Part-time Staff Attorney – Housing and Homelessness Prevention Unit Organization Description The Public La
Staff Attorney – Immigration Unit Organization Description The Public Law Cen
Full-time Staff Attorney – Housing and Homelessness Prevention Unit Organization Description The Public Law Center (PLC)’s Housing and Homelessness Prevention Unit seeks an energetic, passionate advocate to join our team in fighting for justice for low-income tenants and self-represented litigants in Orange County through innovative, collaborative, community-centered lawyering to address inequities and pursue access to affor
Litigation Director Hybrid remote work schedule: 3 days in office/field and 2 days remote Base office: in any PLS location Position Status: Full-Time FLSA Status: Exempt Pisgah Legal Services (PLS) is a community-based non-profit legal aid agency governed by a local Board of Directors. Located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Western North Carolina (WNC), Pisgah Legal Service
The Child Support Enforcement Division of the Illinois Attorney General’s Office is seeking an Assistant Attorney General for its Joliet office to handle child support enforcement cases and other litigation in northern Illinois. A strong candidate will have a demonstrated interest in and enthusiasm for trial work and experience handling a high volume of cases. Travel is required, as the Joliet office is responsible for child support cases in Will, Kendall
Job Title: Contract Staff Attorney - Medical Legal Partnership Job Responsibilities: The Contract Staff Attorney will work under the Legal Aid Children’s Health & Security Grant, specifically as part of the Medical-Legal Partnership project. The responsibilities include interviewing clients and witnesses and managing details necessary for client legal representation. The attorney will represent clients in court and before quasi-judicial or administrative government agencie...
Job Title: Contract Staff Attorney - Equitable Development Initiative/EJP Job Responsibilities: The Contract Staff Attorney position is a one-year contract role primarily focused on providing legal services to low-income residents in Texas communities impacted by industrial expansion. The responsibilities include: - Gathering evidence and conducting civil lawsuits. - Drafting legal documents and advising clients about their legal rights. - Interviewing clients and witnesses
Job Title Staff Attorney - Immigration Job Responsibilities - Work with clients to assess cases, prepare forms, declarations, and supporting documents. - Represent clients in front of USCIS and EOIR. - Ensure compliance with funding requirements related to the position. - Participate in weekly case reviews to discuss and assign casework. - Engage in regular check-ins with the Supervisor. - Represent the organization in relevant community groups and networks, and part
Job Title: Contract Staff Attorney - Equitable Development Initiative/EJP Job Responsibilities: The Contract Staff Attorney position at the organization is a one-year contract role designed to provide legal services to low-income residents in Texas communities impacted by industrial expansion. The key duties of the role include: - Gathering evidence and conducting civil lawsuits. - Drafting legal documents and advising clients on their legal rights. - Interviewing clients an
Job Title: Attorney - Dodge City Job Responsibilities: The attorney will be responsible for practicing general poverty law, representing low-income Kansans. The primary focus will be on resolving civil legal issues to enhance the social and economic stability of individuals in the community. The attorney will serve clients across 22 counties in the Dodge City area. The role requires upholding the principles of integrity and contributing to a professional and friendly work en
Job Title: Director of Litigation Job Responsibilities: - Lead and provide strategic direction for the organization's litigation work, focusing on impact litigation to tackle social justice issues affecting the AAPI community. - Serve as a spokesperson for the organization's litigation matters, fostering relationships with stakeholders and amplifying the organization's position as a thought leader in the AAPI and impact litigation space. - Mentor and develop a cohesive litig
POSITION: Staff Attorney- Expunction (Full-Time) JOB RESPONSIBILITIES: A Staff Attorney at the organization is responsible for providing high-quality civil legal services to low-income individuals as part of the Statewide Expunction Project. Key duties include: - Gathering evidence and advising clients on their legal rights. - Drafting legal documents and conducting civil lawsuits. - Interviewing clients and witnesses with cultural competence. - Representing clients in cour
