Title: Staff Attorney – Housing Practice Job Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney in the Housing Practice is responsible for providing free, high-quality legal and holistic representation to individuals facing eviction in Queens Housing Court. The attorney will work collaboratively with a team of...
Title: Staff Attorney, Immigration Practice Job Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney in the Immigration Practice is primarily responsible for representing clients in removal proceedings in Immigration Court and other administrative and judicial bodies. The attorney assists clients in applying for affirmative relief and...
Title: Staff Attorney, Youth Defense Practice Job Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney in the Youth Defense Practice (YDP) at the organization will work under the supervision of the Youth Defense Supervisors. The primary responsibilities include representing clients charged with juvenile delinquency matters...
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. - Meet clients' objectives such...
Title: Director of CAP Community Intake Job Responsibilities: The Director of CAP Community Intake is responsible for leading and supervising the community services and intake functions within the Civil Action Practice at the organization. The role involves providing leadership, supervision, and support...
Title: Immigration Staff Attorney, Lateral Job Responsibilities: - Advise non-citizens with pending criminal or family court cases on the immigration consequences of contemplated dispositions and work to mitigate the impact of their involvement with the legal system. - Represent non-citizens in applications for...
Title: Staff Attorney - Detained Minors Project Job Responsibilities: - Oversee a team of paralegals in providing legal orientations, such as Know Your Rights trainings, and completing intakes for unaccompanied children (UCs) in Office of Refugee Resettlement custody. Provide these orientations and...
Title: Staff Attorney - Pro Bono Job Responsibilities: - Represent young individuals aged 12-24 in immigration cases, including Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS), asylum, U Visas, and T Visas, in both affirmative and removal defense situations. - Facilitate referrals to education, healthcare, and...
charged with juvenile delinquency (JD) and Person in Need... of Supervision (PINS) matters in Family Court. - Work collaboratively with legal teams composed of attorneys, social work staff, an investigator, and paralegals. Teams may also involve staff from the organization's...
Title: Staff Attorney, Immigration Practice Job Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney in the Immigration Practice at the organization will work under the supervision of the Senior Immigration Attorney. The primary responsibilities include representing clients in removal proceedings in Immigration Court and other administrative...
Title: Staff Attorney, Youth Defense Practice Job Responsibilities: - Represent clients charged with juvenile delinquency matters in Family Court. - Represent clients charged as adolescent and juvenile offenders (AO and JO) on cases in the Supreme Court Youth Parts, with potential removal to...
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, T Visas, and proceedings before family and immigration courts. - Supervise junior attorneys, fellows,...
Title: Legal Intern and Graduate Fellow Job Responsibilities: Legal interns and fellows at the organization are tasked with a variety of responsibilities aimed at supporting the **Members Only**'s mission. These duties include: - Conducting research, writing, and editing articles for the organization’s blog. - Reviewing...
TITLE: Managing Attorney – Employment Unit JOB RESPONSIBILITIES: The Managing Attorney is responsible for overseeing all work done by the Employment Unit to ensure alignment with the organization's mission, delivery of high-quality services, and fulfillment of contractual obligations with funders....
Title: Staff Attorney, Immigration Practice Job Responsibilities: The Immigration Staff Attorney at the organization has a primary responsibility to represent clients in removal proceedings in Immigration Court, and in other administrative and judicial bodies. The attorney will assist clients in applying for...
Title: Tenant Defense Law Graduate/ Staff Attorney Job Responsibilities: - Attend and actively participate in all weekly unit meetings in-person to ensure collaboration, case coordination, and alignment on program goals. - Provide comprehensive legal representation to tenants referred through the Universal Access to...
