Assistant District Attorney Job Title: Assistant District Attorney Job Responsibilities: - Prosecute felony criminal cases from inception through final disposition. - Collaborate with the NYPD and community partners to investigate and address persistent felony drug activity and associated violence. - Conduct hearings and trials in New York State Supreme Court. - Investigate low to mid-level narcotics trafficking organizations by working collaboratively with law enforcement
Assistant District Attorney Job Title: Assistant District Attorney Job Responsibilities: - Conduct investigations into high-level narcotics trafficking organizations, including sophisticated eavesdropping investigations, by collaborating with NYC, national, and international law enforcement partners. - Work with the New York Police Department (NYPD), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Drug Enforcement Task Force (DETF), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and other l
Job Title: Immigration Staff Attorney Job Responsibilities: - Responsible for staffing two weekly legal clinics at hospital partner sites and providing periodic clinic coverage as needed. - Provide legal services for a wide range of immigration issues including family-based immigration, adjustment of status, naturalization, U/T Visas, VAWA, TPS, asylum, SIJS, medical deferred actions for critically ill clients, removal cases on a limited basis, and other special projects as
Job Title Fall 2026 Law Graduates, Family Defense Job Responsibilities Law Graduates joining the organization will work as part of interdisciplinary legal teams, which include attorneys, social work staff, paralegals, and parent advocates. Their primary responsibilities include: - Providing high-quality legal defense to clients with the aim of preventing children from entering the foster system. - Shortening the duration of stay for children already in the foster system.
Job Title: Fall 2026 Law Graduates, Family Defense Job Responsibilities: - Collaborate 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 to clients. - Aim to achieve objectives such as keeping children out of the foster system, reducing the duration of foster care stays, promoting quality visitation arrangements, and ensuring families receive service
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. - 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 receive...
Job Title: Spring 2026 Law Graduates, Family Defense Job Responsibilities: - Work as part of an interdisciplinary legal team at the organization, comprising attorneys, social work staff, paralegals, and parent advocates, to provide 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 receive services wel
Job Title: Spring 2026 Law Graduates 2026, 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. - Meet objectives aimed at 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 re
Job Title: Spring 2026 Law Graduates, Family Defense Job Responsibilities: - Work as part of an interdisciplinary legal team consisting of attorneys, social work staff, paralegals, and parent advocates to provide high-quality legal defense for clients. - Aim to keep children out of the foster system, shorten lengths of stay for children in the foster system, promote quality visiting arrangements, and ensure that families receive services tailored to expedite safe and lasting
Job Title: Fall 2026 Law Graduate (Criminal Defense Practice) Job Responsibilities: - Provide vigorous and enthusiastic representation to residents of Northern Manhattan in Manhattan’s criminal courts. - Engage in frequent court appearances and litigation activities, including arraignments, grand jury presentations, legal arguments, hearings, and trials. - Interview clients and their families in the Harlem office or local jails, conduct legal research, and write pre-pleadi...
Job Title: Senior Counsel Job Responsibilities: Senior Counsels at the organization lead and engage in cutting-edge impact litigation, public policy advocacy, and education to further the organization's mission. The Senior Counsel will work both independently and collaboratively to assist the organization's Regional Office and advance the mission nationwide. The primary responsibilities include: Education, Engagement, and Outreach: - Cultivating relationships with key coali
Job Title: Senior Counsel Job Responsibilities: Senior Counsels at the organization lead and engage in cutting-edge impact litigation, public policy advocacy, and education to further the organization's mission. The Senior Counsel will work independently and collaboratively to help serve the organization's Regional Office and further the mission of the organization nationwide. Key responsibilities include: - Conceptualizing and drafting legislative and administrative propos
Job Title: Senior Counsel Job Responsibilities: Senior Counsels at the organization lead and engage in cutting-edge impact litigation, public policy advocacy, and education to further the organization's mission. The Senior Counsel will work independently and collaboratively to help serve the organization's Regional Office and to further its mission nationwide. The primary areas of work include: Impact Litigation: - Devise legal theories and litigation strategy. - Identify a
Job Title: Public Housing Justice Project Supervising Attorney Job Responsibilities: The Public Housing Justice Project (PHJP) within the organization's Tenants’ Rights Unit is seeking a Supervising Attorney to provide strategic leadership and direction for the team dedicated to advocating for public housing residents. The PHJP is the first team in New York solely devoted to the rights of public housing residents, addressing various legal proceedings and grievances. The re...
