for the organization's criminal law reform advocacy work. The... core responsibilities include: - Investigating, developing, and litigating direct cases. - Collaborating on amicus briefs and policy campaigns. - Continuing the work of the Clemency Project. - Supervising a legal fellow....
expanding the legal department's federal litigation practice, focusing primarily... liberties and rights in federal and state courts. - Leading... the legal team's federal litigation strategies, especially in... immigrants' rights litigatio...
Title: Associate, HONORS Program Job Responsibilities: The Associate in the HONORS Program at the organization plays a crucial role in contributing to the Enforcement’s investigations and decisions regarding disciplinary actions against individuals and firms in the financial industry. This entry-level position involves...
Title: Senior Principal Intelligence Specialist Job Responsibilities: The Senior Principal Intelligence Specialist is an advanced expert-level professional role within the **Members Only** program of the organization. This position is integral to supporting the mission of investor protection and market integrity by engaging in...
Title: Paralegal I, Immigration Law Unit Job Responsibilities: The Paralegal I... the Civil Practice’s Immigration Law Unit. The primary responsibilities... include: - Law Manager data entry and... checks - Generating routine reports - Managing records and files, including archiving cases in Law Manager...
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 out-of-court...
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...
Job Title: Civil Practice Law Graduate, Housing Justice –... 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...
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...
Handle a wide range of matters relating to new organizing, the advancement of workers’ rights, legislative advocacy, and representation of Union members. - Represent the Union in federal and state court, and... before the National Labor Relations Board and other administr...
the NYPD and community partners to investigate and address persistent felony drug activity and associated violence. - Conduct hearings and trials in New York State Supreme Court. - Investigate low to mid-level narcotics trafficking organizations by working collaboratively with law enforcement...
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 Enforcement Task Force (DETF), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI),... and other l...
era following the events of 9/11. The program focuses on innovative policy recommendations and public advocacy to ensure that national security measures are aligned with the rule of law and fundamental freedoms. Key... areas of work include: - Reforming policies tha...
Title: Staff Attorney, Parole Revocation Defense Unit Job Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney in the Parole Revocation Defense Unit (PRDU) will be primarily responsible for representing clients accused of violating parole conditions at revocation and recognizance hearings. These hearings take place in various...
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 institutional assignments, including intake and case coverage. - Engage in out-of-court case...
with city, state, and federal agencies and in court... proceedings, administrative hearings, and affirmative litigation. - Conduct regular courthouse-based and off-site intake, including during evening hours. - Represent and promote the work of the office, the Civil Practice, and the organization in...
Title: Senior Counsel, Liberty and National Security Program Job Responsibilities: - Spearhead the Liberty and National Security Program's efforts to reconceive the future of the Department of Homeland Security to prevent abuse of its broad authorities. - Develop, draft, and supervise legal and...
Title: Associate Attorney, Sustainable Food & Farming Job Responsibilities: The Associate Attorney in the Sustainable Food & Farming Program will engage in various litigation and advocacy tasks aimed at improving national food systems, focusing on areas such as crop selection, farming practices,...
Title: Supervising Attorney - Wrongful Conviction Job Responsibilities: - Lead the Wrongful Conviction Unit (WCU) to ensure high-quality advocacy, including setting priorities, developing protocols, and making strategic determinations. - Directly mentor WCU staff through regular one-on-one meetings, regular feedback, and annual evaluations to...
focusing primarily on energy law. The primary responsibilities include: -... Advocating for the efficient decarbonization of the energy system. - Working closely with economists and lawyers to advance federal, regional, and state energy... policy. - Focusing on wholesale electricity market design, transmission infrastruct...
Title: Counsel/Senior Counsel, Voting Rights Program and Bernard and Anne Spitzer Fellow Job Responsibilities: - Conduct legal and factual research and public writing to support policy advocacy, legislative reform, and communications initiatives. - Advance state-level policy reforms, often collaborating with coalition partners. - Participate...
Job Title Staff Attorney, Law Reform Unit Job Responsibilities... The organization’s Civil Practice Law Reform Unit is seeking... litigation in State and Federal Court proceedings, either as... part of a team or individually. - Collaborate with pro bono lawyers on long-term...
Title: Staff Attorney, Immigration Law Unit (ILU) Job Responsibilities: The Staff... 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 include: - Screening and providing...
contracts, fundraising, labor and employment, litigation, intellectual property, tax,... data privacy, cybersecurity, and lobbying. - Advise on day-to-day legal issues, including labor and employment, contracts, insurance, intellectual property,... nonprofit corporate governance, privacy,...
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....
Initiative (IOI) – Immigration Law Unit Job Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney... (IOI) within the Immigration Law Unit of the organization... is tasked with delivering comprehensive legal services to low-income immigrants in New York City. Key responsibilities include: - Providing legal representation to immigrants...
