Job Title: 2026 Summer Housing Fellowships - Legal Services Job Responsibilities: The fellowship involves training the next generation of social justice lawyers with a focus on practical litigation experience and understanding the challenges faced by low-income individuals and families. Key responsibilities include: - Assisting attorneys and staff in serving clients. - Engaging in client interviewing and issue identification. - Conducting legal research and writing. - Prepar
Job Title: Public Benefits Staff Attorney Job Responsibilities: The Public Benefits Staff Attorney will be responsible for serving low-income individuals and families in Westchester and Putnam Counties. Key responsibilities include: - Handling individual case work related to public benefits such as Medicaid, Food Stamps, Family Assistance, Safety Net Assistance, and unemployment benefits. - Representing clients at administrative hearings and litigating cases in state and fed
Job Title: Staff Attorney – Housing Job Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney at the organization will focus on housing-related legal matters within Northern Westchester and Putnam County courts. The attorney will represent low-income individuals and families on issues such as eviction, unlawful lock-outs, habitability problems, and succession rights challenges. Many clients have protected housing or specialized vouchers, requiring the attorney to engage in Section 8 and ot...
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: 2026 Summer Housing Fellowships Job Responsibilities: The Summer Housing Fellowships at the organization are designed to train the next generation of social justice lawyers. The fellows will be involved in a variety of tasks aimed at providing practical litigation experience and understanding the challenges faced by low-income individuals and families. Key responsibilities include: - Assisting organization attorneys and staff in serving clients. - Engaging in cl
Job Title: 2026 Summer Housing Fellowships - **Members Only** Job Responsibilities: The Summer Housing Fellowships at **Members Only** (LSHV) are designed for rising 3L law students who are interested in gaining practical litigation experience and understanding the challenges faced by low-income individuals and families. The fellows will work within LSHV's housing practice, which is primarily focused on eviction prevention, maintaining s
**Job Title: Summer Internship** **Job Responsibilities:** 1. **Law Students:** - Conduct legal research and writing on topics related to civil rights issues affecting the organization's clients. - Analyze state and federal statutes, synthesize relevant cases, and draw conclusions on various legal issues. - Prepare research memos on topics such as involuntary medication, constitutionality of providers requiring a conservator for acceptance criteria, restraints, and patie
Job Title: Spring Internship Job Responsibilities: Internship opportunities are available for students pursuing Associate, Bachelor, and Law degrees. The responsibilities vary depending on the educational level: 1. Law Students: - Conduct legal research and writing on civil rights issues affecting the organization's clients. - Prepare research memos after analyzing state and federal statutes, synthesizing relevant cases, and drawing conclusions. - Topics may include invo
Job Title: 2026 Summer Housing Fellowships Job Responsibilities: The 2026 Summer Housing Fellowships at the organization are designed to train the next generation of social justice lawyers by providing practical litigation experience and an understanding of the factors that create disadvantages for low-income individuals and families. The fellows will work in the housing practice, which focuses on eviction prevention, maintaining subsidized or protected housing, and challeng
Job Title: Staff Attorney – Domestic Violence Job Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney for Domestic Violence at the organization will be primarily responsible for serving survivors of domestic violence in family court proceedings. This includes handling cases related to family offenses, custody, visitation, support, and other related matters in the Yonkers Family Court. The attorney will engage in intakes and individual case work, litigation in state courts, including tr...
Job Title: Paralegal Job Responsibilities: The paralegal position at **Members Only** (LSHV) in Yonkers, NY, involves several key responsibilities, primarily providing support to staff attorneys and the office team. The paralegal is tasked with administrative functions that support attorneys, clients, and the office team. These duties include: - Screening clients and conducting in-depth interviews for client intake. - Engaging in follow-up investigations of the client’s legal matte...