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: Staff Attorney - Domestic Violence Unit Job Responsibilities: - Represent victims of domestic violence in Suffolk County in various legal settings including Family Court, Supreme Court, and administrative hearings. - Handle legal issues related to domestic violence such as orders of protection, custody, visitation, child and spousal support, divorce, and lease termination in accordance with relevant statutes. - Maintain accurate time records and manage the opening
Job Title: Paralegal in the Pro Bono Unit Job Responsibilities: - Screen potential clients for services, including bankruptcy, within the Pro Bono Project. - Collaborate with the Suffolk County Bar Association to coordinate a pro bono panel of volunteer lawyers. - Provide legal services for eligible clients of the program. - Ensure effective communication and organization in managing client cases. - Prioritize and multi-task various responsibilities to support the goals of t
Job Title: Staff Attorney EDCAP Unit Job Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney in the Education Debt Consumer Assistance Program (EDCAP) Unit is responsible for representing low-income debtors in various consumer law matters. These matters include, but are not limited to, issues related to car loans, credit cards, medical debt, and student loan issues. The attorney will manage cases from the initial intake phase through investigation, negotiation, trial, and appeal, as necess
POSITION AVAILABLE: Staff Attorney-Veteran's Rights Project OVERVIEW: For over five decades, the organization has been dedicated to providing free, high-quality legal counsel in civil matters, particularly when basic human needs are at stake. Their services cover a wide range of areas, including eviction and foreclosure prevention, income maintenance, disability, elder law, healthcare, consumer fraud, and more. As the sole provider of comprehensive civil legal services on Lo
Job Title: Summer 2026 Law Intern Job Responsibilities: The Summer 2026 Law Intern will work closely with the Chief Legal Counsel and staff within the Legal Department of the organization. The intern will gain an understanding of the operations within the Legal Department of a large not-for-profit organization that provides diverse services to vulnerable children and families in New York. Key responsibilities include: - Conducting legal research and writing to support the L
Job Title: Paralegal HIV Law Project Job Responsibilities: - Provide litigation and administrative support and assistance. - Conduct intake interviews and interact with clients. - Obtain medical records and perform e-filing. - Assess legal needs and advocate on behalf of clients. - Handle matters related to housing, Social Security Disability, Family court, and access to healthcare. - Accompany attorneys to court when necessary. - Engage in community outreach and provide com
Job Title: Paralegal - EDCAP Unit Job Responsibilities: The primary responsibilities of the Paralegal in the EDCAP Unit include providing legal services to consumers dealing with student loan debt. This involves community education on student loan repayment, counseling borrowers, and assisting the Supervising Attorney with student debt litigation matters. Specific duties include: - Offering assistance through phone, remote video conferencing, and in-person consultations to
Job Title: Staff Attorney EDCAP Unit Job Responsibilities: - Represent low-income debtors in consumer law matters, including car loans, credit cards, medical debt, and student loan issues. - Handle cases from intake through investigation, negotiation, trial, and appeal as necessary. - Maintain the required case file, client data, and all statistical information as required by the organization. - Engage in community education regarding student loan repayment, counseling borro
Job Title: Pro Bono Coordinating Attorney Job Responsibilities: - Assist in the development and enhancement of pro bono activities across the seven counties within the organization's service area. - Recruit, train, and mentor pro bono attorneys, law students, and corporate partners in collaborative pro bono projects, legal clinics, and case referrals. This involves presenting to partners and discussing legal strategies on case referrals. - Coordinate the referral of cases to
Job Title: 2026 Summer Housing Fellowships Job Responsibilities: The 2026 Summer Housing Fellowship at the organization involves training the next generation of social justice lawyers, specifically focusing on housing law. Fellows will engage in various legal activities, including: - Client interviewing to understand their housing issues and needs. - Identifying legal issues that affect clients, particularly those related to eviction prevention and maintaining subsidized or
Job Title: Bilingual Immigration Paralegal Advocate Job Responsibilities: The Bilingual Immigration Paralegal Advocate plays a vital role in providing services to victims of domestic violence and human trafficking. Key responsibilities include: - Screening callers for eligibility and scheduling intakes with immigration attorneys. - Handling routine communications and transactions with clients, including scheduling calls. - Providing internal and external referrals to client
Job Title: Associate Attorney, Immigration Practice Job Responsibilities: - Provide trauma-informed legal advice and counsel to non-citizen survivors of domestic violence and human trafficking, assisting them in understanding and pursuing available legal options. - Represent clients before the Citizenship and Immigration Service (CIS), the New York Asylum Office, and the New York Immigration Court on both affirmative and defensive applications. - Direct representation includ
Job Title: Legal Intern - Summer 2026 Job Responsibilities: - Work on a wide range of casework and legal research in the areas of workplace justice, immigration law, and housing and public benefits. - Prepare evidence submission and write for both affirmative applications for relief and removal defense. - Engage with youth and adults, survivors of violence, and clients at risk of enforcement, including those with criminal records and prior deportation orders. - Assist in leg
