on custody, visitation, and family offense proceedings. - Prepare and litigate all hearings and trials in both criminal and family court settings. - Draft motions, memoranda of law, and written closing arguments. -... Review discovery in criminal cases, including police reports and bod...
Title: Juvenile Rights Practice Staff Attorney – Entry Level Fall 2026 Job Responsibilities: - Represent clients in Family Court litigation, which includes fact-finding, dispositional, and post-dispositional hearings. - Conduct direct client representation and handle institutional assignments such as intake and case coverage. - Engage...
Job Title: Law Reform Legal Intern –... Spring 2026 Job Responsibilities: The Law Reform Legal Intern position... offers law school students the opportunity... to one of the law reform units, such as... the Criminal Defense Law Reform Team or the... Law Reform Unit of the......
Job Title: Law Reform Legal Intern –... Spring 2026 Job Responsibilities: The Law Reform Legal Intern position... offers law school students a unique... of the Criminal Defense Law Reform Team, which includes... three distinct internship programs. Candidates must specify their preferences for...
Title: Staff Attorney, Youth Defense Practice Job Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney in the Youth Defense Practice (YDP) at the organization will work under the supervision of the Youth Defense Supervisors. The primary responsibilities include representing clients charged with juvenile delinquency matters...
Title: Director of Innovative Housing Initiatives Job Responsibilities: 1. Program Management: - Coordinate intake and advice/brief representation provided to callers. - Monitor and maintain a high standard of client service. - Support the development, funding, implementation, and reporting of programs. - Oversee...
Title: Juvenile Rights Practice Staff Attorney – Entry Level Fall 2026 Job Responsibilities: - Represent clients in Family Court litigation, including fact-finding, dispositional, and post-dispositional hearings. - Conduct direct client representation and manage institutional assignments, including intake and case coverage. - Prepare cases out-of-court...
**Job Title: Law Reform Legal Intern –... Spring 2026** **Job Responsibilities:** The Law Reform Legal Intern will... participate in the organization's pioneering work on impact litigation and policy initiatives aimed at addressing systemic issues faced by the organization's clients. The intern will...
Title: Criminal Defense Practice Legal Intern, 2L – Summer 2026 Job Responsibilities: **Members Only**, recognized as the nation's oldest and largest social justice legal services organization, offers Summer 2026 Legal Internships within its Criminal Defense Practice (CDP) across the city. The CDP serves...
Title Civil Practice Legal Intern, 2L – Summer 2026 Job Responsibilities The Civil Practice Legal Intern will work under the supervision of attorneys in the Civil Practice department of the organization. The role involves assisting attorneys who are dedicated to...
Title: Juvenile Rights Practice Staff Attorney – Entry Level Fall 2026 Job Responsibilities: - Represent clients in Family Court litigation, including fact-finding, dispositional, and post-dispositional hearings. - Conduct direct client representation and handle institutional assignments such as intake and case coverage. - Prepare cases...
Title: Criminal Defense Practice Legal Intern – Spring 2026 Job Responsibilities: The selected legal intern will work directly with supervising attorneys at the Criminal Defense Practice (CDP) of the organization, which is the primary public defender in New York City. The intern's...
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...
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...
Job Title: Temporary Family Law Attorney Job Responsibilities: - Provide holistic,... client-centered legal advocacy for domestic violence survivors seeking court protection. - Staff one of two organization court offices located in either Bridgeport or Stamford Superior Court. - Assist victims and survivors of domestic...
Title: Juvenile Rights Practice Staff Attorney – Entry Level Fall 2026 Job Responsibilities: - Represent clients in Family Court litigation, including fact-finding, dispositional, and post-dispositional hearings. - Conduct direct client representation and manage institutional assignments, including intake and case coverage. - Engage in out-of-court...
Title: Staff Attorney, Decarceration Project Job Responsibilities: - Work closely with trial attorneys, social workers, and paraprofessionals in the assigned borough to advocate for the release of clients detained pretrial in New York City jails. - Challenge adverse pretrial detention decisions using writs...
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...
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,...
Title: Juvenile Rights Practice Staff Attorney – Entry Level Fall 2026 Job Responsibilities: - Represent clients in Family Court litigation, including fact-finding, dispositional, and post-dispositional hearings. - Conduct direct client representation and institutional assignments, including intake and case coverage. - Engage in out-of-court case...
Title: Civil Practice Legal Intern – Spring 2026 Job Responsibilities: Legal interns at the organization’s Civil Practice will assist attorneys working across various NYC Borough offices and specialized units. The primary goal is to support attorneys in enhancing the lives of low-income...
organization. The role involves a variety of responsibilities aimed at assisting attorneys in improving the lives of low-income New Yorkers. The core duties include: - Drafting motions, pleadings, memoranda of law, and affidavits. - Conducting legal... research. - Attending court and administrative hear...
Title:** Criminal Defense Practice Legal Intern, 2L – Summer 2026 **Job Responsibilities:** The Criminal Defense Practice Legal Intern will work directly with supervising attorneys and be involved in a variety of tasks aimed at providing holistic, client-centered representation. The responsibilities include: -...
Title: Paralegal, Domestic Violence Program Job Responsibilities: The Paralegal in the Domestic Violence Program will work closely with staff attorneys to ensure the successful and smooth operation of legal and administrative functions. Responsibilities include: - Researching cases and legal issues under...
Attorney - Domestic Violence Law Project Job Responsibilities: - Independently litigate... family and matrimonial cases throughout New York City from intake to trial. - Conduct in-depth interviews with domestic violence victims, compile history, and investigate to corroborate allegations. - Draft all legal documents and...
Title: Staff Attorney, Decarceration Project Job Responsibilities: Case Consulting & Strategic Litigation: - Collaborate with trial attorneys, social workers, and paraprofessionals in the assigned borough to advocate for the release of clients detained pretrial in New York City jails. - Challenge adverse pretrial detention...