Job Title: Law Clerk Job Responsibilities: - Commitment to providing legal services to the poor, ensuring access to justice for low-income individuals. - Conduct legal research and writing to support various legal programs within the organization. - Engage in client interviewing to gather essential information and understand legal issues. - Review and analyze documents to assist attorneys in case preparation. - Participate in investigations and draft legal documents and corr
Job Title: Law Clerk Job Responsibilities: - Provide effective civil legal services, education, and advocacy for people with low income or other barriers to accessing the legal system. - Secure basic needs, protect and preserve legal rights, provide equal access to justice, and seek fairness and dignity for all clients. - Work with various programs including the Disability Advocacy Program (DAP) to represent clients with physical and mental impairments. - Review medical, edu
Job Title: Staff Attorney - Appeals Job Responsibilities: - Represent clients on direct appeal in the Appellate Division, which includes case conferencing and strategy development, client communication, legal visits, brief drafting, oral arguments, and leave applications. - Advise clients on all potential appellate options, including the withdrawal of guilty pleas where appropriate, as well as negotiate pleas or other remedies following the reversal of convictions. - Assist
Job Title: Full Time Paralegal Job Responsibilities: Organization is seeking an experienced paralegal with a strong background in civil litigation to provide high-quality legal assistance to low-income individuals in New York state's rural counties. The paralegal will be responsible for preparing documents for submission to the Courts and should be adept at working both independently and collaboratively within a team. The role involves meaningful legal representation of vuln
Staff Attorney Job Title: Staff Attorney Job Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney at the organization is responsible for providing legal counsel and representing clients in a variety of civil law matters. This includes dealing with issues related to consumer debts, education, employment, family, juvenile matters, child support, custody, guardianship, health, housing, and income maintenance. Beyond client representation, the attorney is expected to conduct outreach to target
Job Title: Foreclosure Prevention Attorney Job Responsibilities: - Provide legal assistance to homeowners threatened with foreclosure in Clinton, Essex, Franklin, and Hamilton Counties, operating from the organization's Plattsburgh office. - Offer advice, brief service, negotiation, and full representation in foreclosure proceedings, settlement conferences, and other foreclosure-related cases for homeowners at risk of mortgage or tax foreclosure. - Engage in non-litigation a