Job Title: Legal Intern 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. - Assist in legal clinics and develop and present "Know Your Rights" workshops to community members. - Support the Trans Immigrant Project (TrIP) in gender-identity-based removal defense and/or emplo
Job Title: Legal Intern Job Responsibilities: - Assist low-wage workers with claims related to unpaid wages, employment discrimination, and paid sick leave. - Provide legal support for workplace justice organizing campaigns. - Develop Know Your Rights education materials and conduct workshops. - Support the Trans Immigrant Project (TrIP) with gender-identity-based removal defense and employment discrimination cases. - Conduct policy research and participate in community work
Job Title: Staff Attorney (Family Defense Unit) Job Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney in the Family Defense Unit is responsible for representing parents accused of neglect and abuse in various legal settings. This includes handling investigations, administrative hearings, Article 10 proceedings, Permanency Planning, and Termination of Parental Rights matters, along with other related family court issues in the White Plains, Yonkers, and New Rochelle Family Courts. The att
Job Title: Law Student Internship, Trial (Summer 2026) Job Responsibilities: - Learn and engage in areas of law practiced by the organization, including custody, visitation, domestic violence, abuse, and neglect law. - Gain hands-on experience in legal advocacy for child clients. - Observe and participate in court proceedings, witness interviews, and conferences. - Digest and analyze case records such as school, medical, forensic reports, and transcripts. - Conduct legal res
Job Title: Fall 2026 Law Graduates, 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. - Achieve objectives such as keeping children out of the foster system, shortening lengths of stay for children in the foster system, promoting quality visiting arrangements, and ensuring families receive ser
Job Title: Fall 2026 Law Graduates, Family Defense Job Responsibilities: - Work as part of the organization’s interdisciplinary legal teams, which consist of attorneys, social work staff, paralegals, and parent advocates, to provide high-quality legal defense to clients. - Meet objectives such as keeping children out of the foster system, shortening the lengths of stay for children in the foster system, promoting quality visiting arrangements, and ensuring that families r...
Job Title: Fall 2026 Law Graduates, Family Defense Job Responsibilities: Law Graduates will join the organization as part of interdisciplinary legal teams composed of attorneys, social work staff, paralegals, and parent advocates. The primary responsibilities include: - Providing high-quality legal defense to clients, focusing on keeping children out of the foster system and reducing their length of stay if they are placed in foster care. - Promoting quality visiting arrange
Job Title: Spring 2026 Law Graduates 2026, Family Defense Job Responsibilities: - Work as part of interdisciplinary legal teams, including attorneys, social work staff, paralegals, and parent advocates, to provide high-quality legal defense. - Aim to keep children out of the foster system and minimize their stay if they enter it. - Promote quality visiting arrangements and ensure families receive services tailored to expedite safe and lasting reunification. - Represent paren
Job Title: Spring 2026 Law Graduates, Family Defense Job Responsibilities: - Work as part of interdisciplinary legal teams at the organization, which includes attorneys, social work staff, paralegals, and parent advocates, to deliver high-quality legal defense for clients. - Aim to keep children out of the foster system, reduce the time children spend in foster care, promote quality visiting arrangements, and ensure families receive services that expedite safe and lasting re
Job Title: Spring 2026 Law Graduates, 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 objectives such as keeping children out of the foster system, shortening lengths of stay for children in the foster system, promoting quality visiting arrangements, and ensuring that families receive
Job Title: Civil Practice Legal Intern, 2L – Summer 2026 Job Responsibilities: The Civil Practice Legal Intern will work directly under the supervision of Civil Practice attorneys at the organization. The primary responsibilities include: - Drafting motions, pleadings, memoranda of law, and affidavits. - Conducting legal research to support casework and legal proceedings. - Attending court and administrative hearings alongside attorneys to gain practical experience. - Ass...
Job Title: Civil Practice Legal Intern, 2L – Summer 2026 Job Responsibilities: The Civil Practice Legal Intern will work under the supervision of Civil Practice attorneys at the organization. The primary responsibilities include: - Drafting motions, pleadings, memoranda of law, and affidavits. - Conducting legal research. - Attending court and administrative hearings with attorneys. - Assisting with client interviews. - Performing other duties as assigned. Education and E...
Job Title: Civil Practice Legal Intern, 2L – Summer 2026 Job Responsibilities: The Civil Practice Legal Intern will work under the supervision of attorneys within the organization's Civil Practice. The primary responsibilities of the intern include: - Drafting legal documents such as motions, pleadings, memoranda of law, and affidavits. - Conducting legal research to support ongoing cases and legal matters. - Attending court and administrative hearings alongside attorneys...
Job Title: Civil Practice Legal Intern, 2L – Summer 2026 Job Responsibilities: The Civil Practice Legal Intern will work under the supervision of Civil Practice attorneys within the organization. The primary responsibilities include: - Drafting motions, pleadings, memoranda of law, and affidavits. - Conducting legal research. - Attending court and administrative hearings with attorneys. - Assisting with client interviews. - Performing other duties as assigned. Education a...
