Job Title: Law Clerk Job Responsibilities: - Provide legal services to low-income individuals within the service area. - Conduct research and draft legal documents, including pleadings in divorce and consumer debt cases. - Facilitate the operation of divorce clinics and the Attorney for the Day Program in housing court. - Research legal issues and provide legal advice to clients. - Interview clients to gather information and assess legal needs. - Collaborate with exper
Job Title: Law Clerk Job Responsibilities: - Assist in providing legal services to low-income clients and those facing barriers in accessing the legal system. - Conduct research and draft legal documents, including court documents and client correspondence. - Participate in client interviews and maintain client contact. - Engage in case development and investigation. - Prepare for trials and hearings by assisting attorneys. - Attend court appearances, administrative hearings
Job Title: Law Clerk Job Responsibilities: - Provide legal services to individuals with low income or other barriers to accessing the legal system. - Conduct legal research and write documents related to civil legal services. - Work under stress and time constraints effectively. - Engage in client contact and maintain client correspondence. - Attend court appearances, administrative hearings, and other relevant meetings. - Gain exposure to a law firm environment through vari
Job Title: Law Clerk Job Responsibilities: - Provide legal services to individuals with low income or barriers to accessing the legal system. - Conduct research and writing for court documents and client correspondence. - Attend court appearances, administrative hearings, and other legal meetings. - Interact with clients to understand their legal needs and assist with their cases. - Assist staff attorneys in preparing evidence for hearings and trials. - Call clients and medi
Job Title: Law Clerk Job Responsibilities: - Commitment to providing legal services to individuals with low income or other barriers to accessing the legal system. - Conduct legal research and write documents related to various legal issues. - Work under stress and time pressure to meet deadlines effectively. - Engage in client interviewing to gather necessary information and understand their legal issues. - Review and analyze documents, conduct investigations, and draft leg
Job Title: Law Clerk Job Responsibilities: - Provide legal services to individuals with low income or barriers to accessing the legal system. - Conduct effective research and writing for court documents and client correspondence. - Attend court appearances, administrative hearings, and other legal meetings. - Gain exposure to a law firm environment and interact with clients. - Work under stress and time pressure to meet deadlines. - Engage in advocacy to secure basic needs,
Job Title: Disability Advocacy Project Staff Attorney Job Responsibilities: - Provide legal assistance to clients dealing with intellectual, mental, or physical limitations. - Offer legal representation and assistance in Social Security Disability and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) claims. - Handle cases involving eligibility for public assistance and Medicaid benefits. - Deliver a full range of legal services, including counsel and advice, referrals, representation in a
Job Title: Associate Counsel Job Responsibilities: - Litigate in state and federal courts on a wide range of employment-related matters, including civil rights, labor law, and civil service law, on behalf of the organization and individual members. - Handle proceedings before administrative agencies to ensure compliance and representation. - Defend individual members in contractual disciplinary arbitrations as per the collective bargaining agreement. - Respond to legal inqui
Job Title: Staff Attorney Job Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney at the organization will primarily be responsible for providing legal advice, assistance, and community legal education to older adults in the Capital Region of New York State. The attorney's duties will include addressing issues such as wills, advance directives, elder abuse prevention, and other matters of concern to older adults. The position includes: - Offering legal advice and brief services to clients,
Job Title: Housing Staff Attorney Job Responsibilities: - Provide legal assistance to eligible households at risk of homelessness by preventing evictions, securing mainstream benefits, and making referrals to services that will enhance the household's ability to maintain permanent housing. - Collaborate with government and nonprofit agencies that offer supportive services, income, shelter, permanent supportive housing, homelessness prevention, rapid rehousing services, and f
Job Title: Staff Attorney – Veterans Focus (LSV-H Grant Program) Job Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney will be responsible for providing legal advocacy to veterans who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. The primary duties include representing veterans in various legal matters such as: - Housing issues including eviction defense, landlord disputes, and disability accommodations. - Consumer protection cases involving debt collection, predatory lending, and bankruptc...