Job Title: Contract Attorney (hybrid) Job Responsibilities: At the organization, the Contract Attorney is responsible for providing critical legal counsel to clients who are immigrant survivors fleeing gender-based violence. These clients seek humanitarian immigration relief before various bodies like the Department of Homeland Security, federal immigration courts, and appellate courts. The attorney must be well-versed in immigration law and skilled at facilitating trauma-in
Job Title: Staff Attorney: Asian Outreach & Advocacy Project Job Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney will be responsible for spearheading the Asian outreach and advocacy project within Worcester County in central Massachusetts. The primary duties include: - Conducting robust outreach initiatives to engage with the county's Asian communities. - Organizing and conducting know-your-rights trainings within the community to educate individuals about their legal rights and resour
Position Available: SUPERVISING ATTORNEY Agricultural Worker and Immigrant Rights Practice Group Job Title: Supervising Attorney, Agricultural Worker and Immigrant Rights Practice Group Job Responsibilities: The Supervising Attorney at the Agricultural Worker and Immigrant Rights Practice Group within the organization will be responsible for several key duties aimed at achieving justice and equity for agricultural workers and immigrant communities. The core responsibilities
Job Title: Full-Time Staff Attorneys or Part-Time Private Attorneys Job Responsibilities: - Implement advocacy and community engagement strategies for the organization in Danville and Suffolk, as well as surrounding jurisdictions. - Work collaboratively with a team of eight attorneys to address legal needs and support the local community. - Participate in various legal aid initiatives to improve access to justice for residents in the designated areas. - Engage with the commu
Job Title: Full-Time Staff Attorney or Part-Time Private Attorney Job Responsibilities: The attorney(s) will be responsible for implementing the organization's advocacy and community engagement efforts in the respective cities and nearby jurisdictions. This includes working with the local community to address legal issues, providing legal advice and representation to clients, and participating in outreach activities to promote awareness of legal rights and services available
Job Title: Full-Time Staff Attorney or Part-Time Private Attorney Job Responsibilities: The attorney(s) will be responsible for implementing the organization's advocacy and community engagement initiatives in Danville and Suffolk, as well as in nearby jurisdictions. This role involves legal representation, community outreach, and participation in advocacy efforts to support the organization's mission. The attorney(s) will also work collaboratively with other staff members in
Job Title: Staff Attorney or Private Attorney (Full-Time or Part-Time) Job Responsibilities: - Implement advocacy and community engagement strategies for the organization in the cities of Danville and Suffolk, as well as nearby jurisdictions. - Provide legal assistance and representation to clients in various legal matters as part of the organization's mission. - Engage with community members and stakeholders to promote legal awareness and support community initiatives. - Co
Job Title: Trial Attorney, Preventing System Involvement (PSI) Job Responsibilities: - Provide direct representation to children who otherwise would not have a voice in proceedings that directly impact their lives, offering legal advocacy in court. - Coordinate with paralegals and social workers to ensure children receive the necessary support, often dealing with complex histories such as family dissolution, domestic violence, mental health issues, and educational challenge
Job Title: Staff Attorney Job Responsibilities: The staff attorney, under the leadership of the Borough Director, is responsible for advancing the mission of the organization. The attorney is tasked with ensuring high standards of representation and client services are maintained. This position involves collaboration with paralegals, social workers, and a writing unit, as the attorney manages their own caseload. The responsibilities include conducting interviews with clients
Job Title: Domestic Violence Staff Attorney Job Responsibilities: - Provide culturally sensitive legal representation and assistance to Native American and non-Native American survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault in state court and, where appropriate, tribal court. - Legal representation includes domestic violence protection proceedings, child custody, divorce, civil harassment proceedings, evictions, and other related legal matters. - Collaborate with the DV Ad