Job Title: Staff Attorney, Public Housing Justice Project Job Responsibilities: - Represent NYCHA residents in Termination of Tenancy proceedings and Remaining Family Member grievances at the Office of Impartial Hearings. - Handle related matters in other venues, including holdovers, nonpayments, or HP actions in Housing Court, and Article 78s in Supreme Court or the Appellate Division as necessary. - Staff Right to Counsel intake appearances at the Office of Impartial Heari
Job Title: Senior Attorney Job Responsibilities: The Senior Attorney will be an integral part of the Oceans Division within the organization, focusing on federal litigation and regulatory advocacy related to ocean conservation. Key responsibilities include: - Representing the organization in litigation, which involves legal research, analysis, briefing, and oral arguments. - Collaborating with attorneys in the Litigation Program and other Oceans attorneys and staff on variou
Job Title: Children's Attorney Job Responsibilities: - Conduct intakes with child clients to identify relief and provide direct representation for unaccompanied children released to sponsors in specified counties. - Manage a moderate to heavy caseload of children’s cases before the Immigration Court and USCIS. - Initiate and represent children in state court proceedings for those eligible for Special Immigrant Juvenile classification, including custody and guardianship mat...
Job Title: Trial and Special Litigation Supervisor, Criminal Defense Practice Job Responsibilities: - Embrace the philosophy of client-centered, community-based, holistic representation and a commitment to excellence. - Oversee the supervision of attorneys involved in litigating hearings and trials, in collaboration with other supervisors. This includes establishing best practices for preparation and co-counseling. - Establish and maintain systems to ensure equitable opportu
Job Title: Training Team Supervisor, Criminal Defense Practice Job Responsibilities: - Embrace the organization’s philosophy of client-centered, community-based, holistic representation and commitment to excellence. - Design, implement, and manage the training of entry-level and lateral attorney hires on misdemeanor and felony practice. - Collaborate with other supervisors in designing and implementing training related to trial, litigation, and special litigation matters f...
Job Title: Staff Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice Job Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney in the Criminal Defense Practice is responsible for providing robust and dynamic legal representation to young residents of Northern Manhattan who are facing criminal charges and cannot afford private counsel. This role involves frequent court appearances and active participation in various stages of the criminal process, including arraignments, grand jury presentations, legal argum
Job Title: Counsel/Senior Counsel, Voting Rights Program and Bernard and Anne Spitzer Fellow Job Responsibilities: - Conduct legal and factual research and public writing to support policy advocacy, legislative reform, and communications initiatives. - Advance state-level policy reforms, often collaborating with coalition partners. - Participate in impact litigation, including research, brief writing, and strategy development. - Write and communicate for a general, non-legal
Job Title: Managing Director, New York Job Responsibilities: - Provide seasoned, disciplined, and effective management of the KIND field office, including performing independently in program and performance management, budgeting, employee relations, and development-support functions. - Act as the senior representative of the organization at the local level, engaging government, private sector partners, and community stakeholders to advance KIND’s mission. - Supervise Senio...
Job Title: Chief Legal Advocacy Officer Job Responsibilities: The Chief Legal Advocacy Officer (CLAO) at the organization is responsible for leading and advancing the organization's litigation, policy, and public education strategies to support LGBTQ+ communities and individuals living with HIV. This pivotal executive leadership role involves: - Shaping and advancing litigation, policy, and public education strategies to support LGBTQ+ communities and individuals living with
Job Title: Director, Civil Practice Job Responsibilities: The Director of Civil Practice at the **Members Only** is responsible for leading the general civil legal services team in New York, focusing primarily on ensuring access to healthcare, housing, and benefits for low-income veterans and their families. The director will coordinate staff advocacy and integrate civil legal services with other practice areas within the organization. Key management responsibi
Job Title: Director, VA Job Responsibilities: - Lead the veterans law practice at the organization, supervising a small and growing team. - Provide representation to veterans in appeals before the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). - Collaborate with partner organizations, focusing on medical-legal partnerships. - Manage a modified caseload, providing representation in VA character of discharge (COD) determinations, disability benefits appeals, especially focusing on menta
Job Title: Staff Attorney (Multiple Positions Available) Job Responsibilities: - Handle a full caseload of full representation non-payment and holdover proceedings in Housing Court. This involves extensive communication with clients, intense negotiations with opposing counsel, frequent motion practice, discovery and depositions, and significant advocacy with outside agencies on behalf of clients. - Handle litigation before administrative agencies as necessary, including DHCR
Job Title: Staff Attorney (Matrimonial Project) Job Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney will work within the Matrimonial Project of the Domestic Violence Law Unit (DVLU) at the organization. The primary responsibilities include: - Providing comprehensive safety planning, representation, advice, and advocacy for survivors of domestic/intimate partner violence in legal matters. These matters encompass contested and uncontested matrimonial issues, such as divorce, equitable d
Job Title: Staff Attorney Job Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney in the Special Education Unit (SEU) of the organization is tasked with ensuring that school-aged children with special needs receive the free appropriate public education (FAPE) as guaranteed by federal and New York State law. The responsibilities include: - Conducting intake calls and providing advice to parents on special education matters. - Drafting and filing legal documents such as due process complain
Job Title Staff Attorney, Law Reform Unit Job Responsibilities The organization’s Civil Practice Law Reform Unit is seeking a Staff Attorney for the Homeless Rights Project (HRP). The role includes the following responsibilities: - Engage in affirmative litigation in State and Federal Court proceedings, either as part of a team or individually. - Collaborate with pro bono lawyers on long-term affirmative litigation matters, including years-long monitoring and enforcem...