Job Title: Housing Staff Attorney Job Responsibilities: - Provide legal assistance to eligible households at risk of homelessness by preventing evictions, securing mainstream benefits, and making referrals to services that enhance the household's ability to maintain permanent housing. - Collaborate with government and nonprofit agencies providing supportive services, income, shelter, permanent supportive housing, homelessness prevention, rapid rehousing services, and financi
Job Title: Public Benefits Paralegal Job Responsibilities: - Conduct intake interviews for potential clients and enter their information into the organization's case management system. - Organize online case files using the case management system of the organization. - Engage in investigations, which include gathering documents from clients, requesting records, interviewing clients and potential witnesses, and compiling data. - Coordinate client service and contacts, includi
Title Legal Intern Summer 2026 EOE Statement We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. About the Organization The organization, a Protection and Advocacy System and Client Assistance Program for New York State, is seeking an individua
Title Legal Intern Spring 2026 Job Responsibilities The Legal Intern at the organization will engage in a variety of essential functions aimed at supporting the organization's mission to advocate for the civil rights of individuals with disabilities, with a focus on civil rights and disability justice. The primary responsibilities include: - Assisting Staff Attorneys in preparing legal documents for trials, hearings, and depositions. - Attending trials, hearings, deposit
Job Title: Staff Attorney, Disciplinary Representation Unit Job Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney role within the Disciplinary Representation Unit (DRU) at the organization involves several key responsibilities focused on providing legal representation to incarcerated individuals during prison disciplinary hearings. The DRU is a newly established unit aimed at fulfilling the representation rights granted by the HALT Act, which addresses long-term solitary confinement i
Job Title: Paralegal, Disciplinary Representation Unit Job Responsibilities: The Disciplinary Representation Unit is a newly established component within the organization, focused on providing representation to incarcerated New Yorkers during prison disciplinary hearings, as mandated by the HALT Act (Humane Alternatives to Long-Term Solitary Confinement). Paralegals in this unit are tasked with several key responsibilities, including: - Responding to requests for represe
Job Title: Legal Secretary Job Responsibilities: The Legal Secretary position within the Disciplinary Representation Unit at the organization involves a range of administrative and support tasks aimed at assisting attorneys who represent disadvantaged populations. Key responsibilities include: - Answering phone calls and receiving intakes from individuals seeking services on behalf of incarcerated loved ones. - Collecting information and evidence from clients and family me
Job Title Legal Secretary - Upstate Immigration Court Project Job Responsibilities The role of the Legal Secretary within the Upstate Immigration Court Project at the organization involves providing essential legal support to attorneys representing non-citizens incarcerated in New York State prisons facing immigration removal proceedings. The proceedings occur under the Institutional Hearing Program (IHP) and involve individuals in immigration detention at various county j
Job Title: Staff Attorney - Upstate Immigration Court Job Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney will be responsible for providing free legal representation to non-citizens incarcerated in New York State prisons who are facing immigration removal proceedings under the Institutional Hearing Program (IHP). Additionally, the attorney will represent individuals in immigration detention at the Albany, Rensselaer, and Clinton County Jails. These proceedings occur at the Bedford H
Job Title: Staff Attorney Job Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney will be engaged in providing legal advice, assistance, outreach, and community legal education primarily to older adults residing in the Capital Region of New York State. The key areas of focus include income/benefits, healthcare, long-term care, nutrition, housing, utilities, protective services, advance directives/defense of guardianship, abuse, neglect, and age discrimination. The attorney will also be inv
Job Title: Foreclosure Prevention Attorney Job Responsibilities: - Provide legal assistance to homeowners facing foreclosure in the counties of Clinton, Essex, Franklin, and Hamilton, working from the Plattsburgh office. - Offer advice, brief service, negotiation, and full representation in foreclosure proceedings, settlement conferences, and other related cases. - Engage in non-litigation advocacy with mortgage servicers, tax districts, and other local and state agencies. -
Job Title: Disability Advocacy Project Staff Attorney Job Responsibilities: - Provide legal assistance to clients with intellectual, mental, or physical limitations, ensuring they receive the support and representation they need. - Offer legal representation and assistance in Social Security Disability and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) claims, and potentially in cases involving eligibility for public assistance and Medicaid benefits. - Deliver a comprehensive range of l
Title Law Graduate EOE Statement We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. About the Organization The organization, the Protection and Advocacy System and the Client Assistance Program for New York State, is seeking an individual with
Job Title: Executive Director, Board of Law Examiners Job Responsibilities: The Executive Director, Board of Law Examiners, operates under the guidance of the State Board of Law Examiners and is tasked with overseeing all operations related to the New York State Bar examination. Key responsibilities include: - Providing executive oversight for all functions of the Board of Law Examiners - Establishing strategic priorities to ensure the fair, secure, and efficient administra