Title Criminal Defense Practice Legal Intern, 2L – Summer 2026 Job Responsibilities The Criminal Defense Practice Legal Intern position is within the Criminal Defense Practice (CDP) of the organization, which is the primary public defender in New York City. This practice provides holistic,...
Title: Law Reform Legal Intern, 2L- Summer 2026 Job Responsibilities: The Law Reform Legal Intern will engage in various aspects of the organization's law reform work, which may include: - Conducting legal research and factual research. - Interviewing clients and participating in discovery and...
initiatives aimed at addressing systemic issues affecting Legal Aid's clients. Interns will be assigned to one of the law reform units, such as the Special Litigation and Law Reform... Unit of the Juvenile Rights Practice, based on their preferences...
Title: Criminal Defense Practice Legal Intern – Spring 2026 Job Responsibilities: The Criminal Defense Practice Legal Intern will work directly with supervising attorneys within the Criminal Defense Practice (CDP) of the organization. The CDP serves as the primary public defender in New...
Title: Criminal Defense Practice Legal Intern – Spring 2026 Job Responsibilities: The Legal Aid Society offers Spring 2026 Legal Internships in its Criminal Defense Practice (CDP), which is the primary public defender in New York City, providing holistic, client-centered representation to over...
Title: Temporary Paralegal Casehandler, Law Reform Unit Job Responsibilities: The Temporary Paralegal Casehandler in the Law Reform Unit is responsible for a range of duties centered on systemic reforms, particularly in the areas of supportive housing and Source of Income discrimination. The...
interaction to understand their needs and advocate effectively on... their behalf. - Conduct legal and factual research to support case development and legal arguments. - Draft legal documents, including briefs and pleadings, to assist in ongoing legal matters. - Participate in administrative agency...
contemplated dispositions and mitigate the impact of their involvement with the legal system. - Represent non-citizens in applications for immigration benefits, including citizenship, adjustment of status, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, and... remedies for victims of crimes. - Represent both non-detained...
Title: Staff Attorney - Detained Minors Project Job Responsibilities: - Oversee a team of paralegals in providing legal orientations, such as Know Your Rights trainings, and completing intakes for unaccompanied children (UCs) in Office of Refugee Resettlement custody. Provide these orientations and...
in immigration matters, including Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS),... asylum, U Visas, T Visas, and proceedings before family and immigration courts. - Supervise junior attorneys, fellows, paralegals, social workers, and administrative assistants by overseeing client interactions, court work, and reviewing written...
contemplated dispositions and work to mitigate the impact of their involvement with the legal system. - Represent non-citizens in applications for immigration benefits, including citizenship, adjustment of status, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, and... remedies for victims of crimes. - Represent both detaine...
in immigration cases, including Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS),... situations. - Facilitate referrals to education, healthcare, and other necessary... services, both internally and externally. - Act as a liaison with foster care agencies to provide immigration legal services to youth in foster...
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: 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...
Title: Law Reform Legal Intern, 2L- Summer 2026 Job Responsibilities: The Law Reform Legal Intern will be engaged in a variety of tasks within the organization’s law reform units, focusing on impact litigation and policy initiatives to address systemic issues faced by...
systemic issues faced by the organization's clients. The intern will be assigned to a specific unit within the Criminal Defense Law Reform Team, which includes the Special Litigation Unit and the... Cop Accountability Project. Responsibilities include: - Conducting legal and factua...
Attorney in the Special Education Unit (SEU) of the... that school-aged children with special needs receive the free... appropriate public education (FAPE) as guaranteed by... advice to parents on special education matters. - Drafting and... filing... legal documents such as due...
Title: Staff Attorney Job Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney at the organization is primarily responsible for representing families with children with disabilities in administrative proceedings to obtain necessary educational services. This role involves several key duties: - Conducting intake of new cases and reviewing...
Title: Senior Principal Intelligence Specialist Job Responsibilities: The Senior Principal Intelligence Specialist is an advanced expert level position within the Strategic Intelligence & Analytics (StratIntel) organization, part of the Member Supervision department. The role involves the collection, analysis, processing, and dissemination of...
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...
Job Title: Attorney-in-Charge of Special Projects and Legal Operations Job... Responsibilities: 1. **Externship, Fellowship, and Pro Bono Relationships:** - Manage recruitment, training, and supervision of law student externs in all boroughs where the organization practices. - Coordinate fellow recruitment in collaboration with...
District Attorney Job Title: Assistant District Attorney Job Responsibilities: - Prosecute felony criminal cases from inception through final disposition. - Collaborate with the NYPD and community partners to investigate and address persistent felony drug activity and associated violence. - Conduct hearings and trials in New...
District Attorney Job Title: Assistant District Attorney Job Responsibilities: - Conduct investigations into high-level narcotics trafficking organizations, including sophisticated eavesdropping investigations, by collaborating with NYC, national, and international law enforcement partners. - Work with the New York Police Department (NYPD), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Drug...
services for a wide range of immigration issues including family-based immigration, adjustment of status, naturalization, U/T Visas, VAWA, TPS, asylum, SIJS, medical deferred actions for critically ill clients, removal cases on a limited basis, and other special projects as...
Title: Director, Civil Practice Job Responsibilities: The Director of Civil Practice at the **Members Only** is responsible for leading the general civil legal services team in New York, focusing primarily on ensuring access to healthcare, housing, and benefits for low-income...