Job Title: Staff Attorney - Will County Department: Legal Services Job Responsibilities: - Client Representation: - Provide legal representation, legal counsel, and referrals to eligible clients in a wide range of practice areas. - Coordinate on-site legal clinics and intakes. - Engage in impact litigation, administrative, and legislative advocacy. - Assist in support of paralegals, interns, and volunteer attorneys. - Prepare periodic reports for internal and external
Job Title: General Practice Staff Attorney Job Responsibilities: The General Practice Staff Attorney at the organization is responsible for serving low-income families with various civil legal issues, primarily in Dutchess County. The attorney's duties include individual case work, litigation in state and federal courts (including appellate practice), and conducting education and outreach efforts targeted at community members, advocates, and service providers. The attorney i
Job Title: Attorney Job Responsibilities: Direct Representation: - Collaborate with attorneys, DOJ-accredited representatives, and staff to serve clients eligible for immigration relief. - Represent adult and child clients before various courts and agencies, including the Omaha Immigration Court, Board of Immigration Appeals, USCIS, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and Nebraska County and District Courts. - Manage a caseload involving affirmative and defensive asylum ca
**Job Title: Attorney** **Job Responsibilities:** Direct Representation: - Collaborate with attorneys, DOJ-accredited representatives, and staff to serve clients eligible for immigration relief. - Represent adult and child clients before various courts and federal agencies, including the Omaha Immigration Court, Board of Immigration Appeals, USCIS, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement. - Manage a caseload of asylum cases, and other humanitarian and family-based immigrati
**Job Title:** Lead Attorney **Job Responsibilities:** Management: - Set goals and develop strategies for maximizing efficiencies and serving as many asylum applicant clients as possible, without compromising the quality of the representation. - Supervise, train, and evaluate a team of staff attorneys, DOJ-accredited representatives, paralegals, and legal assistants who collaboratively serve clients. - Maintain strong interpersonal communication with supervisees and others
Job Title: Director of Legal, Project Network (Staff Attorney) **Job Responsibilities:** The Director of Legal, Project Network (Staff Attorney) at the organization is responsible for directly supporting the legal needs of the organization’s fiscally-sponsored projects and contributing to its environmental litigation efforts. The role encompasses both litigation and transactional legal support, although candidates with primary experience in one area will be considered. Ke...
Job Title: Legislative Staff Attorney Job Responsibilities: - Analyze and draft legislation, policy descriptions and proposals, governmental regulations, rules, and executive orders. - Conduct research and analysis to prepare recommendations, position papers, testimony, and other documents. - Participate in developing short- and long-term plans and strategies for legislative analysis and advocacy. - Prepare memoranda on potential and pending legislation. - Meet regularly wit
Job Announcement February 2025 Legislative Staff Attorney Job Responsibilities: The Legislative Staff Attorney will be responsible for a range of duties centered on legislative analysis and advocacy. Key responsibilities include: - Analyzing and drafting legislation, policy descriptions, proposals, governmental regulations, rules, and executive orders. - Researching and preparing recommendations, position papers, and testimony. - Developing short- and long-term plans and
Job Title: Regional Counsel Job Responsibilities: The Regional Counsel is tasked with overseeing the daily operations and overall management of the regional office. This role involves working with the President and General Counsel, Director of Litigation, staff attorneys, and other Regional Counsels to determine the litigation and public policy advocacy priorities for the Northwest regional office. The Regional Counsel initiates and conducts litigation, providing regular gu
Job Title: Staff Attorney Job Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney will serve as lead counsel or co-counsel in state and federal court litigation in the areas of education, employment, immigrants’ rights, and/or voting rights. The key responsibilities include: - Devising and executing strategic plans in complex litigation in consultation with co-counsel inside and outside of the organization. - Conducting depositions and discovery. - Negotiating and monitoring settle...
