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...
Job Title: Deborah T. Poritz Summer Public Interest Legal Fellowship Job Responsibilities: - Engage in client interviewing and provide direct client interaction to understand their needs and advocate effectively on their behalf. - Conduct legal and factual research to support case development and legal arguments. - Draft legal documents, including briefs and pleadings, to assist in ongoing legal matters. - Participate in administrative agency appearances, gaining exposure to
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. - 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 s
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 deliver 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 families receive services tailored t
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. - 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 s
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. - Provide high-quality legal defense to clients with objectives such as keeping children out of the foster system, shortening the lengths of stay for children in foster care, promoting quality visiting arrangements, and ensuring families receive services tai
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 for clients. - 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 services tailored to
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: Criminal Defense Practice Legal Administrator Job Responsibilities: The Criminal Defense Practice Legal Administrator supports the Criminal Defense Practice by performing a variety of tasks crucial to the operation and success of the department. Key responsibilities include: - Communicating with clients about significant case updates, such as court appearances, missed appearances, changes in court dates, reassignment of counsel, and case closings. - Arranging for
Job Title: Fall Internship Job Responsibilities: Interns at the organization will be engaged in various legal activities aimed at providing support to low-income veterans and their families, particularly those dealing with mental health challenges such as post-traumatic stress, traumatic brain injury, and substance use disorders. The primary responsibilities include: - Participating in outreach efforts and conducting client interviews to understand their legal needs. - Repr
SPRING INTERNSHIP Job Title: Spring Internship at the Veteran Advocacy Project Job Responsibilities: The Spring Internship at the Veteran Advocacy Project involves several key responsibilities aimed at providing legal representation to low-income veterans and their families. Interns will be engaged in various activities, including: - Participating in outreach and conducting client interviews to understand the legal needs and challenges faced by veterans. - Representing vet
Job Title: Summer Internship Job Responsibilities: The intern will work with the department that provides legal representation to low-income veterans and their families, focusing on those dealing with post-traumatic stress, traumatic brain injury, substance use disorders, and other mental health issues. The legal practice encompasses a variety of areas including Housing Court, VA claims, public benefits, and military discharge upgrades. The key responsibilities for the inter
Job Title: Staff Attorney, Youth Defense Practice Job Responsibilities: - Represent clients charged with juvenile delinquency matters in Family Court. - Represent clients charged as adolescent and juvenile offenders (AO and JO) on cases in the Supreme Court Youth Parts, with potential removal to Family Court. - Collaborate with legal teams, including attorneys, social work staff, investigators, and paralegals. Teams may also involve staff from the organization’s immigratio...
Job Title: Senior Staff Attorney, Youth Defense Practice Job Responsibilities: - Represent clients charged with juvenile delinquency (JD) and Person in Need of Supervision (PINS) matters in Family Court. - Work collaboratively with legal teams composed of attorneys, social work staff, an investigator, and paralegals. Teams may also involve staff from the organization's immigration or housing/public benefits units. - Supervise one or two staff attorneys, with prior super
Job Title Immigration Practice Staff Attorney Job Responsibilities - Advise non-citizens with pending criminal or family court cases on the immigration consequences of contemplated dispositions and mitigate the impact of their involvement with the legal system. - Represent non-citizens in applications for immigration benefits, including citizenship, adjustment of status, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, and remedies for victims of crimes. - Represent both non-detained
Job Title Criminal Defense Practice Staff Attorney, Lateral Job Responsibilities - Engage in intensive client interviewing, counseling, research, writing, oral advocacy, and negotiations as part of legal representation. - Advocate zealously for individuals charged with misdemeanor and felony offenses in Bronx Criminal Court from arraignment through disposition or trial, as well as concurrent proceedings such as Department of Motor Vehicle refusal hearings. - Provide com
Job Title: Immigration Practice Legal Director Job Responsibilities: The Immigration Practice Legal Director at the organization will be responsible for a variety of duties aimed at supporting and advancing the Immigration Practice. Key responsibilities include: - Client Representation: Represent a reduced caseload of clients, primarily in federal court matters. - Legal Strategies: Provide strategic advice and support on legal issues to the Immigration Practice. Host Prac
Job Title: Staff Attorney - Detained Minors Project Job Responsibilities: - Oversee a team of paralegals in providing legal orientations, such as Know Your Rights trainings, and completing intakes for unaccompanied children (UCs) in Office of Refugee Resettlement custody. Provide these orientations and intakes as needed. - Review intakes and make determinations regarding eligibility for immigration relief and conduct follow-up legal screenings as needed. - Appear as counsel
Job Title: Supervising Attorney - Detained Minors Project Job Responsibilities: - Represent young individuals aged 12 to 21 in immigration matters, including Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS), asylum, U Visas, T Visas, and proceedings before family and immigration courts. - Supervise junior attorneys, fellows, paralegals, social workers, and administrative assistants by overseeing client interactions, court work, and reviewing written work, as well as providing suppor
Job Title: Immigration Staff Attorney, Lateral Job Responsibilities: - Advise non-citizens with pending criminal or family court cases on the immigration consequences of contemplated dispositions and work to mitigate the impact of their involvement with the legal system. - Represent non-citizens in applications for immigration benefits, including citizenship, adjustment of status, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, and remedies for victims of crimes. - Represent both detaine
Job Title: Law Graduate, Youth Defense Practice Job Responsibilities: - Represent clients charged with juvenile delinquency matters in Family Court. - Represent clients charged as adolescent and juvenile offenders (AO and JO) in Supreme Court Youth Parts, with cases removed to Family Court. - Collaborate with legal teams including attorneys, social work staff, investigators, and paralegals. Teams may also involve staff from CFR’s immigration or housing/public benefits unit...