Job Title: Staff Attorney, Immigration Law Unit (ILU) Job Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney will be part of the citywide Immigration Law Unit’s Youth Project team and will be responsible for providing comprehensive legal services to undocumented youth and unaccompanied immigrant children. Key responsibilities include: - Screening and providing direct representation to immigrant youth in removal proceedings at the New York Immigration Court. - Handling affirmative cases...
Job Title: Associate General Counsel Job Responsibilities: - Provide guidance and counsel to internal stakeholders on a range of legal matters, including general operations, nonprofit governance, contracts, fundraising, labor and employment, litigation, intellectual property, tax, data privacy, cybersecurity, and lobbying. - Advise on day-to-day legal issues, including labor and employment, contracts, insurance, intellectual property, nonprofit corporate governance, privacy,
Job Title: Interim Managing Attorney Job Responsibilities: The Interim Managing Attorney will be responsible for overseeing a network of legal services across various regions of New York State, focusing on newly arrived immigrant populations. Key responsibilities include: - Coordinating and supervising legal clinics and direct legal services throughout New York State, utilizing both regional and remote support from attorneys, paralegals, and other staff. - Supervising the pr
Job Title: Human Rights Accountability Legal Fellow Job Responsibilities: - Assist in promoting and facilitating the credible use of targeted human rights and anti-corruption sanctions under the Global Magnitsky sanctions program and similar authorities. - Collaborate with civil society groups to identify issues of concern and prepare recommendations for Magnitsky-style sanctions targets. - Work with the Accountability team to respond to emerging . foreign policy and huma
Job Title: Staff Attorney, Statewide Central Register Job Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney will operate under the supervision of the Attorney-in-Charge of the SCR appeals practice as part of the Organization's SCR Appeals Unit. The core responsibilities include: - Providing SCR-related information and education to clients. - Drafting letters to the SCR on behalf of clients to request records or initiate a challenge to their indicated reports, submitting requests to OCFS
Job Title: Staff Attorney, Court-Involved Youth - School Justice Project Job Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney for the School Justice Project at the organization will be responsible for a range of duties aimed at ensuring court-involved youth have access to appropriate educational services. The primary responsibilities include: - Direct representation of youth involved in, or at risk of involvement in, the juvenile or criminal legal system, addressing school-related cha
Job Title: Litigation Fellow (2026-28) Job Responsibilities: The Litigation Fellow will play a crucial role within the organization’s Program by engaging in a range of essential duties and responsibilities. These include: - Conducting legal research, analysis, and writing. - Participating in all stages of litigation in both trial and appellate courts. - Cite-checking and copy-editing briefs, legal memos, and other legal documents. - Assisting with court filings and procee...
Job Title: Housing Attorney Department: Legal, Organizing and Advocacy Job Responsibilities: The Housing Attorney at the organization plays a crucial role within a dynamic and interdisciplinary legal team. This position involves advocacy and legal representation in housing matters, focusing on Bronx and Manhattan Housing Courts, administrative hearings, and supreme court and appellate practices. The primary responsibilities include: - Providing legal representation and adv
Job Title: Staff Attorney, Parole Revocation Defense Unit Job Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney in the Parole Revocation Defense Unit (PRDU) will be primarily responsible for representing clients accused of violating parole conditions at revocation and recognizance hearings. These hearings take place in various courtroom locations throughout New York City, including the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Queens. In addition to parole hearings, the Staff Attorney will appear
Job Title: Staff Attorney, Immigrant Opportunities Initiative (IOI) – Immigration Law Unit Job Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney for the Immigrant Opportunities Initiative (IOI) within the Immigration Law Unit of the organization is tasked with delivering comprehensive legal services to low-income immigrants in New York City. Key responsibilities include: - Providing legal representation to immigrants on the non-detained docket in Immigration Court at specific location...
