represent indigent clients in criminal courts throughout Orange County,... NY. We are a nonprofit legal services provider committed to justice, equity, and advocacy for underserved communities. We are hiring newly admitted attorneys (as well as those awaiting bar results) and mid-level...
Title: Staff Attorney – Appeals and Post-Conviction Unit Job Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney for the Appeals and Post-Conviction Unit is tasked with a range of duties centered on handling criminal appeals for indigent appellants.... Responsibilities include: - Reading and analyzing case transcripts to...
Title: Managing Attorney – Appeals and Post-Conviction Unit Job Responsibilities: - Support the Chief Attorney in managing daily operations to ensure unit efficiency, ethical case handling, and high-quality client representation. This includes supervising staff attorneys. - Provide leadership through active engagement in legal...
Job Title: Law Graduate (2025 Grad), Youth... Defense Practice Job Responsibilities: - Represent clients... to family court from the Supreme Court Youth Parts. - Collaborate with legal teams, including attorneys, social work staff, investigators, and paralegals, to provide comprehensive defense services. - Participate i...
Job Title: Law Graduate Fall 2026, Youth... Defense Practice Job Responsibilities: The Law Graduate will work under... supervision of CFR’s Youth Defense Supervisors. The primary responsibilities... include representing clients charged with juvenile delinquency in Family Court and handling cases involving adolescent and...
Job Title: Law Graduate Fall 2026, Youth... Defense Practice, Bronx Job Responsibilities: Under the... guidance of the Youth Defense Supervisors at the organization,... the Law Graduate will be primarily... responsible for representing clients charged with juvenile delinquency matters in Family Court. This...
Craft litigation strategies and lead litigation teams, including collaboration with pro-bono partners, local counsel, fellows, and law students. - Direct factual post-conviction... investigations. - Write motions and briefs for client representation, as well as amicus curie briefs. - Litigate issues related to obtainin...
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...
in Immigration Court, and in other administrative and judicial bodies. The attorney will assist clients in applying for affirmative relief and other immigration benefits with USCIS and provide Padilla consults to the organization’s criminal, family defense, and youth... defense practice....
Immigration Court and other administrative and judicial bodies. The attorney assists clients in applying for affirmative relief and other immigration benefits with USCIS and provides Padilla consults to the organization's criminal, family defense, and youth... defense practices. The role ......
Court, as well as in other administrative and judicial bodies. The attorney will assist clients in applying for affirmative relief and other immigration benefits with USCIS. They are also expected to provide Padilla consults to the organization’s criminal, family de...
duties: - Represent clients in removal proceedings in Immigration Court and other administrative and judicial bodies. - Assist clients in applying for affirmative relief and other immigration benefits with USCIS. - Provide Padilla consults to the organization's criminal, family defense, and youth... def...
Title: Staff Attorney – Criminal Defense Unit Job Responsibilities:... Staff Attorney in the Criminal Defense Unit is tasked... with a variety of trial-level activities primarily focused on representing indigent individuals in various courts, such as Buffalo City Court, Erie County...
– Major Crimes Unit, Criminal Defense Unit Job Responsibilities: - Represent... holistic, client-centered approach in defending clients throughout their criminal matters. - Appear at arraignment... and subsequent court dates with clients. - Review accusatory instruments and argue for dismissal. - Make bail arguments at arraignm...
Attorney – Trial Advocacy, Criminal Defense Unit Job Responsibilities: The Managing... Attorney in the Criminal Defense Unit (CDU) is... for providing direct legal defense to indigent persons predominantly... in Buffalo City Court, Erie County, and Supreme Court, as well as any other...
Attorney – Justice Courts, Criminal Defense Unit** **Job Responsibilities:** The Managing... Attorney in the Criminal Defense Unit (CDU) at... responsibilities that encompass direct defense, administrative, and supervisory functions.... Key responsibilities include: - Providing high-quality, zealous direct representation in approximately ten percent of an...
Title: Staff Attorney – Appeals and Post Conviction Unit Job Responsibilities: - Investigate post-conviction motions (CPL §§ , , etc.) for clients, including interviewing witnesses and clients, obtaining sworn statements, and gathering documentation to support motions. - Research and draft motions, file them...
