Title: Immigration Staff Attorney (Domestic Violence Project) Job Responsibilities: The Immigration Staff Attorney is a key member of the **Members Only** and reports to both the director and supervisor of family law services. The primary responsibilities include: - Zealously representing survivors in their immigration...
Title: Temporary Staff Attorney (Free to Be Youth Project) Job Responsibilities: The Temporary Staff Attorney will represent the legal needs of homeless and street-involved lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer, and questioning (LGBTQ+) young people, up to age 24, in New York City. The...
Title: Full Time Staff Attorney (Free to Be Youth) Job Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney will represent the legal needs of homeless and street-involved lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer, and questioning (LGBTQ+) young people, up to age 24, in New York City. Responsibilities...
Title: Staff or Senior Staff Attorney Job Responsibilities: The Staff or Senior Staff Attorney will be integral to the organization, primarily focusing on supporting vulnerable migrants and asylum seekers across New York State. This role involves coordinating and providing legal services through...
Title: Senior Counsel or Senior Staff Attorney, Litigation Job Responsibilities: - Conduct cutting-edge impact and individual litigation, which includes conducting legal research, investigating facts, working with clients, drafting pleadings, briefs, and legal memoranda, engaging in discovery and motion practice, and conducting evidentiary...
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 institutional assignments, including intake and case coverage. - Engage in out-of-court case...
Title: Staff Attorney Job Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney at the organization is responsible for effectuating the mission of the organization under the leadership of the Borough Director. The primary responsibilities include ensuring high standards of representation and client services while maintaining personal...
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...
Title: Immigration Staff Attorney Job Responsibilities: - Responsible for staffing two weekly legal clinics at hospital partner sites and providing periodic clinic coverage as needed. - Provide legal services for a wide range of immigration issues including family-based immigration, adjustment of status, naturalization,...
Title: Fellow Job Responsibilities: - Conduct litigation in federal and state courts and in administrative forums. The fellow will be responsible for NYCLU litigation and advocacy, including preparing pleadings, motions, and briefs; conducting discovery; presenting oral arguments; and handling appeals. - Engage in...
Title: Attorney Job Responsibilities: - Litigate cases on behalf of the organization and its partners, including leading record-review cases, drafting complaints and briefs, conducting legal research, and negotiating with opposing counsel, with limited oversight by a Senior Attorney. - Develop or hone oral...
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...
Title: Staff Attorney Job Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney in the Domestic Violence Law Unit is responsible for providing comprehensive legal services to survivors of intimate partner violence and sexual assault. This includes safety planning, representation, advice, and advocacy in various legal...
Title: Staff Attorney (Matrimonial Project) Job Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney for the Matrimonial Project within the Domestic Violence Law Unit (DVLU) is responsible for providing comprehensive legal representation and support to survivors of domestic and intimate partner violence in various legal matters....
Title: Public Housing Justice Project Supervising Attorney Job Responsibilities: The Public Housing Justice Project (PHJP) within the organization's Tenants’ Rights Unit is seeking a Supervising Attorney to provide strategic leadership and direction for the team dedicated to advocating for public housing residents....
Title: Training Team Supervisor, Criminal Defense Practice Job Responsibilities: - Embrace the organization’s philosophy of client-centered, community-based, holistic representation and commitment to excellence. - Design, implement, and manage the training of entry-level and lateral attorney hires on misdemeanor and felony practice. - Collaborate with...
Title: Staff Attorney (Matrimonial Project) Job Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney will work within the Matrimonial Project of the Domestic Violence Law Unit (DVLU) at the organization. The primary responsibilities include: - Providing comprehensive safety planning, representation, advice, and advocacy for survivors of domestic/intimate...
Title: Staff Attorney, Immigration Law Unit (ILU) Job Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney will be part of the citywide Immigration Law Unit’s Youth Project team and will be responsible for providing comprehensive legal services to undocumented youth and unaccompanied immigrant children. Key responsibilities...
Title: Staff Attorney, Statewide Central Register Job Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney will operate under the supervision of the Attorney-in-Charge of the SCR appeals practice as part of the Organization's SCR Appeals Unit. The core responsibilities include: - Providing SCR-related information and education to...
Title: Staff Attorney, Court-Involved Youth - School Justice Project Job Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney for the School Justice Project at the organization will be responsible for a range of duties aimed at ensuring court-involved youth have access to appropriate educational services....
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...
Title: Staff Attorney, Parole Revocation Defense Unit Job Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney in the Parole Revocation Defense Unit (PRDU) will be primarily responsible for representing clients accused of violating parole conditions at revocation and recognizance hearings. These hearings take place in various...
Title: Staff Attorney, Immigrant Opportunities Initiative (IOI) – Immigration Law Unit Job Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney for the Immigrant Opportunities Initiative (IOI) within the Immigration Law Unit of the organization is tasked with delivering comprehensive legal services to low-income immigrants in New...
