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: 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: 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...
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...
Title: Deborah T. Poritz Summer Public Interest Legal Fellowship Job Responsibilities: - Engage in a variety of public interest legal issues during a 10-week summer program. - Conduct client interviews to understand their needs and provide effective advocacy. - Perform legal and factual research...
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...
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: 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
law. - Participate in observation of and involvement in court proceedings. - Conduct witness interviews, including children and parents. - Attend and... participate in conferences related to ongoing cases. - Digest and analyze case records such as school, medical, forensic reports, and transcripts. -...
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: Juvenile Rights Practice Legal Intern 2L - Summer 2026 Job Responsibilities: The Juvenile Rights Practice (JRP) of the organization is offering non-paid internship positions for the Summer 2026 term in various trial offices and specialized units. The legal interns will work...
will: - Represent unaccompanied children and similarly situated youth... in removal proceedings before the Executive Office for Immigration Review, affirmative immigration relief applications before USICS, and before New Jersey family courts in immigration matters including Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, asylum,...
Title: Deborah T. Poritz Summer Public Interest Legal Fellowship Job Responsibilities: - Participate in a 10-week summer program designed to provide a rewarding experience in public interest law. - Engage in client interviewing, legal and factual research, and drafting legal documents. - Appear before...
Title: Legal Internship – Summer 2026 Job Responsibilities: The intern will work under the supervision of the Legal Director and Managing Attorney, and in collaboration with the Senior Staff Attorney or Staff Attorney. Key responsibilities include: - Working directly with NJCIC’s youth clients...
Title: Legal Internship – Spring 2026 Job Responsibilities: The intern will work under the supervision of the Legal Director and in collaboration with the Senior Staff Attorney or Staff Attorney. Primary responsibilities include: - Working directly with the organization’s youth clients and their...
Job Title: Children's Attorney Job Responsibilities: - Conduct intakes... direct representation for unaccompanied children released to sponsors in... Court and USCIS. - Initiate and represent children in state court proceedings... for those eligible for Special Immigrant Juvenile classification, including custody and guardianship matte...
Title: Staff Attorney Job Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney in the Domestic Violence Law Unit is responsible for providing comprehensive safety planning, representation, advice, and advocacy services to survivors of intimate partner violence and sexual assault. The attorney will handle family and matrimonial...
Title: Staff Attorney Job Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney will be part of the Domestic Violence Law Unit, which serves survivors of intimate partner violence and sexual assault. The primary responsibilities include: - Providing comprehensive safety planning, representation, and consultation...
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: Staff Attorney, Community Law Project (CLP) Job Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney for the Community Law Project (CLP) at the organization is tasked with providing comprehensive and culturally competent legal services to survivors of domestic and gender-based violence. Key responsibilities include: - Direct...
Team, responsible for advancing children's rights within the specified... borough. Collaborating with citywide Borough Directors and other leaders, the Director ensures the organization's mission is actualized through effective supervision of staff attorneys and trial supervisors. Key responsibilities include: - Managing a...
Title: Staff Attorney Job Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney at the organization is responsible for effectuating the mission of the organization under the leadership of the Borough Director. The primary responsibilities include ensuring high standards of representation and client services while maintaining personal...
Title: Staff Attorney (Matrimonial Project) Job Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney will work within the Matrimonial Project of the Domestic Violence Law Unit (DVLU) at the organization. The primary responsibilities include: - Providing comprehensive safety planning, representation, advice, and advocacy for survivors of domestic/intimate...
for representing families with children with disabilities in administrative... proceedings to obtain necessary educational services. This role involves several key duties: - Conducting intake of new cases and reviewing school records and psychological evaluations. - Engaging with and advocating before school staff...
of Family and Matrimonial Practice Job Title: Director of Family and Matrimonial Practice Job Responsibilities: - Lead a team of attorneys, paralegals, and legal assistants in the family and matrimonial law practice area. - Oversee all aspects of family and matrimonial law practice, including case...
Title: Staff Attorney, Court-Involved Youth - School Justice Project Job Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney for the School Justice Project at the organization will be responsible for a range of duties aimed at ensuring court-involved youth have access to appropriate educational services....
Title: Senior Counsel Job Responsibilities: Senior Counsels at the organization lead and engage in cutting-edge impact litigation, public policy advocacy, and education to further the organization's mission. The Senior Counsel will work both independently and collaboratively to assist the organization's Regional Office...
Title: Senior Counsel Job Responsibilities: Senior Counsels at the organization lead and engage in cutting-edge impact litigation, public policy advocacy, and education to further the organization's mission. The Senior Counsel will work independently and collaboratively to help serve the organization's Regional Office...
Title: Senior Counsel Job Responsibilities: Senior Counsels at the organization lead and engage in cutting-edge impact litigation, public policy advocacy, and education to further the organization's mission. The Senior Counsel will work independently and collaboratively to help serve the organization's Regional Office...
Title: Staff Attorney, Statewide Central Register Job Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney will operate under the supervision of the Attorney-in-Charge of the SCR appeals practice as part of the Organization's SCR Appeals Unit. The core responsibilities include: - Providing SCR-related information and education to...
Title: Staff Attorney, Harlem Community Tenant Defense Job Responsibilities: - Client representation and advocacy with city, state, and federal agencies and in court proceedings, administrative hearings, and affirmative litigation. - Conduct regular courthouse-based and off-site intake, including during evening hours. - Represent and promote...
Job Title: Children's Legal Intern (unpaid) Job Responsibilities: -... Support in building and fostering relationships with young clients by participating in client meetings. - Provide administrative support to the Children’s Legal Services team, including checking for upcoming court hearings, communicating regularly with clients,...
Title: Paralegal (Matrimonial Project) Job Responsibilities: The Paralegal for the Matrimonial Project within the Domestic Violence Law Unit (DVLU) at the organization is tasked with a variety of responsibilities aimed at supporting survivors of intimate partner violence and sexual assault. The...
Title: Staff Attorney, Immigration Practice Job Responsibilities: The primary responsibility of the Immigration Staff Attorney at the organization is to represent clients in removal proceedings in Immigration Court, as well as in other administrative and judicial bodies. The attorney will assist clients...