Job Title: Staff Attorney: Housing Job Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney will work within the organization to provide legal representation and advocacy for low-income and elderly residents regarding housing issues. Key responsibilities include: - Representing tenants in eviction cases. - Assisting tenants who face denials or terminations from public and subsidized housing programs. - Handling various housing-related legal matters. - Participating regularly in a Housing C
Job Title: Staff Attorney: Housing and Homelessness Job Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney will be responsible for representing tenants in eviction cases and assisting those facing denials or terminations from public and subsidized housing programs. Additionally, the attorney will support families appealing denials or terminations from the state's Emergency Assistance homeless shelter program. A key component of this role involves regular participation in a Housing Court l
Job Title: Staff Attorney: Crimmigration Job Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney for Crimmigration at the organization is responsible for providing legal assistance to individuals who encounter legal barriers due to their criminal records. Key duties include: - Representation in criminal record sealing and expungement proceedings. - Representation in appeals of public and subsidized housing or employment denials resulting from criminal records. - Advising clients on the imm
Job Title: Staff Attorney: Housing and Homelessness Job Responsibilities: The staff attorney will be responsible for representing tenants in eviction cases, as well as tenants facing denials or terminations from public and subsidized housing programs. Additionally, the attorney will represent families appealing denials or terminations from the state's Emergency Assistance homeless shelter program. Regular participation in a Housing Court lawyer-for-the-day program is expecte
Job Title: Staff Attorney: Family Preservation Project Job Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney will be a part of an interdisciplinary advocacy team within the organization, working collaboratively with a case manager and parent advocate. The primary responsibility of the attorney is to provide legal assistance to parents involved with the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families (DCF). The attorney's role is integral to the Family Preservation Project, which aims t
Job Title: Staff Attorney Job Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney at the organization will be responsible for representing individuals who have experienced housing discrimination. This involves investigating, developing, and litigating fair housing claims before administrative agencies and in both federal and state courts. The attorney will play a critical role in litigating significant civil rights claims on behalf of individual clients and larger impact cases. Additional
Job Title: Staff Attorney Job Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney at the organization is tasked with providing expert legal services to unaccompanied children facing removal proceedings. This includes zealous direct representation and pro bono facilitation, which involves consultation, training, and technical assistance to pro bono attorneys handling organization cases. The Staff Attorney is also responsible for supervising Senior Paralegals, Paralegals, interns, and other
Job Title: Senior Attorney - Detained Job Responsibilities: - Oversee a team of attorneys and paralegals to ensure the provision of high-quality intakes and legal orientations for unaccompanied children residing in immigration detention facilities. - Review intakes by detained team and make determinations regarding eligibility for immigration relief. - Liaison with shelter staff and other stakeholders as needed to maximize efficient and effective services to detained childre