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: Immigration Advocacy Staff Attorney Job Responsibilities: The Immigration Advocacy Staff Attorney will be primarily responsible for a range of duties aimed at supporting immigrants through litigation and advocacy in New York City. Responsibilities include: - Litigating federal habeas cases and petitions for...
Title: Staff Attorney, Parole Revocation Defense Unit Job Responsibilities: - Handle parole revocation at all stages, including recognizance hearings, preliminary hearings, calendar appearances, discovery practice, negotiations, contested hearings, administrative appeals, and post?conviction hearings. - Work with unit support staff, paralegals, and investigative staff...
Title: Criminal Defense Practice Staff Attorney – Entry Level Fall 2026 Job Responsibilities: - Provide comprehensive representation for clients facing misdemeanor criminal charges. This includes client counseling, preparing motions, plea negotiations, directing and participating in investigations, reviewing discovery materials, interviewing witnesses, advising...
Title: Staff Attorney Job Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney will be part of the Domestic Violence Law Unit, which serves survivors of intimate partner violence and sexual assault. The primary responsibilities include: - Providing comprehensive safety planning, representation, and consultation...
Title: Staff Attorney Job Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney in the Domestic Violence Law Unit is responsible for providing comprehensive safety planning, representation, advice, and advocacy services to survivors of intimate partner violence and sexual assault. The attorney will handle family and matrimonial...
Title: Staff Attorney Job Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney will work within the Immigrant Protection Unit, focusing on providing legal representation to immigrant survivors of sexual and gender-based violence, intimate partner violence, and other trauma. The attorney’s primary duties include: - Providing legal screenings,...
Title: Temporary Staff Attorney, New York Family Unity Project (NYIFUP) Job Responsibilities: - Represent immigrants in removal proceedings that began in upstate New York but are transferred to the Immigration Courts in New York City, handling both detained and non-detained dockets. - Provide...
Title: Staff Attorney Job Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney at the organization is primarily responsible for representing families with children with disabilities in administrative proceedings to obtain necessary educational services. This role involves several key duties: - Conducting intake of new cases and reviewing...
Title: Environmental Justice Law Fellow Job Responsibilities: In the first year at the organization: - Develop relationships with communities to identify collaboration opportunities and engage in existing coalitions and partnerships. - Create project plans, manage timelines, and ensure key deliverables and milestones are met,...
Title: Staff Attorney Job Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney will be part of the LegalHealth division, which is a significant component of the Medical-Legal Partnership (MLP) in the country. The primary responsibilities include: - Staffing two weekly legal clinics at hospital...
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: Supervising Attorney, Housing Justice Tenant Defense Job Responsibilities: The Supervising Attorney will take on a leadership role within the Housing Justice Unit – Tenant Defense of the department. The responsibilities include: - Supervising, mentoring, and training staff attorneys, paralegals, and volunteers/interns. - Monitoring...
Title: Staff Attorney Job Responsibilities: - Staff two weekly legal clinics at hospital partner sites and provide periodic clinic coverage when available. - Deliver legal services across a wide range of issues, including benefits, housing, employment, immigration, and advance planning. - Train medical staff...
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...
Title: Howard-NRDC Environmental Justice Legal Fellow Job Responsibilities: - Collaborate with the Environment, Equity & Justice Center to provide legal support for environmental justice communities across the United States. - Use legal, policy advocacy, coalition-building, community outreach, and communications tools to work with...
Title: Associate Attorney, Sustainable Food & Farming Job Responsibilities: The Associate Attorney in the Sustainable Food & Farming Program will engage in various litigation and advocacy tasks aimed at improving national food systems, focusing on areas such as crop selection, farming practices,...
Title: Staff Attorney, . Litigation Job Responsibilities: - Monitor and track relevant lawsuits and legal decisions in the Supreme Court, federal appellate courts, and state Supreme Courts. - Serve as an internal resource across teams and departments for reporting and analysis of legal...
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: Staff Attorney, Litigation Team Job Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney position within the litigation team focuses on investigating, developing, and litigating cases on behalf of transgender and gender-nonconforming individuals. Specific responsibilities include: - Investigating and developing potential new cases by corresponding and meeting...
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 institutional assignments, including intake and case coverage. - Engage in out-of-court case...
Title: Staff Attorney, General Counsel Office Job Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney will manage a diverse range of legal matters that support the operations and general practice areas of Build Up Justice NYC (BUJ). Key responsibilities include: - Drafting and reviewing contracts, funder and...
Title: Immigration Attorney, Detained Removal Defense Job Responsibilities: - Represent noncitizen clients in both detained and non-detained removal proceedings and immigration appeals. - Litigate issues such as custody and bond, removability, and eligibility for immigration relief. - Make regular appearances in immigration court, with...