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...
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...
Job Title: Civil Practice Law Graduate, Housing... administrative hearings, and affirmative litigation. - Conduct regular courthouse-based and... off-site intake, possibly including during evening hours. - Provide training, community outreach, and education to individuals, local community-based organizations, and housing a...
which is part of the organization's Housing Justice Unit within the Civil Practice. The role involves... supervising various staff members, including Paralegals, the Program Manager, and Supervising Attorneys. The Director collaborates with different teams such as the Housing Leadership Group,...
groundbreaking work on impact litigation and policy initiatives aimed... to one of the law reform units, which include the Criminal Defense Law Reform Team and the Law Reform Unit of the Civil Practice (including the Homeless... Rights Unit). The responsi...
of clients detained pretrial in New York City jails. - Challenge adverse pretrial detention decisions using writs of habeas corpus, appeals, and other strategic litigation and advocacy. - Anticipate and... respond to novel legal issues relevant to pretrial detention. - Identify and d...
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 case preparation, which involves interviewing, investigation, document review, and witness preparation. - Draft legal...
Title: Criminal Defense Practice Staff Attorney – Entry Level Fall 2026 Job Responsibilities: - Provide holistic and client-centered representation for individuals facing misdemeanor, felony, and homicide charges. - Engage in full representation of clients on misdemeanor criminal matters, which includes client counseling, preparing...
Job Title Civil Practice Law Graduate, Housing... court proceedings, administrative hearings, and affirmative litigation. - Conduct regular courthouse-based... and off-site intake, potentially including during evening hours. - Provide training, community outreach, and education to individuals, local community-based organizations, and hous...
Title: Director of Innovative Housing Initiatives Job Responsibilities: The Director of Innovative Housing Initiatives is a key leadership position within the organization’s Housing Justice Unit, specifically for the Housing Justice Helpline. The primary responsibilities include: - Supervising all facets of the helpline work,...
efforts related to impact litigation and policy initiatives targeting... opportunity to engage with various units within the organization, specifically focusing on the Criminal Defense Law Reform team and the Law Reform Unit of the Civil Practice, including the Homeless... Right...
Case Consulting & Strategic Litigation: - Collaborate with trial... in New York City jails. - Challenge adverse pretrial detention decisions through writs of habeas corpus, appeals, and other strategic litigation and advocacy. - Anticipate... and address novel legal issues rel...
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 out-of-court through interviewing, investigation, document review, and witness preparation. - Draft legal documents, including...
Title: Criminal Defense Practice Staff Attorney – Entry Level Fall 2026 Job Responsibilities: - Provide holistic, client-centered representation for individuals facing misdemeanor, felony, and homicide charges. - Engage in zealous advocacy and handle all aspects of criminal defense from arraignment through trial, sentencing,...
Title: Associate Counsel Level C Job Responsibilities: The Associate Counsel Level C position involves providing legal counsel, recommendations, and approaches on a diverse range of legal matters. This role is crucial in ensuring the organization operates within legal boundaries while achieving its...
Job Title Civil Practice Law Graduate, Housing... well as in court proceedings, administrative hearings, and affirmative litigation. - Conduct regular courthouse-based... and off-site intake, potentially including evening hours. - Provide training, community outreach, and education to individuals, local community-based organizatio...
Title Criminal Defense Practice Staff Attorney – Entry Level Fall 2026 Job Responsibilities The staff attorneys in the Criminal Defense Practice are primarily responsible for providing holistic and client-centered representation to individuals facing various criminal charges, including misdemeanors, felonies, and homicides....
Responsibilities: Case Consulting & Strategic Litigation: - Collaborate with trial attorneys,... in New York City jails. - Challenge negative pretrial detention decisions using writs of habeas corpus, appeals, and other strategic litigation and advocacy methods. - Address... and respond to new legal issues pert...
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 through interviewing, investigation, document review, and witness preparation. - Draft necessary legal documents such...
Title: Director of Innovative Housing Initiatives Job Responsibilities: 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 the use of AI-driven tools...
Job Title: Civil Practice Law Graduate, Housing... administrative hearings, and affirmative litigation. - Conduct regular courthouse-based and... off-site intake, which may include evening hours. - Provide training, community outreach, and education to individuals, local community-based organizations, and housing...
Job Title: Staff Attorney, Litigation Team Job Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney... position within the litigation team focuses on investigating,... and developing potential new cases by corresponding and meeting with potential clients, conducting research, reviewing records, and drafting demand letters. - Developing litigation stra...
Job Title: Staff Attorney, Litigation Team Job Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney... on the Litigation Team will play a... pivotal role in the **Members Only**'s efforts to advocate for transgender and gender nonconforming individuals through legal channels. The primary responsibilities of this...
Title: Supervising Housing Attorney Job Responsibilities: - Oversee the provision of housing-related legal services to low-income tenants and tenant associations in neighborhoods experiencing significant displacement pressures. - Provide exceptional supervision and support to a team of 5-7 housing attorneys and advocates. - Collaborate with...
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 preparation, which involves interviewing, investigation, document review, and witness preparation. - Draft legal documents...
Title: Intern Job Responsibilities: Interns at Build Up Justice NYC will be assigned to a specific program or department, where they may have the opportunity to engage in various legal and advocacy tasks. Depending on their assignment, interns may be involved in: -...
Title: Staff Attorney, General Counsel Office Job Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney will manage a diverse range of legal matters that support the operations and general practice areas of Build Up Justice NYC (BUJ). Key responsibilities include: - Drafting and reviewing contracts, funder and...
