Title: Staff Attorney Job Responsibilities: - Represent low-income tenants and families in housing matters, including evictions, illegal lockouts, and habitability/condemnation advocacy for tenant groups. - Develop individual cases and manage a caseload efficiently. - Refer clients to community partners where appropriate to ensure clients...
Title: Director of CAP Community Intake Job Responsibilities: The Director of CAP Community Intake is responsible for leading and supervising the community services and intake functions within the Civil Action Practice at the organization. The role involves providing leadership, supervision, and support...
Title Staff Attorney Job Responsibilities - Oversee the processing of all estate transactions, including testamentary gifts, trusts, endowments, or special gifts where the Eastern Territory is named beneficiary, requiring corporate action with the advice and consent of the General Counsel...
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,...
Title: Floating Supervising Attorney, Housing Justice Unit - Tenant Defense Job Responsibilities: The role of the Floating Supervising Attorney in the Housing Justice Unit - Tenant Defense involves leading a team dedicated to providing eviction defense and pursuing affirmative litigation strategies on...
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, possibly...
Title: Director of Innovative Housing Initiatives **Job Responsibilities:** The Director of Innovative Housing Initiatives is responsible for overseeing the Housing Justice Helpline, which is part of the organization's Housing Justice Unit within the Civil Practice. The role involves supervising various staff members,...
Title: Senior Staff Attorney II Job Responsibilities: - Directly supervise junior attorneys, law graduates, paralegals, and other assigned staff. Responsibilities include assigning and monitoring work, setting priorities, approving schedules, and ensuring adherence to legal and program standards. - Conduct formal performance evaluations of...
Title: Floating Supervising Attorney, Housing Justice Unit - Tenant Defense Job Responsibilities: The Floating Supervising Attorney in the Housing Justice Unit - Tenant Defense is tasked with overseeing the day-to-day operations of the unit within the assigned office. This includes supervising staff...
Title: Staff Attorney Job Responsibilities: - Provide full legal representation for tenants in Housing Court, administrative hearings, and NYCHA proceedings. - Handle all aspects of litigation, including client counseling, research, motion practice, negotiations, discovery, depositions, hearings, and trials. - Participate in court-based intake and...
Title: Supervising Attorney Job Responsibilities: Team Supervision and Mentorship: - Supervise a team of staff attorneys, a paralegal, and volunteers/interns, ensuring high standards of representation and client service while meeting program and grant objectives. - Lead regular case review meetings and oversee analysis of...
Title: Tenant Defense Summer Intern Job Responsibilities: - Research housing laws and draft pleadings, motions, and legal memoranda. - Counsel clients on tenant rights and housing subsidies under attorney supervision. - Support attorneys in hearings, trials, and administrative proceedings. - Assist with settlement negotiations and...
Title: Supervising Attorney (Tenant Rights Coalition Unit) Organization: Bronx Legal Services, part of Legal Services NYC Job Responsibilities: - Supervise the work of Tenant Rights Coalition (TRC) staff attorneys in both individual housing matters and multi-plaintiff affirmative cases. - Oversee the work of paralegals...
Title: Deputy Director, Universal Access to Counsel Job Responsibilities: The Deputy Director will play a crucial role in the Universal Access to Counsel management team within the Housing Unit of Bronx Legal Services. The responsibilities include: - Collaborating closely with the Director and...
Title: Staff Attorney, Neighborhood Stabilization Project (Foreclosure Prevention and Community Economic Development) Job Responsibilities: The selected Staff Attorney will manage a diverse and high-volume caseload involving litigation of individual foreclosure actions, partition cases, predatory lending, and deed theft cases. They may...
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: Housing Staff Attorneys (Right to Counsel) Job Responsibilities: - Conduct intake and provide full legal representation in housing court proceedings to New York City tenants referred through the right to counsel initiative and other referral sources. - Litigate cases in housing court,...
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...
Title: Floating Supervising Attorney, Housing Justice Unit - Tenant Defense Job Responsibilities: The Floating Supervising Attorney in the Housing Justice Unit - Tenant Defense is tasked with overseeing the smooth and effective day-to-day operations of the unit within an assigned office. This...
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: Staff Attorney - Tenant Rights Coalition Job Responsibilities: - Manage a high volume, diverse caseload that includes both individual and group cases. - Staff and/or lead various workshops, trainings, and clinics, both on and off-site. - Attend and/or lead team meetings and substantive...
Title: Housing Staff Attorneys (Right to Counsel) Job Responsibilities: - Conduct intake and provide full legal representation in housing court proceedings to New York City tenants referred through the Right to Counsel initiative in NYC housing courts and other referral sources. - Litigate...
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 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: Supervising Attorney, Emergency Response Team (ERT) Job Responsibilities: The Supervising Attorney for the Emergency Response Team (ERT) is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of the program within their assigned office. This role requires a commitment to addressing urgent issues of...
Title: Staff Attorney – Housing Rights Job Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney for Housing Rights at the organization is responsible for a variety of tasks aimed at preserving decent and affordable housing for low-income tenants, including families and single adults. The...
Title: Assistant Counsel Job Responsibilities: The Assistant Counsel at the organization will undertake a variety of legal responsibilities associated with the Agencies’ operations under the direct supervision of the Agencies’ Associate Counsel for Legal Operations. Key responsibilities include: - Assisting with operational legal...