Job Title: 2026 Summer Housing Fellowships - Legal Services Job Responsibilities: The fellowship involves training the next generation of social justice lawyers with a focus on practical litigation experience and understanding the challenges faced by low-income individuals and families. Key responsibilities include: - Assisting attorneys and staff in serving clients. - Engaging in client interviewing and issue identification. - Conducting legal research and writing. - Prepar
Job Title: Public Benefits Staff Attorney Job Responsibilities: The Public Benefits Staff Attorney will be responsible for serving low-income individuals and families in Westchester and Putnam Counties. Key responsibilities include: - Handling individual case work related to public benefits such as Medicaid, Food Stamps, Family Assistance, Safety Net Assistance, and unemployment benefits. - Representing clients at administrative hearings and litigating cases in state and fed
Job Title: Staff Attorney – Housing Job Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney at the organization will focus on housing-related legal matters within Northern Westchester and Putnam County courts. The attorney will represent low-income individuals and families on issues such as eviction, unlawful lock-outs, habitability problems, and succession rights challenges. Many clients have protected housing or specialized vouchers, requiring the attorney to engage in Section 8 and ot...
Job Title: Staff Attorney - Domestic Violence Job Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney for Domestic Violence at the organization in Peekskill will serve survivors of domestic violence and crime victims in various civil and administrative proceedings. Key responsibilities include: - Representing clients in family offenses, custody, visitation, support, and related matters in Westchester Family Court. - Engaging in other relevant areas of general practice such as immigration,
Job Title: Pro Bono Coordinating Attorney Job Responsibilities: - Assist in the development and enhancement of pro bono activities across the seven counties within the organization's service area. - Recruit, train, and mentor pro bono attorneys, law students, and corporate partners in collaborative pro bono projects, legal clinics, and case referrals. This involves presenting to partners and discussing legal strategies on case referrals. - Coordinate the referral of cases to
Job Title: 2026 Summer Housing Fellowships Job Responsibilities: The 2026 Summer Housing Fellowship at the organization involves training the next generation of social justice lawyers, specifically focusing on housing law. Fellows will engage in various legal activities, including: - Client interviewing to understand their housing issues and needs. - Identifying legal issues that affect clients, particularly those related to eviction prevention and maintaining subsidized or
Job Title: Associate Attorney, Immigration Practice Job Responsibilities: - Provide trauma-informed legal advice and counsel to non-citizen survivors of domestic violence and human trafficking, assisting them in understanding and pursuing available legal options. - Represent clients before the Citizenship and Immigration Service (CIS), the New York Asylum Office, and the New York Immigration Court on both affirmative and defensive applications. - Direct representation includ
Job Title: Staff Attorney (Family Defense Unit) Job Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney in the Family Defense Unit is responsible for representing parents accused of neglect and abuse in various legal settings. This includes handling investigations, administrative hearings, Article 10 proceedings, Permanency Planning, and Termination of Parental Rights matters, along with other related family court issues in the White Plains, Yonkers, and New Rochelle Family Courts. The att