Title: Staff Attorney, Immigration Law Unit (ILU) Job Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney will be part of the citywide Immigration Law Unit’s Youth Project team and will be responsible for providing comprehensive legal services to undocumented youth and unaccompanied immigrant children. Key responsibilities...
Title: Interim Managing Attorney Job Responsibilities: The Interim Managing Attorney will be responsible for overseeing a network of legal services across various regions of New York State, focusing on newly arrived immigrant populations. Key responsibilities include: - Coordinating and supervising legal clinics and...
the Organization's SCR Appeals Unit. The core responsibilities include: - Providing SCR-related information and education to clients. - Drafting letters... to the SCR on behalf of clients to request records or initiate a challenge to their indicated reports, submitting requests to OCFS...
Title: Staff Attorney, Court-Involved Youth - School Justice Project Job Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney for the School Justice Project at the organization will be responsible for a range of duties aimed at ensuring court-involved youth have access to appropriate educational services....
Title: Staff Attorney, Immigrant Opportunities Initiative (IOI) – Immigration Law Unit Job Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney for the Immigrant Opportunities Initiative (IOI) within the Immigration Law Unit of the organization is tasked with delivering comprehensive legal services to low-income immigrants in New...
Title: Assistant General Counsel, Regulatory Job Responsibilities: - Provide senior-level legal advice and support throughout the entire life cycle of new regulatory initiatives. - Act as a subject matter resource in one or more areas of legal expertise. - Advise the Board of Governors...
in immigration matters, including Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS),... asylum, U Visas, and T Visas, as well as in family and immigration court proceedings. - Supervise junior attorneys, fellows, paralegals, social workers, and administrative assistants by observing client interactions, court work,...
Title: Coordinating Attorney Job Responsibilities: The Coordinating Attorney will lead efforts in providing representation and technical assistance to partner organizations on cases involving unaccompanied minors facing removal and/or detention. This role operates under the guidance of a Supervising Attorney and focuses on...
Title: Immigration Advocacy Staff Attorney Job Responsibilities: The Immigration Advocacy Staff Attorney will be primarily responsible for a range of duties aimed at supporting immigrants through litigation and advocacy in New York City. Responsibilities include: - Litigating federal habeas cases and petitions for...
Title: Staff Attorney - Detained Minors Project Job Responsibilities: - Oversee a team of paralegals in providing legal orientations, such as Know Your Rights trainings, and complete intakes for unaccompanied children in Office of Refugee Resettlement custody, providing these orientations and intakes...
Title: Assistant General Counsel, Regulatory Job Responsibilities: The Assistant General Counsel, Regulatory is responsible for providing senior-level legal advice and support throughout the lifecycle of new regulatory initiatives. Key responsibilities include advising the Board of Governors and advisory committees on complex and...
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: Staff Attorney Job Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney 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...
Title: Staff Attorney Job Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney will work within the Immigrant Protection Unit, focusing on providing legal representation to immigrant survivors of sexual and gender-based violence, intimate partner violence, and other trauma. The attorney’s primary duties include: - Providing legal screenings,...
and Immigration Services (USCIS), and other courts and agencies to further immigration relief efforts. This includes handling cases in family court for Special Immigrant Juvenile Status and... working with government agencies for U or T nonimmigrant status. The role...
Title: Staff Attorney or 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...
Title: Staff Attorney, Anti-Trafficking Initiative Job Responsibilities: - Screen, advise, and advocate for clients who are survivors of human trafficking and other co-occurring forms of gender-based violence. - Provide legal representation in various legal areas, primarily focusing on immigration and criminal justice advocacy,...
Title: Staff Attorney, Community Law Project (CLP) Job Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney for the Community Law Project (CLP) at the organization is tasked with providing comprehensive and culturally competent legal services to survivors of domestic and gender-based violence. Key responsibilities include: - Direct...
Title: Associate/Senior Counsel for Voting Rights Job Responsibilities: The Associate/Senior Counsel for Voting Rights at the organization is responsible for advancing the voting rights litigation docket, particularly at a time when the community's right to vote is under significant threat. The primary...
Title: Temporary Senior Attorney Job Responsibilities: The Temporary Senior Attorney at the organization is tasked with providing senior-level expertise in legal services to unaccompanied children facing removal proceedings. The role involves serving as an expert advisor on complex and novel legal issues...
Title: Staff Attorney Job Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney at the organization is responsible for providing expert legal services to unaccompanied children who require legal representation. This includes zealous direct representation and pro bono facilitation, which involves robust consultation, training, and technical assistance...
Title: Managing Attorney, New York - Detained Job Responsibilities: - Provide senior-level expertise and program management in the provision of legal services by organization attorneys and pro bono partners to unaccompanied children in Office of Refugee Resettlement custody. - Mentor pro bono attorneys...
Title: Senior Attorney Job Responsibilities: - Provide senior-level expertise and leadership in legal services for unaccompanied children facing removal proceedings. - Serve as a leader and expert advisor on complex legal issues for internal and external stakeholders. - Mentor KIND pro bono attorneys and...
Title: Temporary Staff Attorney, Special Projects Job Responsibilities: The Temporary... Staff Attorney for Special Projects plays a crucial... role in **Members Only**'s Refugee Representation department, focusing on the Project: Afghan Legal Assistance (PALA). The primary responsibility is to collaborate with...