Job Title: Director of CAP Community Intake Job Responsibilities: The Director of CAP Community Intake is responsible for leading and supervising the community services and intake functions within the Civil Action Practice at the organization. The role involves providing leadership, supervision, and support to both attorney and non-attorney staff, ensuring effective advocacy and representation for clients facing challenges in housing, employment, and reentry. The Director w
Job Title: Staff Attorney - Pro Bono Job Responsibilities: - Represent young individuals aged 12-24 in immigration cases, including Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS), asylum, U Visas, and T Visas, in both affirmative and removal defense situations. - Facilitate referrals to education, healthcare, and other necessary services, both internally and externally. - Act as a liaison with foster care agencies to provide immigration legal services to youth in foster care. - Le
Job Title: Staff Attorney, Immigration Practice Job Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney in the Immigration Practice at the organization will work under the supervision of the Senior Immigration Attorney. The primary responsibilities include representing clients in removal proceedings in Immigration Court and other administrative and judicial bodies. The attorney will assist clients in applying for affirmative relief and other immigration benefits with USCIS and provide Padi
Job Title: Law Graduate Fall 2026, Youth Defense Practice, Bronx Job Responsibilities: Under the supervision and guidance of the Youth Defense Supervisors at the organization, the Law Graduate will be primarily responsible for representing clients charged with juvenile delinquency matters in Family Court. This includes representing clients charged as adolescent and juvenile offenders (AO and JO) whose cases are being moved to Family Court from the Supreme Court Youth Parts.
Job Title: Summer 2026 Legal Fellowship Job Responsibilities: - Collaborate with CFR attorneys and social work staff across various practice areas including Family Defense, Criminal Defense, Youth Defense, Immigration, Policy, Civil, Appeals, and State Central Register appeals. - Participate in comprehensive training sessions and receive individualized supervision and mentoring. - Engage in direct, hands-on experience with advocacy, client counseling, crisis intervention, ne
Job Title: Summer 2026 Legal Fellowship Job Responsibilities: - Collaborate with attorneys and social work staff in various legal defense areas including Family Defense, Criminal Defense, Youth Defense, Immigration, Policy, Civil, Appeals, and State Central Register appeals. - Participate in comprehensive training sessions and receive individualized supervision and mentoring. - Gain direct, hands-on experience in advocacy, client counseling, crisis intervention, negotiation,
Job Title: Summer 2026 Legal Fellowship Job Responsibilities: - Collaborate with attorneys and social work staff in various legal areas including Family Defense, Criminal Defense, Youth Defense, Immigration, Policy, Civil, Appeals, and State Central Register appeals. - Participate in comprehensive training sessions and receive individualized supervision and mentoring. - Engage in direct, hands-on experience with advocacy, client counseling, crisis intervention, negotiation,
Job Title: Summer 2026 Legal Fellowship Job Responsibilities: - Collaborate with attorneys and social work staff across various practice areas including Family Defense, Criminal Defense, Youth Defense, Immigration, Policy, Civil, Appeals, and State Central Register appeals. - Participate in comprehensive training sessions and receive individualized supervision and mentoring. - Engage in direct, hands-on experience involving advocacy, client counseling, crisis intervention, n
Job Title: Attorney-in-Charge of Special Projects and Legal Operations Job Responsibilities: - Supervise the paralegal and investigator department and lead several special projects. - Support all of the organization's boroughs and practice areas to align with the organization's mission and core values. - Coordinate intra-office practice and provide backup supervisor support to Directors as needed. - Lead the organization's participation in the Fordham Family Defense Clinic a
