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: 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 - 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: 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,...
will gain an understanding of the operations within the Legal Department of a large not-for-profit organization that provides diverse services to vulnerable children and families in New... York. Key responsibilities include: - Conducting legal research and writing to support the L...
Title: Paralegal HIV Law Project Job Responsibilities: - Provide litigation and administrative support and assistance. - Conduct intake interviews and interact with clients. - Obtain medical records and perform e-filing. - Assess legal needs and advocate on behalf of clients. - Handle matters related to housing,...
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...
Title: Law Student Internship, Trial (Summer 2026) Job Responsibilities: - Learn and engage in areas of law practiced by the organization, including custody, visitation, domestic violence, abuse, and neglect law. - Gain hands-on experience in legal advocacy for child clients. - Observe and participate...
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. -...