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: Staff Attorney, Family Defense Practice 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 to clients. - Meet clients' objectives such as keeping children out of the foster system, reducing the duration of children's stays in the foster system, promoting quality family time arrangements, and ensuring that famili
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: 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...