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....
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...
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...
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 Immigration Practice Staff Attorney Job Responsibilities - Advise non-citizens with pending criminal or family court cases on the immigration consequences of contemplated dispositions and mitigate the impact of their involvement with the legal system. - Represent non-citizens in applications...
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...
Title: Paralegal Casehandler, Housing Justice Tenant Defense Job Responsibilities: The Paralegal Casehandler is tasked with managing their own caseload while collaborating with Housing Staff Attorneys to address benefits and advocacy issues. Key responsibilities include: - Conducting client intake interviews, providing advice and direct...
with city, state, and federal agencies and in court proceedings, 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: 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: 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...
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 part of the assigned law reform unit, which may include: - Conducting legal and factual research - Interviewing clients -...
innovative work on impact litigation and policy initiatives aimed... 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...
groundbreaking work on impact litigation and policy initiatives aimed... at addressing systemic issues faced by the organization's clients. Interns will be assigned to one of the law reform units, which include the Criminal Defense Law Reform Team and the Law...
groundbreaking work on impact litigation and policy initiatives aimed... at addressing systemic issues faced by its clients. Interns will be assigned to one of the law reform units based on their preferences and the needs of the organization, with the...
Aid Society's (LAS) impact litigation and policy initiatives aimed... at addressing systemic issues affecting Legal Aid's clients. The intern's responsibilities will vary depending on the specific unit to which they are assigned. The potential responsibilities include: - Conducting legal research, factual...
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...
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: 2026 Summer Housing Fellowships Job Responsibilities: The 2026 Summer Housing Fellowship at the organization involves training the next generation of social justice lawyers, specifically focusing on housing law. Fellows will engage in various legal activities, including: - Client interviewing to understand their...
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...
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...
city, state, and federal agencies and in court proceedings, 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...
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,...
units, focusing on impact litigation and policy initiatives to... address systemic issues faced by the organization’s clients. The intern will have the opportunity to participate in: - Legal research and analysis - Factual research - Client interviewing - Participation in discovery and trial practice...
significant work on impact litigation and policy initiatives aimed... at addressing systemic issues affecting the clients of the organization. The internship is part of the Criminal Defense Law Reform Team which comprises three distinct programs. Candidates need to specify their...
specifically engaging with impact litigation and policy initiatives that... tackle systemic issues affecting the organization's clients. The intern will be involved with one of the three internship programs within the Criminal Defense Law Reform Team and will be assigned based...
Title:** Law Reform Legal Intern – Spring 2026 **Job Responsibilities:** The law reform legal intern position offers a unique opportunity for law school students to engage in the impactful work of the organization’s law reform units. The internship is designed to provide...
efforts related to impact litigation and policy initiatives targeting... systemic issues affecting clients. Interns will have the opportunity to engage with various units within the organization, specifically focusing on the Criminal Defense Law Reform team and the Law Reform Unit...
to engage in impact litigation and policy initiatives aimed... at addressing systemic issues faced by the organization's clients. The Criminal Defense Law Reform Team, which includes three internship programs, is a key area where interns can contribute. Candidates must specify...
in the organization's impact litigation and policy initiatives aimed... 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...
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,...
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...
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 s...
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...
advocacy with city, state, and federal agencies and in court proceedings, 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,...
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...
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: Paralegal Casehandler, Housing Justice Tenant Defense Job Responsibilities: - Conduct client intake interviews, provide advice, and direct assistance, and assess requests for services. - Represent clients at administrative hearings at relevant forums like HRA. - Obtain rent arrears and ongoing rental assistance through...
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...
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...
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...
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. Responsibilities may include: - Conducting legal and factual research. - Interviewing clients. - Participating in discovery and trial practice...