Title: Supervising Attorney Job Responsibilities: The role of the Supervising Attorney involves overseeing and expanding the legal department's federal litigation practice, focusing primarily on the rights of immigrants. Key responsibilities include: - Investigating, developing, and litigating impact cases to advance civil liberties and...
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: Investigations Attorney Job Responsibilities: The Investigations Attorney plays a critical role in the organization by evaluating cases to determine if they should be accepted by the Post Conviction Litigation Department. The primary responsibilities include: - Screening complex cases or those requiring additional...
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...
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 secure the support necessary for them to age with...
Title: Staff Attorney, Harlem Community Tenant Defense 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, including during evening hours. - Represent and promote...
Youth Project - Immigration Law Unit Job Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney... will be responsible for providing comprehensive legal services to undocumented youth and unaccompanied immigrant children. The attorney will represent clients at the New York Immigration Court, before the United States Citizenship...
Job Title Staff Attorney, Law Reform Unit Job Responsibilities... The organization’s Civil Practice Law Reform Unit is seeking... as part of a team or individually. - Collaborate with pro bono lawyers on long-term... affirmative litigation matters, including years-long monitoring and enforcemen...
advancing social, racial, and economic justice. - Initiate and support class actions and other impact lawsuits in partnership with not-for-profit organizations and private firms working pro bono to create systemic... change. - Work on a broad range of substantive legal issues, including...
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 designed to expand the organization's services and train the next...
designed to enhance legal skills and knowledge. - The Volunteer Program Intern will work closely with the Pro Bono and Volunteer Unit. -... Support the mission of the organization by increasing volunteer engagement. - Improve the organization’s capacity to support clients. - Perform administ...
Title: Spring Internship Job Responsibilities: - Handle substantive work across various civil legal service practice areas. - Participate in comprehensive training programs. - Conduct legal research and factual investigations. - Interview and advocate on behalf of class members. - Draft legal memoranda and court documents. - Assist...
Job Title Civil Practice Law Graduate, Housing Justice –... Tenant Defense – Fall 2026 Job Responsibilities - Represent clients and provide advocacy with city, state, and federal agencies, as well as in court proceedings, administrative hearings, and affirmative litigation. - Conduct...
of the Domestic Violence Law Unit, which serves survivors... comprehensive safety planning, representation, and consultation in legal matters such as orders of protection, divorce, custody/visitation, support, and other family law cases in Supreme, Family,... and Integrated Domestic Violence Courts....
in the Domestic Violence Law Unit is responsible for... providing comprehensive safety planning, representation, advice, and advocacy services to survivors of intimate partner violence and sexual assault. The attorney will handle family and matrimonial litigation cases, including orders of protection,...
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...
- Conducting fact investigations and legal research. - Drafting sections of legal briefs, memos of law, pleadings, and other litigation... documents. - Participating in client and witness interviews, and trial preparation. - Accompanying staff lawyers to court proceedings and legis...
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...
the family and matrimonial law practice area. - Oversee all... aspects of family and matrimonial law practice, including case intake,... supervision, pro bono case placement, and... volunteer attorney training. - Serve as a senior legal resource, mentoring staff and volunteers to ensure...
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...
Craft litigation strategies and lead litigation teams, including collaboration with pro-bono partners, local counsel, fellows,... and law students. - Direct factual post-conviction... investigations. - Write motions and briefs for client representation, as well as amicus curie briefs. - Litigate issues related to obtainin...
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...
Responsibilities: 1. **Externship, Fellowship, and Pro Bono Relationships:** - Manage... training, and supervision of law student externs in all... with Directors, Practice Leaders, Managing Directors, and COO. - Support the Managing Director of Litigation in managing pro bono projects, cultivating r......
Title: Legal Director for Surveillance Technology Oversight Project Job Responsibilities: The Legal Director for the Surveillance Technology Oversight Project (.) is tasked with leading and expanding the organization's legal strategy aimed at dismantling harmful surveillance systems and ensuring transparency and accountability in...
Title: Supervising Attorney, Emergency Response Team (ERT) Job Responsibilities: The Supervising Attorney for the Emergency Response Team (ERT) is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of the program within their assigned office. This role requires a commitment to addressing urgent issues of...
Title: Staff Attorney, Immigration Practice Job Responsibilities: The primary responsibility of the Immigration Staff Attorney at the organization is to represent clients in removal proceedings in Immigration Court, as well as in other administrative and judicial bodies. The attorney will assist clients...
Rights First's Refugee Representation department, focusing on the Project: Afghan Legal Assistance (PALA). The primary responsibility is to collaborate with the Supervising Senior Staff Attorney to administer pro bono asylum legal representation... for Afghan refugees. Key duties include: - Conducting leg...
plan events and meet the needs of immigration clients. - Coordinate legal support for immigration matters with Pro Bono and Volunteer Unit... (PBVU) resources. - Provide mentorship to CAPU attorneys representing clients through NYLAG’s Mobile Legal Help Center, LegalHand, and UJA S...
