Title: Paralegal Job Responsibilities: The paralegal position at **Members Only** (LSHV) in Yonkers, NY, involves several key responsibilities, primarily providing support to staff attorneys and the office team. The paralegal is tasked with administrative functions that support attorneys, clients, and the office team....
in family court proceedings. This includes handling cases related to family offenses, custody, visitation, support, and other related matters in the Yonkers Family Court. The attorney will engage in intakes and individual case work, litigation in state courts, including... tria...
lawyers by providing practical litigation experience and an understanding... of the factors that create disadvantages for low-income individuals and families. The fellows will work in the housing practice, which focuses on eviction prevention, maintaining subsidized or protected housing, and challeng...
functions within the Civil Action Practice at the organization. The role involves providing leadership, supervision, and support to both attorney and non-attorney staff, ensuring effective advocacy and representation for clients facing challenges in housing, employment, and reentry. The Director... w...
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...
complex immigration matters, including detained and non-detained removal proceedings, applications before USCIS, and advisals regarding the consequences of pending criminal or family court proceedings. - Collaborate with colleagues and external partners in developing and implementing defense strategies involving federal litigation, collatera...
Job Title: Civil Practice Law Graduate, Housing Justice –... administrative hearings, and affirmative litigation. - Conduct regular courthouse-based and... off-site intake, possibly including during evening hours. - Provide training, community outreach, and education to individuals, local community-based organizations, and housing a...
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: 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,...
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 direct reports and provide written 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 maintain regular communication with clients. - Build expertise in housing law, subsidies, and public benefits. -... Conduct comm...
representation and client service while meeting program and grant objectives. - Lead regular case review meetings and oversee analysis of legal issues, case strategy, and case administration. - Set and enforce litigation schedules and deadlines; review... and edit pleadings and other writte...
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...
Job Title: Law Reform Legal Intern, 2L-... Summer 2026 Job Responsibilities: The Law Reform Legal Intern will... aspects of the organization's law reform work, which may... include: - Conducting legal research and factual research. - Interviewing clients and participating in discovery and trial practice...
Job Title: Law Reform Legal Intern, 2L-... Summer 2026 Job Responsibilities: The Law Reform Legal Intern will... organization's impactful work on litigation and policy initiatives addressing... part of the assigned law reform unit, which may... include: - Conducting legal and factual research - Interviewing...
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 out-of-court case preparation, which involves interviewing, investigation, document review, and witness preparation. - Draft legal...
Title: Criminal Defense Practice Staff Attorney – Entry Level Fall 2026 Job Responsibilities: - Provide holistic and client-centered representation for individuals facing misdemeanor, felony, and homicide charges. - Engage in full representation of clients on misdemeanor criminal matters, which includes client counseling, preparing...
Title: Supervising Attorney, Elder Law Unit & Universal Access Job... 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 legal services to senior clients...
tasked with a range of responsibilities aimed at assisting low-income residents of The Bronx in securing federal disability benefits. These responsibilities include: - Advocacy, litigation, and community outreach in... The Bronx. - Representing clients in administrative proceedings before the Social Security A...
Title: Staff Attorney (Family Defense Unit) Job Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney in the Family Defense Unit is responsible for representing parents accused of neglect and abuse in various legal settings. This includes handling investigations, administrative hearings, Article 10 proceedings, Permanency Planning, and...
justice lawyers, specifically focusing on housing law. Fellows will engage in... various legal activities, including: - Client interviewing to understand their housing issues and needs. - Identifying legal issues that affect clients, particularly those related to eviction prevention and maintaining subsidized or...
Title: Temporary Paralegal Casehandler, Law Reform Unit Job Responsibilities: The Temporary... Paralegal Casehandler in the Law Reform Unit is responsible... address issues related to homelessness, housing, health, public benefits, immigration, and other relevant areas as required by the Law Reform Unit. The essential...
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,...
Job Title Civil Practice Law Graduate, Housing Justice –... administrative hearings, and affirmative litigation. - Conduct regular courthouse-based... and off-site intake, potentially including during evening hours. - Provide training, community outreach, and education to individuals, local community-based organizations, and hous...
Unit - Tenant Defense involves leading a team dedicated to providing eviction defense and pursuing affirmative litigation strategies on behalf of... clients. The responsibilities encompass supervising staff attorneys, paralegals, and volunteers, ensuring high standards of legal representation and client servic...
Job Title: Law Reform Legal Intern, 2L-... Summer 2026 Job Responsibilities: The Law Reform Legal Intern will... tasks within the organization’s law reform units, focusing on... impact litigation and policy initiatives to... address systemic issues faced by the organization’s clients. The intern...
Job Title: Law Reform Legal Intern, 2L... - Summer 2026 Job Responsibilities: The Law Reform Legal Intern will... significant work on impact litigation and policy initiatives aimed... of the Criminal Defense Law Reform Team which comprises... three distinct programs. Candidates need to...
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 cases out-of-court through interviewing, investigation, document review, and witness preparation. - Draft legal documents, including...
