Title: Associate Attorney, Immigration Practice Job Responsibilities: - Provide trauma-informed legal advice and counsel to non-citizen survivors of domestic violence and human trafficking, assisting them in understanding and pursuing available legal options. - Represent clients before the Citizenship and Immigration Service (CIS), the...
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: Housing Staff Attorney Job Responsibilities: The Housing Staff Attorney will work full-time on housing matters in Yonkers, NY, serving low-income individuals and families. Key responsibilities include: - Handling individual case work, administrative advocacy, and litigation in city and justice courts, including appellate...
achieve the strategic priorities of the Impact Litigation Practice (ILP). Litigate civil rights cases in state and... federal court, both as cocounsel and as lead counsel. Represent the organization in advocacy coalitions and in the media. Draft non-litigation advocacy mat...
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: Supervising Attorney - Detained Minors Project Job Responsibilities: - Represent young individuals aged 12 to 21 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,...
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...
Job Title: Juvenile Rights Practice Legal Intern 2L... Summer 2026 Job Responsibilities: The Juvenile Rights Practice (JRP) of the... organization is offering non-paid internship positions for the Summer 2026 term in various trial offices and specialized units. The legal interns will 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...
organization. - Work alongside staff representing Criminal Defense, Civil, and Juvenile Rights Practice areas. - Engage in... projects with experienced attorneys to understand systemic issues affecting clients. - Gain insights into the day-to-day operations of the organization. - Establish connections with the organization's staff. Educati...
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: 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...
Counsel clients on tenant rights and housing subsidies under... attorney supervision. - Support attorneys in hearings, trials, and administrative proceedings. - Assist with settlement negotiations and mediation. - Build expertise in housing programs and public benefits; represent clients in hearings and appeals. - Conduct...
Title: Supervising Attorney (Tenant Rights Coalition Unit) Organization: Bronx Legal... the work of Tenant Rights Coalition (TRC) staff attorneys... in both individual housing matters and multi-plaintiff affirmative cases. - Oversee the work of paralegals providing litigation and administrative support. - Supervise regular appearances...
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...
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: Supervising Attorney, Elder Law Unit & Universal Access Job Responsibilities: The role of the Supervising Attorney within the Elder Law Unit at the organization involves a range of responsibilities aimed at ensuring the effective operation of the unit and providing high-quality...
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...
Title: Law Reform Legal Intern, 2L- Summer 2026 Job Responsibilities: The Law Reform Legal Intern will participate in the organization's impactful work on litigation and policy initiatives addressing systemic issues facing the organization's clients. The intern will engage in various activities as...
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: Supervising Attorney, Universal Access to Counsel Job Responsibilities: The Supervising Attorney for Universal Access to Counsel at Bronx Legal Services is responsible for a variety of tasks aimed at advancing social justice and supporting low-income communities. The primary responsibilities include: - Directly...
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: Supervising Attorney Job Responsibilities: The Supervising Attorney will oversee the Workplace Justice practice at the organization, which includes a team of four employment attorneys and three paralegals. This role involves managing a wide range of employment-related legal matters, including wage theft,...