Title: Staff Attorney, Disciplinary Representation Unit Job Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney role within the Disciplinary Representation Unit (DRU) at the organization involves several key responsibilities focused on providing legal representation to incarcerated individuals during prison disciplinary hearings. The DRU is...
of workplace justice, immigration law, and housing and public... both affirmative applications for relief and removal defense. - Assist in legal clinics... and provide "Know Your Rights" presentations to community members. - Offer legal support to the organizing team and rapid respons...
for relief and removal defense. - Engage with youth and... violence, and clients at risk of enforcement, such as those with criminal records and prior orders... of deportation. - Assist in legal clinics and provide "Know Your Rights" presentations to community...
of workplace justice, immigration law, and housing and public... for relief and removal defense. - Engage with youth and... adults, survivors of violence, and clients at risk of enforcement, including those with criminal records and prior deportation... orders. - Assist in leg...
for relief and removal defense. - Assist with cases involving... violence, and clients at risk of enforcement, such as those with criminal records and prior deportation... orders. - Opportunity to participate in legal clinics and provide “Know Your Rights” presentations to community...
of workplace justice, immigration law, and housing and public... affirmative applications for relief and removal defense. - Collaborate with youth and... adults, survivors of violence, and clients at risk of enforcement, including those with criminal records and prior orders... of deportation....
as workplace justice, immigration law, housing, and public benefits. -... applications for relief and removal defense. - Assist with clients, including... youth, adults, survivors of violence, and those at risk of enforcement, such as individuals with criminal records and prior deportation... orders...
casework related to immigration law, including legal research, evidence... for relief and removal defense. - Engage with youth and... risk of enforcement, including those with criminal records and prior orders... of deportation. - Assist in legal clinics and deliver "Know Your Right...
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 litigation cases, including orders of protection,...
Job Title Criminal Defense Practice Staff Attorney... staff attorneys in the Criminal Defense Practice are primarily... to individuals facing various criminal charges, including misdemeanors, felonies,... and responsibilities include: - Providing full holistic representation for clients in misdemeanor criminal matters, which inv...
**Job Title:** Criminal Defense Practice Staff Attorney –... Staff Attorneys in the Criminal Defense Practice are responsible... for... charges. Key responsibilities include: - Handling all aspects of criminal defense from arraignment through... trial,... sentencing, and beyond. - Engaging in frequent court appearances a...
Job Title: Criminal Defense Practice Staff Attorney... – Entry Level Fall 2026 Job Responsibilities: - Provide holistic representation for clients facing misdemeanor, felony, and homicide charges. - Engage in client counseling and prepare motions, plea negotiations, and direct investigations. - Review discovery materials...
Job 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. -...
Job Title: Criminal Defense Practice Staff Attorney... for clients facing misdemeanor criminal charges. This includes client... counseling, preparing motions, plea negotiations, directing and participating in investigations, reviewing discovery materials, interviewing witnesses, advising clients on collateral consequences, and referring cases for...
Job Title: Criminal Defense Practice Staff Attorney... in zealous advocacy and handle all aspects of criminal defense from arraignment through... trial, sentencing, and beyond. - Responsible for full holistic representation of clients on misdemeanor criminal matters, including client counseling,... preparing motion...
Job Title: Criminal Defense Practice Staff Attorney... and homicide charges. - Engage in full representation of clients on misdemeanor criminal matters, which includes client... counseling, preparing motions, plea negotiations, directing and participating in investigations, reviewing discovery materials and compliance, interviewing witness...
Title: Temporary Staff Attorney, New York Family Unity Project (NYIFUP) Job Responsibilities: - Represent immigrants in removal proceedings that began in upstate New York but are transferred to the Immigration Courts in New York City, handling both detained and non-detained dockets. - Provide...
Legal Intern for its Criminal Law Reform Project. This... remote or hybrid position. The internship targets legal students currently enrolled in . law schools who are ... for the internship's duration. The Team The Criminal Law Reform Project is... de......
be part of the Criminal Law Reform Project at... in various activities aimed at advocating for the constitutional and civil rights of individuals affected by criminal legal systems. The primary... responsibilities include: - Conducting legal research and writing, including drafting memo...