Job Title: Staff Attorney Job Responsibilities: - Supports training of law students each semester and summer associates each summer who advocate for petitioners seeking orders of protection in Family Court. - Represents victims of domestic violence in Family and Supreme Court and in the Integrated Domestic Violence Court (IDVC) in cases including orders of protection, custody, visitation, child support, spousal support, and matrimonial matters. - Mentors and trains law stude
Job Title: Helpline Staff Attorney Job Responsibilities: - Provide advice, brief services, and referrals in various areas of civil law. - Demonstrate a commitment to understanding and addressing issues of the low-income and vulnerable population served by the organization. - Determine client eligibility for legal services in accordance with organization policies and procedures. - Empower and counsel pro se litigants through various civil legal issues while providing local co
Job Title: Managing Attorney-Real Property Rights Protection Job Responsibilities: - Provide leadership and direction for the real property rights protection unit. - Develop legal education programs and advocacy strategies to address real property rights protection within the organization's service area. - Travel as necessary for outreach, client representation, and attending training courses and meetings. - Determine client eligibility for legal services in accordance with
Job Title: Family Law Staff Attorney (Hybrid; Daytona Beach) Job Responsibilities: The Family Law Staff Attorney at **MEMBERS ONLY**SIGN UP NOW***. (CLS) is primarily responsible for providing high-quality legal services by representing and advising clients on family law matters. This entails: - Representing low-income and/or vulnerable clients in a broad range of family legal matters, which includes regular court appearances, hearings, and trials in both State and Federal courts. - Engaging in regu
Job Title: Housing Staff Attorney (Hybrid) Job Responsibilities: - Provide comprehensive legal services to eligible clients in civil and other cases, aligning with the organization's mission and principles of advocacy, program guidelines, ABA Standards for Providers of Civil Legal Services, and Florida Rules of Professional Conduct. - Determine client eligibility for legal services according to program policies and procedures. - Frequently attend hearings, trials, mediations
Job Title: Housing Staff Attorney (Hybrid) Job Responsibilities: - Determine client eligibility for legal services in accordance with program policies and procedures. - Frequently attend hearings, trials, mediations, and other court proceedings on behalf of eligible clients. - Identify legal needs of the low-income community and develop legal educational programs to address those needs. - Supervise paralegals, legal assistants, and other subordinates in all aspects of their
Job Title: Older Adult Staff Attorney (5k SIGN ON BONUS!) Job Responsibilities: - Represent individuals who are low income and/or vulnerable populations, including older adults and caregivers, on a broad range of elder law matters. - Assist older adults and caregivers with addressing civil legal barriers impacting their ability to age in place, such as elder abuse, financial exploitation, consumer scams, housing, residential placement, age discrimination, advance health care
Job Title: Health Law Attorney (Staff, Senior, Supervising Staff, or Supervising Senior) Job Responsibilities: 1. **Client Assistance**: Provide advice to clients on health coverage and public health programs, informing them of their rights, advocating for coverage and services, and assisting in appeals and hearings. 2. **Technical Assistance and Training**: Offer technical assistance to community-based organizations and conduct training for advocates and healthcare provi
Job Title: Senior Attorney, Homeowner Protection Program Anchor Partner Job Responsibilities: - Manage the Homeowner Protection Program (HOPP) legal services grantees' contracts, budgets, and deliverables. - Support legal services grantees under HOPP by building and fostering relationships, managing grants, identifying and delivering training and technical assistance, and engaging in organizational policy analysis. - Travel to and work in the Albany, Central Islip, or Roches
Job Title: Supervising Senior Attorney, Public Benefits Job Responsibilities: - Travel to and work in the Albany office as required to meet client and organizational needs, with flexibility for hybrid or remote work arrangements. - Demonstrate a high level of comfort and commitment to working with disadvantaged and disabled clientele. - Collaborate with a statewide team in program development and data reporting. - Supervise staff attorney, paralegal, and law students assign
Job Title: Staff Attorney, Tenant Advocacy Job Responsibilities: - Travel to and work in the Long Island Hempstead office is required to meet client and organizational needs, with eligibility for a hybrid work request under the organizational policy. - Travel to the housing courts on Long Island. - Work in a fast-paced environment to assist clients who often need rapid responses. - Assist in community education efforts, including creating written materials and presentations.
