Job Title: Legal Intern - Summer 2026 Job Responsibilities: - Work under attorney supervision in the Legal Services Department. - Engage in a variety of legal tasks related to workplace justice, immigration law, and housing and public benefits. - Participate in casework, legal research, and evidence submission preparation. - Draft legal documents such as affidavits, pleadings, motions, briefs, and other court filings. - Communicate with administrative agencies, courts, jails
Job Title: Legal Intern - Summer 2026 Job Responsibilities: - Assist in the representation of tenants and tenant associations in cases involving eviction, harassment, repairs, and overcharge. - Work on cases involving access to government benefits, including city, state, and federal benefits. - Participate in legal clinics and develop and present “Know Your Rights” workshops to community members. - Support the Trans Immigrant Project (TrIP) in gender-identity-based remo...
Job Title: Legal Intern Job Responsibilities: - Assist low-wage workers with claims related to unpaid wages, employment discrimination, paid sick leave, and other employment-related issues. - Provide legal support for workplace justice organizing campaigns. - Develop Know Your Rights education materials and conduct workshops. - Support the Trans Immigrant Project (TrIP) in gender-identity-based removal defense, employment discrimination cases, policy research, and community
Job Title: Supervising Senior Attorney, Tenant Advocacy Job Responsibilities: - Provide legal representation to low-income tenants in eviction proceedings in housing courts, primarily in Suffolk County, with potential work in Nassau County as needed. - Supervise and work closely with other Tenant Advocacy Team members, including an attorney and paralegal, to effectively and efficiently handle cases. - Travel frequently to housing courts on Long Island, particularly Suffolk C
Job Title: Supervising Senior Attorney, Public Benefits Job Responsibilities: - Lead or serve in a leadership role as part of a litigation team in impact litigation and class actions in both state and federal court, incorporating the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Civil Rights Act, and the Fair Labor Standards Act, where appropriate. - Represent clients at all stages of litigation, including providing advice and counsel and direct representation in federal court, state
Job Title: Temporary Family Law Attorney Job Responsibilities: - Provide holistic, client-centered legal advocacy for domestic violence survivors seeking court protection. - Staff one of two organization court offices located in either Bridgeport or Stamford Superior Court. - Assist victims and survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, or other crimes in completing applications for Ex Parte Temporary Restraining Orders. - Advise self-represented parties as they navigat