Title: Staff Attorney Job Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney will work within the Immigrant Protection Unit, focusing on providing legal representation to immigrant survivors of sexual and gender-based violence, intimate partner violence, and other trauma. The attorney’s primary duties include: - Providing legal screenings,...
Title: Associate Supervising Attorney Job Responsibilities: The Associate Supervising Attorney will be responsible for maintaining a limited individual caseload, representing individuals before . Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), and other courts and agencies to further immigration relief efforts. This includes handling cases...
Title: Senior Staff Attorney, Federal Litigation Job Responsibilities: The Senior Staff Attorney in the Immigrant Protection Unit is tasked with representing immigrants in appellate and federal court proceedings, including habeas petitions, petitions for review, and Board of Immigration Appeals. The attorney will...
children facing removal proceedings. The role involves serving as an expert advisor on complex and novel legal issues for both internal and external stakeholders. Key responsibilities include: - Mentoring pro bono attorneys and providing... direct legal representation to clients. This inc...
representation. This includes zealous direct representation and pro bono facilitation, which involves... robust consultation, training, and technical assistance to pro bono attorneys who have... taken on cases from the organization. The Staff Attorney may also supervise Senior Paralegals, Paralegals, i...
by organization attorneys and pro bono partners to unaccompanied... children in Office of Refugee Resettlement custody. - Mentor pro bono attorneys by providing... robust consultation and technical assistance. - Direct legal representation to clients, including conducting legal research, formulating legal strategies, con...
leader and expert advisor on complex legal issues for internal and external stakeholders. - Mentor KIND pro bono attorneys and provide... direct legal representation to KIND clients. - Conduct client interviews, legal research, and formulate legal strategies. - Represent clients before immigration...
Job Title: Legal Fellow, Pro Bono Initiatives Job Responsibilities: The Legal... Fellow, Pro Bono Initiatives will support... the organization's mission by performing various essential duties. Key responsibilities include: - Acting as an Attorney Navigator for the Abortion Defense Network, which entails conducting client...
Title Sikh Immigrant Justice Fellow (1-Year Fellowship) Job Responsibilities - Conduct intakes with Sikh detainees facing unlawful arrest, confinement, or deportation. - Gather documents for habeas petitions, Temporary Restraining Orders (TROs), and other legal filings. - Research relevant court rules and procedures to support legal...
Title: Immigrant Justice Habeas Litigation Attorney (1-Year Fellowship) Job Responsibilities: - Conduct intakes with Sikh immigrant detainees who are facing unlawful arrest, confinement, or deportation. - Draft, research, and litigate federal habeas petitions, temporary restraining orders (TROs), and appeals to challenge unlawful arrests...
Title: Senior Attorney - Detained Job Responsibilities: - Oversee a team of attorneys and paralegals to ensure the delivery of high-quality intakes and legal orientations for unaccompanied children residing in immigration detention facilities. - Review intakes by the detained team to determine eligibility...
Job Title: Civil Practice Law Graduate, Housing Justice –... Tenant Defense – Fall 2026 Job Responsibilities: - Engage in client representation and advocacy with city, state, and federal agencies and in court proceedings, administrative hearings, and affirmative litigation. - Conduct regular courthouse-based and...
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...
legal documents, including court filings, decisions, publications, and correspondence. - Compiling and maintaining art law resources. - Attending and reporting... on court hearings, conferences, and networking events. - Planning and participating in educational programs, including Art Law Lunch Talks, Visual Artists... Legal C...
publications, and correspondence. - Compile and maintain art law resources. - Attend and report... on court hearings, conferences, and networking events. - Plan and participate in educational programs, such as Art Law Lunch Talks, Visual Artists... Legal Clinic, and Art & Law Workshops....
NYC's Community & Economic Development Program utilizes corporate and transactional law to promote racial, social,... and economic justice throughout New York City. The program supports small businesses affected by gentrification and the pandemic, community groups and non-profits needing legal assista...
Title: Deputy Director/Supervising Attorney, CED Program Job Responsibilities: - Coach and supervise the legal work of attorneys in the Community & Economic Development (CED) Program; assist attorneys with resolving representation strategies and professional responsibility obligations. - Coordinate community legal education efforts and develop...
Title: Deputy Director/Supervising Attorney, CED Program Job Responsibilities: - Coach and supervise the legal work of Community & Economic Development Program attorneys, assisting them in resolving representation strategies and professional responsibility obligations. - Coordinate community legal education efforts, develop legal advocacy resource materials,...
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...
Title: Staff Attorney, Immigration Practice Job Responsibilities: The Immigration Staff Attorney at the organization has a primary responsibility to represent clients in removal proceedings in Immigration Court, and in other administrative and judicial bodies. The attorney will assist clients in applying for...
supporting the **Members Only**'s mission. These duties include: - Conducting research, writing, and editing articles for the organization’s blog. - Reviewing and summarizing news and legal documents, such as court filings, decisions, publications, and correspondence. - Compiling and maintaining art law resources for the...