Title: Criminal Defense Practice Staff Attorney – Entry Level Fall 2026 Job Responsibilities: - Provide comprehensive representation for clients facing misdemeanor criminal charges. This includes client counseling, preparing motions, plea negotiations, directing and participating in investigations, reviewing discovery materials, interviewing witnesses, advising...
Job Title Civil Practice Law Graduate, Housing Justice –... with city, state, and federal agencies, as well as... in court proceedings, administrative hearings, and affirmative litigation. - Conduct regular courthouse-based and off-site intake sessions, which may occasionally occur during evening...
Title: Temporary Staff Attorney, New York Family Unity Project (NYIFUP) Job Responsibilities: - Represent immigrants in removal proceedings that began in upstate New York but are transferred to the Immigration Courts in New York City, handling both detained and non-detained dockets. - Provide...
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: Staff Attorney, Community Law Project (CLP) Job Responsibilities: The Staff... Attorney for the Community Law Project (CLP) at the... representation and advocacy for clients in family law litigation, including family offense,... custody and visitation, child and spousal support, and divorce c...
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: Senior Attorney, Environmental Enforcement Job Responsibilities: The Senior Attorney in the Environmental Enforcement group at the organization is responsible for several key areas of work. Primarily, they will focus on case development and litigation, which constitutes 60% of their responsibilities....
Title: Staff Attorney, Prisoners’ Rights Project (PRP) Job Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney for the Prisoners’ Rights Project (PRP) at the organization is tasked with a broad range of responsibilities aimed at defending and expanding the rights of incarcerated individuals in New York...
and overcharge. - Work on cases involving access to government benefits, including city, state, and federal benefits. - Participate in legal... clinics and develop and present "Know Your Rights" workshops to community members. - Support the Trans Immigrant Project (TrIP) in gender-identity-based removal...
Title: Borough Director - Brooklyn Job Responsibilities: The Borough Director is an integral member of the organization's Leadership Team, responsible for advancing children's rights within the specified borough. Collaborating with citywide Borough Directors and other leaders, the Director ensures the organization's mission...
Title: Staff Attorney Job Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney at the organization is responsible for effectuating the mission of the organization under the leadership of the Borough Director. The primary responsibilities include ensuring high standards of representation and client services while maintaining personal...
tax exemption issues for both the organization and the organization Action Fund, and election law matters specifically for the... organization Action Fund. The role involves offering staff legal training on lobbying, gifts/ethics, tax exemption, and political law issues. The Assoc...
Title: General Counsel Job Responsibilities: The General Counsel acts as the chief legal advisor to the organization and the organization's Action Fund, offering strategic guidance, legal expertise, and risk management support. This role ensures compliance with applicable laws and regulations, aligns legal...
in the Supreme Court, federal appellate courts, and state... Supreme Courts. - Serve as an internal resource across teams and departments for reporting and analysis of legal developments. - Assist in the development of new legal theories to advance the organization's strategic...
Title: Associate General Counsel** **Job Responsibilities:** - Negotiate, draft, and review general business, vendor, consultant, and real estate contracts and agreements. Exercise substantial autonomy in handling contracts and releases for the Development, Communications, and Operations departments. - Conduct legal research and analysis to...
Title: . Litigation Staff Attorney Job Responsibilities: - Develop, supervise, lead, and engage in all aspects of litigation and litigation-related advocacy, including case development and filing, legal and factual research, client counseling and interviews, motions practice, discovery, resource creation, policy advocacy, and...
agencies, and state and federal courts, focusing on administrative... and enforcement actions involving coal ash management. - Engage in litigation and advocacy efforts, performing a full range of litigation tasks such as conducting factual investigations, developing legal theories, securing expert testimony,...
various projects related to environmental law, administrative law, and energy... law, with a focus on... federal regulatory issues. - Assist in... tracking legal challenges to major federal rules and conducting research... for reports, such as those on improving environmental justice...
support for the organization's research and advocacy projects. These projects primarily focus on environmental law, administrative law, and energy... law, with a particular emphasis... on federal regulatory issues that intersect... law and economic analysis. The... responsibilities include: - Tracking legal cha...
Research Assistant - Energy Law Job Responsibilities: Research Assistants at the... working on projects related to environmental law, administrative law, and energy... law, with a particular focus... on federal regulatory issues that intersect... with law and economic analysis. Specific... duties may inclu...
and advocacy efforts. The role includes assisting with projects that span environmental law, administrative law, and energy... law, particularly focusing on federal... regulatory issues that intersect... with law and economic analysis. Specific... tasks may include tracking legal challenges to...