organizations, sometimes in the evenings. - Research legal issues and draft memoranda. - Represent kinship caregivers, primarily petitioners, in Family Court in guardianship, custody, and private placement... adoption proceedings, and special immigrant juvenile status petitions. - Provide advice and re...
variety of civil law matters. This includes dealing with issues related to consumer debts, education, employment, family, juvenile matters, child support, custody, guardianship, health, housing, and income... maintenance. Beyond client representation, the attorney is expected to conduct outreach to target...
Title: Children's Attorney Job Responsibilities: - Conduct intakes with child clients, identify legal relief options, and provide direct representation for unaccompanied children who have been released to sponsors in various counties, including the five NYC counties, Orange County in the Lower Hudson...
Title: Disability Advocacy Project Staff Attorney Job Responsibilities: - Provide legal assistance to clients dealing with intellectual, mental, or physical limitations. - Offer legal representation and assistance in Social Security Disability and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) claims. - Handle cases involving eligibility for public...
Title: Senior Attorney, Early Defense Job Responsibilities: The Senior Attorney for Early Defense (SAED) at the organization will collaborate closely with other Early Defense supervisors and the Early Defense Director to develop and implement strategies and practices that protect clients from the...
Title: Supervising Attorney Job Responsibilities: The Supervising Attorney at the organization will oversee the day-to-day legal operations at the Monticello, NY office. This role includes supervising and reviewing the legal work of Staff Attorneys assigned to the office. The primary responsibilities include: -...
adults residing in the Capital Region of New York State. The key areas of focus include income/benefits, healthcare, long-term care, nutrition, housing, utilities, protective services, advance directives/defense of guardianship, abuse, neglect, and age... discrimination. The attorney will also be inv...
Title: Staff Attorney, Anti-Trafficking Initiative Job Responsibilities: - Screen, advise, and advocate for clients who are survivors of human trafficking and other co-occurring forms of gender-based violence. - Provide legal representation in various legal areas, primarily focusing on immigration and criminal justice advocacy,...
Title: Staff Attorney Job Responsibilities: The staff attorney will be primarily responsible for providing elder law legal services to Holocaust survivors as part of the Evelyn Frank Legal Resources Program and the Public Benefits Unit. The attorney will advocate for survivors to...
Title: Summer Internship Job Responsibilities: Interns in the Summer Internship program at the organization are tasked with handling substantive work across various civil legal service practice areas. They participate in comprehensive training aimed at expanding the organization's services and training the next...
in public interest law. - Work with attorneys on tasks such as client intake, screening for legal capacity, and document preparation. - Prepare legal documents including powers of attorney, health care proxies, wills, and guardianship petitions. - Conduct home visits... for clients...