Job Title Juvenile Rights Practice Legal Intern 2L - Summer 2026 Job Responsibilities The Juvenile Rights Practice (JRP) at the organization is seeking passionate and dedicated legal interns for the Summer 2026 term. The role involves working directly with JRP attorneys as part of an interdisciplinary team that includes social workers, paralegals, and investigators. The primary responsibilities of the intern include: - Conducting legal research and motion writing. - Parti
Job Title: Criminal Defense Practice Legal Intern, 2L – Summer 2026 Job Responsibilities: - Work directly with supervising attorneys within the Criminal Defense Practice. - Draft motions and conduct legal research pertinent to criminal defense cases. - Assist with investigations and client interviews to support case preparation. - Review and organize discovery materials to aid in case management. - Collaborate with staff attorneys, mitigation specialists, and paralegals, e...
Job Title: Criminal Defense Practice Legal Intern, 2L – Summer 2026 Job Responsibilities: The Legal Aid Society is seeking legal interns for its Criminal Defense Practice (CDP) for the summer of 2026. The CDP is the primary public defender in New York City, providing representation to individuals facing misdemeanor, felony, and homicide charges. Interns will work directly with supervising attorneys and will be involved in a variety of tasks including: - Drafting motions - ...
Job Title Law Reform Legal Intern, 2L- Summer 2026 Job Responsibilities The internship offers law school students an opportunity to engage in significant legal reform work, specifically within the Criminal Defense Law Reform Team. Interns will have the chance to participate in impact litigation and policy initiatives aimed at addressing systemic issues affecting the organization's clients. Key responsibilities include: - Conducting legal and factual research. - Intervie
Job Title: Civil Practice Legal Intern, 2L – Summer 2026 Job Responsibilities: The Civil Practice Legal Intern will assist attorneys in the Civil Practice department of the organization. The primary responsibilities include: - Drafting legal documents such as motions, pleadings, memoranda of law, and affidavits. - Conducting legal research on various issues related to the cases handled by the department. - Attending court and administrative hearings alongside attorneys to ...
Job Title: Civil Practice Legal Intern, 2L – Summer 2026 Job Responsibilities: The Civil Practice Legal Intern will work under the supervision of attorneys within the organization's Civil Practice. The intern's responsibilities will include: - Drafting motions, pleadings, memoranda of law, and affidavits - Conducting legal research - Attending court and administrative hearings with attorneys - Assisting with client interviews - Performing other duties as assigned The role...
Job Title: Civil Practice Legal Intern, 2L – Summer 2026 Job Responsibilities: The Civil Practice Legal Intern is a non-paid position designed for law students who are passionate about serving low-income communities in New York City. Interns will work under the supervision of Civil Practice attorneys and will engage in a variety of tasks aimed at supporting the organization’s mission to aid vulnerable families and individuals in obtaining and maintaining essential life n...
Job Title: Civil Practice Legal Intern, 2L – Summer 2026 Job Responsibilities: The Civil Practice Legal Intern at the organization will work under the supervision of Civil Practice attorneys, assisting in improving the lives of low-income New Yorkers. Interns will engage in a variety of tasks, including: - Drafting motions, pleadings, memoranda of law, and affidavits - Conducting legal research - Attending court and administrative hearings alongside attorneys - Assisting w...
Job Title: Civil Practice Legal Intern, 2L – Summer 2026 Job Responsibilities: The Civil Practice Legal Intern will work under the supervision of Civil Practice attorneys at the organization. The responsibilities include: - Drafting motions, pleadings, memoranda of law, and affidavits. - Conducting legal research. - Attending court and administrative hearings alongside attorneys. - Assisting with client interviews. - Performing other duties as assigned. Education and Exp...
Job Title: Civil Practice Legal Intern, 2L – Summer 2026 Job Responsibilities: **Members Only** offers non-paid internships for law students within its Civil Practice division, aimed at assisting low-income New Yorkers. Legal interns work directly under the supervision of Civil Practice attorneys and are responsible for a variety of tasks aimed at resolving a range of legal problems such as anti-eviction, domestic violence, family law, immigration, employment, tax, health, elder law,...
Job Title: Civil Practice Legal Intern, 2L – Summer 2026 Job Responsibilities: The responsibilities of a Civil Practice Legal Intern at the organization include working under the supervision of Civil Practice attorneys to assist in improving the lives of low-income New Yorkers. The interns are expected to help vulnerable families and individuals obtain and maintain essential life necessities such as housing, healthcare, food, and subsistence income or self-sufficiency. The...
Job Title Civil Practice Legal Intern, 2L – Summer 2026 Job Responsibilities The role of a Civil Practice Legal Intern involves supporting the Civil Practice attorneys at the organization. These attorneys work to enhance the lives of low-income New Yorkers by addressing issues related to housing, healthcare, food, and income self-sufficiency, thereby improving family and community stability. Interns will assist attorneys in a variety of legal matters, including but not l...
Job Title: Civil Practice Legal Intern, 2L – Summer 2026 Job Responsibilities: The Civil Practice Legal Intern will work under the supervision of Civil Practice attorneys at the organization. The interns will assist in various legal tasks aimed at improving the lives of low-income individuals by helping them secure basic life necessities such as housing, healthcare, and income. Key responsibilities include: - Drafting motions, pleadings, memoranda of law, and affidavits. -...