Title: Senior Contract Attorney Job Responsibilities: The Senior Contract Attorney is responsible for providing legal guidance and review under the direction of the Chief Contract Officer. Key responsibilities include: - Advising the Chief Contract Officer on procurement-related contract matters, risk management strategies, and...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Title: Staff Attorney, Senior Staff Attorney, or Senior Counsel, Speech, Privacy & Technology Project** **Job Responsibilities:** The Staff Attorney, Senior Staff Attorney, or Senior Counsel will be a crucial part of the Speech, Privacy & Technology Project. This role involves working on...
Title: Staff Attorney, Anti-Trafficking Initiative Job Responsibilities: - Screen, advise, and advocate for clients who are survivors of human trafficking and other co-occurring forms of gender-based violence. - Provide legal representation in various legal areas, primarily focusing on immigration and criminal justice advocacy,...
Title: Staff Attorney, Community Law Project (CLP) Job Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney for the Community Law Project (CLP) at the organization is tasked with providing comprehensive and culturally competent legal services to survivors of domestic and gender-based violence. Key responsibilities include: - Direct...
Title: Temporary Senior Attorney Job Responsibilities: The Temporary Senior Attorney at the organization is tasked with providing senior-level expertise in legal services to unaccompanied children facing removal proceedings. The role involves serving as an expert advisor on complex and novel legal issues...
Title: Staff Attorney, Post Conviction Litigation Job Responsibilities: - Manage a docket of cases for individuals seeking relief from wrongful conviction. - Craft litigation strategies and lead litigation teams, including collaboration with pro-bono partners, local counsel, fellows, and law students. - Direct factual post-conviction...
Title: Legal Fellow, Pro Bono Initiatives Job Responsibilities: The Legal Fellow, Pro Bono Initiatives will support the organization's mission by performing various essential duties. Key responsibilities include: - Acting as an Attorney Navigator for the Abortion Defense Network, which entails conducting client intake...
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...
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...
Title: Senior Staff Attorney Job Responsibilities: - Act as lead counsel, responsible for all research, filings, and other aspects of litigation for assigned cases and projects. - Research and develop novel legal theories and strategies for new cases. - Manage drafting, editing, and submission...
Title: Senior Director of Programs Department: Programs & Membership Reports to: VP of Programs & Membership Employment Status: Full Time/ Exempt (40 hours/ week) Salary: $109,273/ year Overview of the Organization The organization is an umbrella policy and advocacy entity for nearly 200 groups within New...
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...
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...
Title: Senior Attorney, Right to Zero Hub Job Responsibilities: - Draft model legislation and policies to advance equitable zero-emission solutions. - Identify options to support the shift to zero-emissions across industry, buildings, and transportation sectors. - Conduct and supervise advocacy before agencies, state, and...
Title: Senior Attorney, Environmental Enforcement Job Responsibilities: The Senior Attorney in the Environmental Enforcement group at the organization is responsible for several key areas of work. Primarily, they will focus on case development and litigation, which constitutes 60% of their responsibilities....
Title: Senior Attorney, Northeast Regional Job Responsibilities: - Collaborate with clients, other attorneys, experts, and partners to investigate, develop, and litigate cases strategically. - Participate in team problem-solving, litigation strategy, project management, and trial work. - Lead complex cases, handling tasks such as factual...
Title: DV Family Law Attorney Department: Legal, Organizing, & Advocacy Job Responsibilities: The DV Family Law Attorney is responsible for providing consultation and legal representation to primarily immigrant survivors of intimate partner violence. This role complements a holistic array of services offered to...
DESCRIPTION Job Title: Senior Staff Attorney/ Supervising Senior Staff Attorney, Rapid Response Job Responsibilities: - Legal Representation & Casework: The attorney will proactively identify cases for legal representation, focusing on clients impacted by enforcement actions or restrictive asylum policies. Responsibilities include working closely with...
Title: Managing Director, New York Job Responsibilities: - Provide seasoned, disciplined, and effective management of the KIND field office, including program and performance management, budgeting, employee relations, and development-support functions. - Act as the senior representative of the organization at the local level,...
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...
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...
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...
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. -...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...