Title: Criminal Defense Practice Staff Attorney – Entry Level Fall 2026 Job Responsibilities: - Provide holistic, client-centered representation for individuals facing misdemeanor, felony, and homicide charges. - Engage in zealous advocacy and handle all aspects of criminal defense from arraignment through trial, sentencing,...
Title: Associate General Counsel / Assistant Legal Secretary Job Responsibilities: The Associate General Counsel / Assistant Legal Secretary is a crucial role within the organization, tasked with supporting the General Counsel/Legal Secretary in fulfilling the corporate and legal requirements of the organization....
Title Associate General Counsel / Assistant Legal Secretary Job Responsibilities - Assist the General Counsel in advising the Board of Trustees and Cabinet on various legal and management matters, including programs, budgets, policy, legislation, and human resource matters. - Provide legal support on governance...
The fellows will be involved in a variety of tasks aimed at providing practical litigation experience and understanding the... challenges faced by low-income individuals and families. Key responsibilities include: - Assisting organization attorneys and staff in serving clients. - Engaging in cl...
a team of four employment attorneys and three paralegals.... a wide range of employment-related legal matters, including wage... theft, workplace discrimination, paid sick leave, retaliation, paid family leave, and health and safety issues. The Supervising Attorney will: - Oversee the provision...
designed for rising 3L law students who are interested... in gaining practical litigation experience and understanding the... challenges faced by low-income individuals and families. The fellows will work within LSHV's housing practice, which is primarily focused on eviction prevention, maintaining...
Job Title: Law Graduate/Staff Attorney Job Responsibilities: The Law... Graduate/Staff Attorney will collaborate... with a coalition of neighborhood organizations and tenant and community organizers primarily in Brooklyn and Queens. The primary mission is to preserve and expand long-term affordable housing for residents...
Responsibilities: - Handle an employment law caseload involving a... administrative claims, and multi-plaintiff federal court litigation. - Collaborate closely with... organization members and organizers to envision and implement strategic affirmative litigation projects and leverage other... strategies to strengthen worker organizin...
Title: Staff Attorney, Group Representation - Preserving Affordable Housing Program-Brooklyn Job Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney in the Preserving Affordable Housing Program is responsible for representing low-income tenant associations against landlords who harass residents and attempt to vacate buildings. They also represent...
Title: Supervising Attorney, Housing Related Government Benefits Job Responsibilities: The role of Supervising Attorney in the Housing Justice Unit – Tenant Defense within the Civil Practice of the organization involves several key responsibilities. The Supervising Attorney is tasked with ensuring the smooth...
various civil and administrative forums. - Provide advice and counsel to criminal, family, and immigration defense colleagues and clients during ongoing proceedings. - Investigate and research potential policy and litigation avenues. - Research and write... internal memoranda and train staff and outside organizati...
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 a variety of critical responsibilities that ensure the effective functioning of the unit. The attorney...
Job Title: Civil Practice Law Graduate, Housing Justice –... administrative hearings, and affirmative litigation. - Conduct regular courthouse-based and... off-site intake, which may include evening hours. - Provide training, community outreach, and education to individuals, local community-based organizations, and housing...
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...
Housing program at the organization, based in Brooklyn. The responsibilities include: - Handling landlord litigation cases, including non-payment, holdover,... HP, 7A, and harassment proceedings in Housing Court and Supreme Court. - Engaging in motion practice, discovery, depositions, and negotiations with opposing counse...
Title: Staff Attorney, Group Representation - Preserving Affordable Housing Program Job Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney in the Preserving Affordable Housing Program is responsible for representing low-income tenant associations, individuals, and families facing eviction, as well as low-income tenant co-ops and community institutions...
representing low-income tenant associations facing harassment from landlords and potential eviction. This role involves advocating for tenant co-ops, community institutions, and low-income tenants involved in fair housing litigation. The attorney will manage... a full caseload, which includes non-payment, holdover,...
for providing legal services to low-income residents in Brooklyn. The attorney will handle various landlord litigation cases, including non-payment, holdover,... HP, 7A, and harassment proceedings in both Housing Court and Supreme Court. Key duties include: - Engaging in frequent motion practic...
responsible for: - Engaging in landlord litigation, including non-payment, holdover, HP,... 7A, and harassment proceedings in Housing Court and Supreme Court. - Conducting frequent motion practice, discovery, depositions, and communication with clients. - Negotiating with opposing counsel and advocating wi...
Title: Supervising Housing Attorney Job Responsibilities: - Oversee the provision of housing-related legal services to low-income tenants and tenant associations in neighborhoods experiencing significant displacement pressures. - Provide exceptional supervision and support to a team of 5-7 housing attorneys and advocates. - Collaborate with...
clients in Family Court litigation, including fact-finding, dispositional, and... post-dispositional hearings. - Conduct direct client representation and institutional assignments, including intake and case coverage. - Engage in out-of-court case preparation, which involves interviewing, investigation, document review, and witness preparation. - Draft legal documents...
Job Title: Law Reform Legal Intern, 2L-... Summer 2026 Job Responsibilities: The Law Reform Legal Intern will... aspects of the organization's law reform work. Responsibilities may... papers, policy memos, or legislative testimony. - Engaging with the Criminal Defense Law Reform Team, specifically t......