Job 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. -...
Title: Staff Attorney, Decarceration Project Job Responsibilities: 1. **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...
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. - Achieve objectives such as keeping children...
Title: Staff Attorney, 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 clients' objectives such...
policy initiatives aimed at addressing systemic issues affecting the 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...
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...
Job 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...
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 negative pretrial detention...
Title: Legal Intern - Summer 2026 Job Responsibilities: - Work under attorney supervision on a variety of legal tasks. - Assist in casework related to immigration law, including legal research, evidence submission preparation, and writing. - Prepare legal documents such as affidavits, pleadings, motions,...
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,...
Job 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...
Title: Staff Attorney, Decarceration Project Job Responsibilities: 1. 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...
targeting systemic issues affecting clients. Interns will have the 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...
Title: Staff Attorney, Litigation Team Job Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney position within the litigation team focuses on investigating, developing, and litigating cases on behalf of transgender and gender-nonconforming individuals. Specific responsibilities include: - Investigating and developing potential new cases by corresponding and meeting...
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 position...
Job Title: Civil Practice Law Graduate, Housing... Justice – Tenant Defense – Fall 2026 Job Responsibilities: - Engage in client representation and advocacy with city, state, and federal agencies and in court proceedings, administrative hearings, and affirmative litigation. - Conduct regular courthouse-based and...
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: 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...
Job 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...
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, 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...
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: 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 high-quality legal defense for clients. - Meet objectives such as keeping children...
Title: Spring 2026 Law Graduates, Family Defense Job Responsibilities: - Work as part of the organization's interdisciplinary legal teams (comprised of attorneys, social work staff, paralegals, and parent advocates) to provide clients with high-quality legal defense. - Meet objectives...
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: 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...
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...
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...
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... Justice – Tenant Defense – Fall 2026 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,...
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,...
Job 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...
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...
faced by the organization's clients. Interns will be assigned 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...
Title: Senior Counsel or Senior Staff Attorney, Litigation Job Responsibilities: - Conduct cutting-edge impact and individual litigation, which includes conducting legal research, investigating facts, working with clients, drafting pleadings, briefs, and legal memoranda, engaging in discovery and motion practice, and conducting evidentiary...
Title: Counsel/Senior Counsel, Voting Rights Program and Bernard and... Anne Spitzer Fellow Job Responsibilities: - Conduct legal and factual research and public writing to support policy advocacy, legislative reform, and communications initiatives. - Advance state-level policy reforms, often collaborating with coalition partners. - Participate...
Title: Staff Attorney, Senior Staff Attorney, or Senior Counsel, Criminal Law Reform Project Job Responsibilities: - Lead and contribute to impact litigation in state and federal courts across the ., including investigating potential lawsuits, researching and drafting pleadings and briefs, engaging in...
Senior Staff Attorney, Voting Rights Project Job Responsibilities: - Develop and... litigate voting rights cases in state and... federal courts. - Engage in litigation of constitutional and statutory cases on a wide range of voting rights issues, including researching and... drafting pleadings, briefs,...
Title: Staff Attorney, Prisoners’ Rights Project (PRP) Job Responsibilities: The Staff... Attorney for the Prisoners’ Rights Project (PRP) at the... defending and expanding the rights of incarcerated individuals in... include: - Engaging in complex civil litigation related to prison... and jail conditions, which...
Title: Chief Legal Advocacy Officer Job Responsibilities: The Chief Legal Advocacy Officer (CLAO) at the organization is responsible for leading and advancing the organization's litigation, policy, and public education strategies to support LGBTQ+ communities and individuals living with HIV. This pivotal executive...
Title: . Litigation Deputy Director Job Responsibilities: - Support the . Litigation Senior Director in overseeing the programmatic work of the . Litigation department to ensure strategies are effective, responsive to client needs, and aligned with the organization's strategic plan. - Maintain a...
Title: Staff Attorney, Senior Staff Attorney, or Senior Counsel, Speech, Privacy & Technology Project** **Job Responsibilities:** The Staff Attorney, Senior Staff Attorney, or Senior Counsel will be a crucial part of the Speech, Privacy & Technology Project. This role involves working on...
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...
Title: Supervising Attorney, Housing Justice Tenant Defense Job Responsibilities: The Supervising Attorney will take on a leadership role within the Housing Justice Unit – Tenant Defense of the department. The responsibilities include: - Supervising, mentoring, and training staff attorneys, paralegals, and volunteers/interns. - Monitoring...
Title: Senior Litigation Assistant, Clean Energy Program Job Responsibilities: The Senior Litigation Assistant in the Clean Energy Program will provide comprehensive administrative and litigation support services to a team of attorneys engaged in promoting the transition from fossil fuels to clean energy....
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: 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...
Job Title: Human Rights Accountability Legal Fellow Job Responsibilities: -... use of targeted human rights and anti-corruption sanctions under... similar authorities. - Collaborate with civil society groups to identify... issues of concern and prepare recommendations for Magnitsky-style sanctions targets. - Work with the Accountability...
Title: Fellow Job Responsibilities: - Conduct litigation in federal and state courts and in administrative forums. The fellow will be responsible for NYCLU litigation and advocacy, including preparing pleadings, motions, and briefs; conducting discovery; presenting oral arguments; and handling appeals. - Engage in...
Title: Law Student Intern - Summer 2026 Job Responsibilities: - Assist attorneys with litigation and policy tasks, including legislative research and tracking. - Conduct investigation, research, and drafting for ongoing cases, prospective cases, and amicus curiae briefs in areas of sexual orientation, gender...