Job Title: Supervising Attorney (Right to Counsel) Job Responsibilities: The Supervising Attorney at **MEMBERS ONLY**SIGN UP NOW***., part of the Legal Services NYC network, is tasked with overseeing the practice of several housing staff attorneys in a comprehensive range of housing matters. The responsibilities include: - Supervising regular appearances in civil, supreme, and federal court, as well as administrative proceedings. - Reviewing draft pleadings, motions, and court submiss
Job Title: Staff Attorney, Disability Advocacy Project (DAP) Job Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney for the Disability Advocacy Project at **MEMBERS ONLY**SIGN UP NOW***. is responsible for advocating and litigating on behalf of low-income residents of The Bronx who seek federal disability benefits due to mental and/or physical health impairments and disabilities. The key responsibilities include: - Case Development: Assisting clients with the development of their disability claim
Job Title: Older Adult Staff Attorney Job Responsibilities: - Represent individuals who are low-income and/or vulnerable populations, including older adults and caregivers, on a broad range of elder law matters. - Assist older adults and caregivers with addressing civil legal barriers impacting their ability to age in place, such as elder abuse, financial exploitation, consumer scams, housing, residential placement, age discrimination, advance health care/long-term care/esta
Job Title: Older Adult Staff Attorney (5k SIGN ON BONUS!) Job Responsibilities: The Older Adult Staff Attorney is responsible for representing individuals who are low-income and/or part of vulnerable populations, including older adults and caregivers, in a wide range of elder law matters. This position entails assisting older adults and caregivers in overcoming civil legal barriers that affect their ability to age in place. These barriers may include elder abuse, financial e
Job Title: Staff Attorney, Civil Defense Practice, Housing Job Responsibilities: The Staff Housing Attorney operates under the supervision of the Attorney In Charge of Civil Defense at the organization. The core responsibilities are to expand interdisciplinary work and assist clients in various housing-related matters. These include preventing eviction, securing repairs, maintaining safe housing, and obtaining and maintaining public benefits. The attorney collaborates clo
Job Title: Staff Attorney, 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. - Achieve clients’ objectives such as preventing children from entering the foster system, reducing the time children spend in the foster system, promoting quality family time, and ensuring families receive services...
Job Title: Attorney - Veterans Legal Services Job Responsibilities: The Attorney for Veterans Legal Services at the organization is tasked with addressing the legal needs of veteran clients. The role involves working both independently and collaboratively to achieve positive outcomes for clients, specifically focusing on areas such as public benefits, family law, housing, property rights, and other civil law matters. The attorney will work within a team of legal professional
Job Title: Senior Attorney, Washington . Regional Office Job Responsibilities: - Develop, lead, and conduct complex litigation in federal and state courts. - Manage new and existing cases from initiation to conclusion. - Conduct and supervise advocacy efforts before federal agencies, state and local governments, and courts as necessary. - Coordinate the development and execution of non-litigation advocacy strategies in collaboration with attorneys, policy staff, and commu
Job Title: Supervising Attorney, Immigration Law Unit – Non-Detained Removal Defense Team Job Responsibilities: 1. Immigration Legal Support and Oversight: - Assist in the direct supervision and mentoring of staff attorneys, paralegals, and volunteers working with non-detained immigrants in removal proceedings, which includes immigrants with criminal convictions, asylum seekers, adults with children, and unaccompanied minors. - Oversee affirmative immigration benefits a...
Job Title: Senior Assistant District Counsel (Labor Relations and Employment Law) Job Responsibilities: - Provide day-to-day legal support for labor and employment law matters, including employee discipline, grievances, internal investigations, and compliance issues. - Act as the first-chair representative in labor arbitrations and administrative hearings. - Manage employment litigation matters, with first-chair experience being a plus. - Assist management with labor negotia
Job Title: Assistant General Counsel Job Responsibilities: The Assistant General Counsel reports directly to the General Counsel and is responsible for supervising a wide range of legal services and providing advice to the organization. This role involves close collaboration with the General Counsel, senior management, outside legal counsel, and employees at all levels. Key responsibilities include overseeing legal advice and analysis regarding healthcare regulatory and comp
Job Title: Staff Attorney Job Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney at the organization is expected to undertake immediate practice responsibilities, which include managing a significant caseload that encompasses various areas of law. Regular court appearances are part of the job, requiring the attorney to be well-prepared and capable of representing clients effectively. The attorney will work primarily with Native American and low-income clients, demonstrating a strong inter