Job Title: Senior Counsel or Senior Staff Attorney, Litigation Job Responsibilities: - Conduct cutting-edge impact and individual litigation, which includes conducting legal research, investigating facts, working with clients, drafting pleadings, briefs, and legal memoranda, engaging in discovery and motion practice, and conducting evidentiary hearings and oral arguments in court. - Identify and develop new matters for litigation by conducting factual, legal, and strategic
Job Title: National Staff Attorney Job Responsibilities: - Advocate for the best interests of children before government entities or other interested parties. - Supervise volunteers appointed as Child Advocates for unaccompanied and separated children in federal custody across the United States. - Serve as a Child Advocate for a select number of cases or as needed. - Visit children virtually or in person and communicate with caregivers, family members, and stakeholders. - Pr
Job Title: Staff Attorney Job Responsibilities: - Advocate for children’s best interests before government or other interested parties. - Supervise volunteers appointed as Child Advocate for unaccompanied and separated children in federal custody in or near New York and across the United States as needed. - Serve as Child Advocate to a limited number of cases or as needed. - Visit children as needed and communicate with caregivers, family members, and stakeholders. - Provi...
Job Title: Assistant General Counsel, Regulatory Job Responsibilities: - Provide senior-level legal advice and support throughout the entire life cycle of new regulatory initiatives. - Act as a subject matter resource in one or more areas of legal expertise. - Advise the Board of Governors and advisory committees on complex regulatory initiatives and rule changes. - Communicate complex regulatory initiatives to senior executives, often under urgent deadlines. - Serve as a le
Job Title: Legal Counsel Job Responsibilities: - Advise on legal questions related to all aspects of the organization's operations, including expansion, compliance, charter management, and day-to-day operations. - Manage regulatory reporting to authorizers and government agencies. - Support advocacy and lobbying efforts. - Draft, review, and negotiate agreements, using pragmatic business judgment and making appropriate risk determinations. - Advise on data privacy issues. -
Job Title: Supervising Attorney - Detained Minors Project Job Responsibilities: - Represent young individuals aged 12 to 21 in immigration matters, including Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS), asylum, U Visas, and T Visas, as well as in family and immigration court proceedings. - Supervise junior attorneys, fellows, paralegals, social workers, and administrative assistants by observing client interactions, court work, and reviewing written work. Provide support to jun
Job Title: Coordinating Attorney Job Responsibilities: - Serve as an immigration subject matter expert for the Community Access Programs Unit (CAPU) on immigration matters. - Collaborate with CAPU to plan events and meet the needs of immigration clients. - Coordinate legal support for immigration matters with Pro Bono and Volunteer Unit (PBVU) resources. - Provide mentorship to CAPU attorneys representing clients through NYLAG’s Mobile Legal Help Center, LegalHand, and UJA...
Job Title: Coordinating Attorney Job Responsibilities: The Coordinating Attorney will lead efforts in providing representation and technical assistance to partner organizations on cases involving unaccompanied minors facing removal and/or detention. This role operates under the guidance of a Supervising Attorney and focuses on building expertise among city-funded providers and within the organization for cases at the intersection of unaccompanied minors and rapid response to
Job Title: Immigration Advocacy Staff Attorney Job Responsibilities: The Immigration Advocacy Staff Attorney will be primarily responsible for a range of duties aimed at supporting immigrants through litigation and advocacy in New York City. Responsibilities include: - Litigating federal habeas cases and petitions for review in the Courts of Appeals. - Developing and litigating new impact litigation cases, which involves identifying and interviewing potential plaintiffs, dra
Job Title: Immigration Staff Attorney Job Responsibilities: - Represent LGBTQ+ immigrants in defensive asylum claims before the immigration court, BIA, and federal courts, including bond hearings, post-order relief, and appeals. - Prepare and file forms, affidavits, other supporting documents, motions, and legal memoranda for submission to USCIS, EOIR, BIA, and federal courts. - Represent immigrant clients in ancillary matters before civil courts (state and federal) and
Job Title: Staff Attorney - Detained Minors Project Job Responsibilities: - Oversee a team of paralegals in providing legal orientations, such as Know Your Rights trainings, and complete intakes for unaccompanied children in Office of Refugee Resettlement custody, providing these orientations and intakes as needed. - Review intakes and make determinations regarding eligibility for immigration relief, and conduct follow-up legal screenings as necessary. - Appear as counsel an