Responsibilities: Case Consulting & Strategic Litigation: - Collaborate with trial attorneys,... pretrial in New York City jails. - Challenge adverse pretrial detention decisions using writs of habeas corpus, appeals, and other strategic litigation and advocacy. - Anticipate and... address novel legal issues relevant to...
Title: Criminal Defense Practice Staff Attorney – Entry Level Fall 2026 Job Responsibilities: - Provide holistic representation for clients facing misdemeanor, felony, and homicide charges in New York City. - Conduct client counseling, prepare motions, engage in plea negotiations, and direct investigations. - Review...
Legal Intern Spring 2026 EOE Statement We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, veteran status, or any other characteristic...
Title: Staff Attorney, Immigration Practice Job Responsibilities: The Immigration Staff Attorney at the organization has a primary responsibility to represent clients in removal proceedings in Immigration Court, and in other administrative and judicial bodies. The attorney will assist clients in applying for...
Job Title: Civil Practice Law Graduate, Housing... administrative hearings, and affirmative litigation. - Conduct regular courthouse-based and... off-site intake, possibly including during evening hours. - Provide training, community outreach, and education to individuals, local community-based organizations, and housing...
Title: Director of Innovative Housing Initiatives** **Job Responsibilities:** 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 the use of AI-driven tools...
Title:** Criminal Defense Practice Staff Attorney – Entry Level Fall 2026 **Job Responsibilities:** Entry-level Staff Attorneys in the Criminal Defense Practice are responsible for providing holistic and client-centered representation for individuals facing misdemeanor, felony, and homicide charges. Key responsibilities include: - Handling all aspects...
groundbreaking work on impact litigation and policy initiatives aimed... organization’s clients. Interns will be assigned to one of the law reform units, such as the Criminal Defense Law Reform Team or the Law Reform Unit of the Civil Practice, inclu...
**Case Consulting & Strategic Litigation:** - Collaborate with trial... in New York City jails. - Challenge adverse pretrial detention decisions using writs of habeas corpus, appeals, and other strategic litigation and advocacy. - Anticipate... and address novel legal issues r...
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 in out-of-court case preparation activities like interviewing, investigation, document review, and witness preparation. -...
Title: Staff Attorney, Immigration Practice Job Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney in the Immigration Practice is primarily responsible for representing clients in removal proceedings in Immigration Court and other administrative and judicial bodies. The attorney assists clients in applying for affirmative relief and...
research and public writing to support policy advocacy, legislative reform, and communications initiatives. - Advance state-level policy reforms, often collaborating with coalition partners. - Participate in impact litigation, including research, brief writing,... and strategy development. - Write and communicate for a general, non-legal...
or Senior Staff Attorney, Litigation Job Responsibilities: - Conduct cutting-edge impact... and individual litigation, which includes conducting legal... practice, and conducting evidentiary hearings and oral arguments in court. - Identify and develop new matters for litigation by conducting factual, legal,... and strategic...
and contribute to impact litigation in state and federal... courts across the ., including investigating potential lawsuits, researching and drafting pleadings and briefs, engaging in discovery and motion practice, and conducting evidentiary hearings, oral arguments, trials, and appeals. - Maintain a...
aimed at defending and expanding the rights of incarcerated individuals in New York City jails and New York state prisons. The essential duties and responsibilities include: - Engaging in complex civil litigation related to prison... and jail conditions, which involves d...
and other aspects of litigation for assigned cases and... Manage drafting, editing, and submission of amicus curiae briefs on behalf of the organization. - Collaborate with Communications and other departments to address questions on civil legal issues and procedures,... and contri...
and advancing the organization's litigation, policy, and public education... strategies to support LGBTQ+ communities and individuals living with HIV. This pivotal executive leadership role involves: - Shaping and advancing litigation, policy, and public education... strategies to support LGBTQ+ communities and individuals...
Job Responsibilities The organization’s Civil Practice Law Reform Unit... - Engage in affirmative litigation in State and Federal... as part of a team or individually. - Collaborate with pro bono lawyers on long-term affirmative litigation matters, including years-long monitoring... and enforcemen...
Casehandler at the organization's Civil Practice involves working within... the Housing Justice-Tenant Defense Unit at the Harlem Community Law Office. The primary responsibility is to assist individuals and families in Manhattan to avoid imminent eviction. This is achieved through a...
Job Title: . Litigation Deputy Director Job Responsibilities: - Support... the . Litigation Senior Director in overseeing... work of the . Litigation department to ensure strategies... Maintain a caseload of litigation matters, taking a leadership... role in case development, strategy, and briefing. -...
part of the Speech, Privacy & Technology Project. This role involves working on a diverse range of First and Fourth Amendment cases. Key responsibilities include: - Participating in litigation at all levels of... federal and state courts, which involves conducting le...
Title: Staff Attorney/Senior Staff Attorney/Senior Counsel, LGBTQ & HIV Project Job Responsibilities: The role of Staff Attorney, Senior Staff Attorney, or Senior Counsel in the LGBTQ & HIV Project at the organization involves a comprehensive set of responsibilities aimed at advancing the...
Job Title Civil Practice Law Graduate, Housing... administrative hearings, and affirmative litigation. - Conduct regular courthouse-based... and off-site intake sessions, which may occasionally occur during evening hours. - Deliver training and community outreach, as well as education to individuals, local...