Title: Staff Attorney Practice Area/Department: Tenant Defense Project Office Location(s): Utica, Binghamton, or Syracuse, NY Hours: 32-35 Hours per week Salary Range: $78, – $96, (DOE) Supervisor: Managing Attorney Posting Date: January 9, 2026 Application Deadline: Until position is filled About the Organization The organization is a non-profit public...
Title: Staff Attorney Job Responsibilities: - Represent low-income tenants and families in housing matters, including evictions, illegal lockouts, and habitability/condemnation advocacy for tenant groups. - Develop individual cases and manage a caseload efficiently. - Refer clients to community partners where appropriate to ensure clients...
Title: Senior Litigator Job Responsibilities: Systemic Advocacy: - Litigate systemic impact cases and undertake systemic advocacy as lead or co-counsel. - Collaborate with department programs to identify systemic advocacy opportunities. - Research and analyze complex legal issues and develop effective advocacy strategies to combat systemic...
Lead and support impact litigation and systemic advocacy efforts... within the organization. - Develop staff litigation skills through co-counseling and... training sessions. - Shape strategic advocacy goals of the organization. - Focus advocacy on priority areas such as housing, labor and employment, education,...
Title: Staff Attorney: Housing Job Responsibilities: The housing attorney will be responsible for representing tenants in eviction cases and assisting tenants facing denials or terminations from public and subsidized housing programs. The attorney will also handle other housing-related matters. A key part...
Title: Foreclosure Prevention Attorney Job Responsibilities: - Provide legal assistance to homeowners threatened with foreclosure in Clinton, Essex, Franklin, and Hamilton Counties, operating from the organization's Plattsburgh office. - Offer advice, brief service, negotiation, and full representation in foreclosure proceedings, settlement conferences, and...
Title: Staff Attorney – Housing Rights Job Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney for Housing Rights at the organization is responsible for a variety of tasks aimed at preserving decent and affordable housing for low-income tenants, including families and single adults. The...
Title: Tenants’ Rights Directing Attorney** **Job Responsibilities:** The Tenants’ Rights Directing Attorney will lead the Tenants’ Rights Practice, aiming to prevent displacement and stabilize communities through various legal and outreach methods. Key responsibilities include: - Overseeing tenants’ rights direct legal services, including the...
Title: Floating Supervising Attorney, Housing Justice Unit - Tenant Defense** **Job Responsibilities:** The Floating Supervising Attorney in the Housing Justice Unit - Tenant Defense will oversee the operations within the assigned neighborhood office. The primary responsibilities include: - Supervising staff attorneys, paralegals, and...
is tasked with a comprehensive range of responsibilities aimed at supporting the organization’s mission to provide eviction defense and affirmative litigation strategies for clients. The... essential duties include: - Supervising staff attorneys, paralegals, and volunteers to ensure high standa...
proceedings in Housing Court. This involves extensive communication with clients, intense negotiations with opposing counsel, frequent motion practice, discovery, depositions, and significant advocacy with outside agencies on behalf of clients. - Handle litigation before administrative agencies as... necessary, including DHCR ma...
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 responsibilities aimed at supporting and enhancing the operations of the organization’s Housing...
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 smooth and effective day-to-day operations of the unit within an assigned office. This...
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...
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: 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...
will be on civil litigation in areas such as... housing, consumer rights, education, federal income tax, elder law, employment, family law, probate, and public benefits. The attorney may also engage in other legal areas depending on client needs. Responsibilities include...
Title: Staff Attorney Job Type: Full-time Job Summary: The Staff Attorney position involves providing a comprehensive range of civil legal representation, advocacy, and outreach services to low-income individuals. The primary focus of civil litigation for this role includes,... but is not limited to,...
Title: Supervising Attorney Job Responsibilities: The Supervising Attorney for the Tenant Right to Counsel Project (TRCP) at the organization is tasked with a variety of responsibilities aimed at ensuring the delivery of high-quality legal services to clients. These responsibilities include: - Planning and...
