various practice areas including Family Defense, Criminal Defense, Youth Defense, Immigration, Policy, Civil, Appeals, and State Central Register appeals. - Participate in comprehensive training and receive individualized supervision and mentoring. - Engage in direct advocacy, client counseling, crisis intervention, negotiation, and case management. -
Job Title: Summer 2026 Legal Fellowship Job Responsibilities: The Summer 2026 Legal Fellowship at the organization involves working collaboratively with attorneys and social work staff in various practice areas, including Family Defense, Criminal Defense, Youth Defense, Immigration, Policy, Civil, Appeals, and State Central Register appeals. Selected candidates will gain direct, hands-on experience in advocacy, client counseling, crisis intervention, negotiation, and case ma
Job Title: Summer 2026 Legal Fellowship Job Responsibilities: - Collaborate with attorneys and social work staff in various practice areas including Family Defense, Criminal Defense, Youth Defense, Immigration, Policy, Civil, Appeals, and State Central Register appeals. - Participate in comprehensive training sessions and receive individualized supervision and mentoring. - Engage in direct, hands-on experience with advocacy, client counseling, crisis intervention, negotiatio
Job Title: Staff Attorney Job Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney will primarily focus on assessing and reviewing pro se asylum applications and changes of address and venue before USCIS and the Immigration Court. Key responsibilities include: - Conducting legal consultations with clients of the organization. - Providing pro se services for asylum seekers, including assistance with asylum applications, changes of address and venue, and applications for employment authoriza
Job Title: Deborah T. Poritz Summer Public Interest Legal Fellowship Job Responsibilities: - Participate in a 10-week summer program focusing on public interest legal advocacy and representation. - Engage in client interviewing to understand and address their legal needs. - Conduct legal and factual research to support casework and advocacy efforts. - Draft legal documents, including briefs and pleadings, to assist in legal proceedings. - Make appearances before administrati
Job Title: Deborah T. Poritz Summer Public Interest Legal Fellowship Job Responsibilities: - Participate in a 10-week summer program focused on public interest legal advocacy and representation. - Engage in client interviewing to understand their needs and wants effectively. - Conduct legal and factual research to support cases and legal matters. - Draft legal documents, including briefs and pleadings, under the guidance of experienced attorneys. - Make administrative agency
Job Title: Deborah T. Poritz Summer Public Interest Legal Fellowship Job Responsibilities: - Participate in a 10-week summer program designed to promote awareness and commitment to public interest law. - Engage in a variety of public interest legal issues, which may include client interviewing, legal and factual research, drafting legal documents, and appearances before administrative agencies. - For students who have completed two years of law school, additional responsibil
Job Title: Deborah T. Poritz Summer Public Interest Legal Fellowship Job Responsibilities: The Deborah T. Poritz Summer Public Interest Legal Fellowship provides law students with the opportunity to engage in a range of public interest legal issues. Fellows will typically engage in the following activities: - Client interviewing and interaction to understand and advocate for their needs. - Conducting legal and factual research to support case preparation and litigation. - Dr
Job Title: Staff Attorney Areas of Practice: - Policing - FBI/CBP - Prisoners’/Incarceree Rights - Employment Discrimination & Accommodation - Land use - School Bullying - University Campus issues - Denial of service - Harassment/Intimidation - Other Civil Rights abuses Reports to: Senior Staff Attorney or Operations Director Schedule Type: Full-time (Exempt) At-Will Hybrid: 3 days remote, 2 days at the office per week About the Organization: The organization, Americaâ...
Job Title: Senior Staff Attorney Areas of Practice: Policing, FBI/CBP, Prisoners’/Incarceree Rights, Employment Discrimination & Accommodation, Land use, School Bullying, University Campus issues, Denial of service, Harassment/Intimidation, Other Civil Rights abuses Reports to: Executive Director or Operations Director Schedule Type: Full-time (Exempt) At-Will Hybrid: 3 days remote, 2 days at the office per week About the Organization: The organization is America's la...
Job Title: Deborah T. Poritz Summer Public Interest Legal Fellowship Job Responsibilities: - Engage in client interviewing to understand their needs and provide effective advocacy. - Conduct legal and factual research to support case preparation and strategy development. - Draft legal documents including briefs and pleadings for various legal matters. - Participate in administrative agency appearances and, for eligible students, court appearances. - Collaborate with attorney
Job Title: Youth Practice Group Staff Attorney Job Responsibilities: A Youth Practice Group Staff Attorney focuses on providing pro bono legal assistance to youth with disabilities aged 3-21, particularly those affected by the justice system, through the Youth Justice Project. This initiative aims to disrupt the school-to-prison pipeline by offering civil legal advocacy to justice-impacted youth with disabilities. The Staff Attorney will engage in direct legal representation