Title: Assistant Defender - Fall 2026 Job Responsibilities: The Assistant Defender is responsible for providing high-quality, client-centered legal representation to individuals facing criminal charges in Philadelphia. As part of an interdisciplinary team, the Assistant Defender collaborates with social workers, investigators, mitigation specialists,...
the Homicide and Special Defense Unit. - Develop and implement... procedures and protocols to enhance departmental efficiency and promote professional development of the unit’s staff. - Create and foster an environment where attorneys and social work mitigators can develop, maintain, and enhance...
Job Title: Eviction Defense Attorney Job Responsibilities: The Eviction Defense... Attorney will play a... critical role in expanding tenant advocacy as part of the Right to Counsel initiative at the organization. The attorney is responsible for representing low-income tenants in eviction proceedings...
Title: Director, Housing Rights Job Responsibilities: 1. Supervision of Project Services: - Conduct monthly one-on-one meetings with project staff. - Monitor staff assignments and performance, providing reports to the Director of Legal Services and Executive Director. - Ensure compliance with case management...
Title: Staff Attorney, Homeownership Rights Job Responsibilities: Role-Based Duties and Responsibilities: Client-related - Handle all aspects of client representation, including: - Screening and interviewing walk-in and/or emergency clients. - Conducting client interviews by telephone or in person to give legal opinions or recommend further...
Title: Senior Attorney, Clean Energy Job Responsibilities: - Lead complex climate and energy cases before state public utility commissions, state and federal agencies, and courts, focusing on litigation, advocacy, and strategy to promote an equitable transition to clean energy. - Conduct the full...
Title: Senior Attorney, Right to Zero Hub Job Responsibilities: - Draft model legislation and policies to advance equitable zero-emission solutions. - Identify options to support the shift to zero-emissions across the industry, buildings, and transportation sectors. - Conduct and supervise advocacy before agencies, state,...
juvenile and criminal legal systems. - Participate in legislative and policy advocacy and affirmative civil litigation in state and federal courts across the country, including appellate and amicus litigation. - Conduct public education, media advocacy, training, and... technical assistance. - Coordinate state o...
Title: Trial Attorney - II (0014) Job Responsibilities: - Handle all aspects of litigation from inception to trial, primarily responsible for major cases filed in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, the Compulsory Arbitration Program, and appeals of arbitration cases. - Litigate cases...
Title: Permanent Behavioral Health Attorney Job Responsibilities: The Permanent Behavioral Health Attorney primarily works within the Behavioral Health Unit, specifically assigned to the MC Mental Health Court (MC MHC). The attorney's key responsibilities include: - Preparing for and managing MC MHC on designated...
Title: Immigration Attorney Job Responsibilities: - Represent clients in removal proceedings before EOIR Immigration Courts, Board of Immigration Appeals, and Federal Court. - Represent clients at interviews before USCIS, Customs and Border Protection (CBP), and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). - Conduct research and...
Title: Summer 2026 Legal Internship for Rising 3Ls Job Responsibilities: - Represent Defender clients at Preliminary Hearings, Motions to Suppress, and Municipal Court trials. - Draft, file, and argue motions and memoranda of law. - Interview clients via phone, in-person, and at county or...
Work from the organization's Philadelphia or Washington, . offices. - Contribute to advocacy and policy projects that influence the national conversation on free speech. - Be placed in one of the organization’s non-litigation advocacy departments to support the defense of free exp...