Job Title: Summer 2026 Legal Fellowship Job Responsibilities: Selected candidates will work collaboratively with attorneys and social work staff in various departments including Family Defense, Criminal Defense, Youth Defense, Immigration, Policy, Civil, Appeals, and State Central Register appeals. Responsibilities include: - Participating in comprehensive training and receiving individualized supervision and mentoring. - Gaining direct, hands-on experience in advocacy, cl
Job Title: Summer 2026 Legal Fellowship Job Responsibilities: The Summer 2026 Legal Fellowship offers a unique opportunity for selected candidates to work collaboratively with attorneys and social work staff at the organization, focusing on Family Defense, Criminal Defense, Youth Defense, Immigration, Policy, Civil, Appeals, and State Central Register appeals. Key responsibilities include: - Participating in comprehensive training and receiving individualized supervision and
Job Title: Summer 2026 Legal Fellowship Job Responsibilities: - Collaborate with attorneys and social work staff in various practice areas including Family Defense, Criminal Defense, Youth Defense, Immigration, Policy, Civil, Appeals, and State Central Register appeals. - Participate in comprehensive training and receive individualized supervision and mentoring. - Gain hands-on experience in advocacy, client counseling, crisis intervention, negotiation, and case management.
Job Title: Civil Practice Legal Intern, 2L – Summer 2026 Job Responsibilities: The Civil Practice Legal Intern at the organization will engage in a variety of tasks under the supervision of Civil Practice attorneys. The primary responsibilities 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 attor...
Job Title: Civil Practice Legal Intern, 2L – Summer 2026 Job Responsibilities: The Civil Practice Legal Intern will assist Civil Practice attorneys in various NYC Borough offices and specialized units. The primary responsibility is to support attorneys in improving the lives of low-income New Yorkers by helping them obtain and maintain basic necessities such as housing, health care, food, and subsistence income. Interns will work directly under the supervision of Civil Pra...
Job Title: Civil Practice Legal Intern, 2L – Summer 2026 Job Responsibilities: The organization’s Civil Practice is offering non-paid internships across various NYC Borough offices and specialized units for Summer 2026. Legal interns will be actively involved in assisting Civil Practice attorneys who work to improve the lives of low-income New Yorkers. This involves aiding vulnerable families and individuals in obtaining and maintaining basic necessities such as housing,...
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 of the intern 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 assigne...
Job Title: Juvenile Rights Practice Legal Intern 2L - Summer 2026 Job Responsibilities: The Legal Aid Society's Juvenile Rights Practice (JRP) is offering non-paid internship opportunities for the Summer 2026 term in its trial offices and specialized units. Legal interns will work directly with JRP attorneys, who represent children aged 0 to 21 in New York City Family Courts on matters such as child welfare, Persons-in-Need-of-Supervision (PINS), juvenile delinquency, and te
Job Title: Criminal Defense Practice Legal Intern, 2L – Summer 2026 Job Responsibilities: The Criminal Defense Practice Legal Intern will work directly with supervising attorneys in the Criminal Defense Practice department of the organization. As a legal intern, the responsibilities will include: - Drafting motions and conducting legal research. - Assisting with investigations related to criminal defense cases. - Assisting with client interviews and interactions. - Review...
Job Title Criminal Defense Practice Legal Intern, 2L – Summer 2026 Job Responsibilities The Criminal Defense Practice Legal Intern position is within the Criminal Defense Practice (CDP) of the organization, which is the primary public defender in New York City. This practice provides holistic, client-centered representation to over 200,000 individuals facing misdemeanor, felony, and homicide charges. The internship primarily involves working in CDP trial offices, but can...
Job Title Civil Practice Legal Intern, 2L – Summer 2026 Job Responsibilities The Civil Practice Legal Intern at the organization will be responsible for assisting Civil Practice attorneys in various NYC Borough offices and specialized units. Key responsibilities include: - Drafting motions, pleadings, memoranda of law, and affidavits - Conducting legal research - Attending court and administrative hearings with attorneys - Assisting with client interviews - Performi...