Title: Housing Attorney Organization: Organization Job Responsibilities: - Direct Legal Services: The Housing Attorney is responsible for providing direct legal services to residents of Charleston County. This includes addressing civil legal issues stemming from housing instability, with a particular focus on eviction cases....
Title: City Attorney Job Responsibilities: - Serve as the chief legal counsel for the **Members Only**, providing legal advice and representation to city officials, employees, boards, and commissions. - Conduct thorough and accurate legal and policy research and analysis. - Offer general legal and policy...
Title: City Attorney Job Responsibilities: - Serve as the chief legal counsel for the **Members Only**, providing legal services to city officials, employees, boards, and commissions. - Conduct thorough and accurate legal and policy research and analysis to support city operations. - Offer general legal...
Title: City Attorney Job Responsibilities: - Serve as the chief legal counsel for the **Members Only**, providing comprehensive legal services to city officials, employees, boards, and commissions. - Perform thorough and accurate legal and policy research and analysis to support city operations and decision-making...
Title: Associate / Assistant / Deputy Legal Counsel Job Responsibilities: The role of Associate / Assistant / Deputy Legal Counsel involves providing comprehensive legal services as an active legal practitioner. Key responsibilities include: Legal Process Management: - Managing the efficient...
Responsibilities: - Draft County contracts, real estate documents, and local... legislation. - Attend committee meetings of the County Legislature and meetings of County boards and commissions as assigned. - Perform a variety of legal research to support County operations. - Prepare legal opinions for...
to prepare County contracts, real estate documents, legal opinions,... motions, orders, and other litigation or court documents for... final review by an attorney. - Attend committee meetings of the County Legislature and meetings of County boards and commissions. - Assist in the...
Title: Staff Attorney - Consumer Job Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney for the Consumer Team is responsible for a range of duties aimed at protecting consumer rights, particularly for clients at risk of losing their homes. The primary responsibilities include: - Interviewing clients to...
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...
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...
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: Bristol Staff Attorney – Bristol (Bucks County), PA Job Responsibilities: The Bristol Staff Attorney at the organization is tasked with providing civil legal services in the Bristol Office located in Bucks County. The position has traditionally concentrated on representing clients in...
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...
upholding tenants' rights under federal and state law. This role focuses on foreclosure prevention litigation, assisting homeowners in navigating... complex title issues, loan modifications, and defending against wrongful foreclosures. The attorney will handle complex foreclosure defense cases, quiet title actions,...
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: Staff Attorney – Transition Age Youth Medical-Legal Partnership JOB RESPONSIBILITIES: The Staff Attorney will be responsible for providing free legal services to transition age youth (TAY) clients. The role involves responding to referrals from partner organizations as well as assisting individuals...
Title: Staff Attorney I, Eviction Defense Project Job Responsibilities: - Litigate eviction cases under the supervision of a manager. This includes interviewing clients, drafting court forms, pleadings, motions, briefs, and correspondence, engaging in discovery practices, negotiating with outside parties, representing clients in...
Title: Staff Attorney – Core Services Job Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney in the core services department will assist pro bono clients, primarily focusing on areas such as tenant's rights, eviction defense, subsidized housing, public benefits, criminal record sealing, and eviction record sealing...
Title: Staff Attorney, Part Time Job Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney at the organization provides legal advice and representation in accordance with the best practices of the profession. Key responsibilities include: - Interviewing individuals seeking legal assistance and advising clients on possible options through...
Title: Associate Counsel - Level B Job Responsibilities: - Provide counsel, recommendations, and approaches on a wide range of legal matters related to the legal rights and obligations of the organization, business objectives, and maintenance of operations within legal boundaries. - Handle legal...
Director, Deputy Directors of Litigation, and Executive Director. - Organize... and participate in community outreach events, training, and community education events. - Be familiar with and follow all organization and funder policies, and all applicable state, federal, and local regulations. - Develop broad...
including healthcare, patient privacy, real estate, employee matters, and... edit legal and compliance trainings, presentations, and written materials for the organization. - Assist with ongoing litigation matters. - Review contracts, agreements,... policies, and other documents. - Review outside requests for records, including subpo...
advice on a variety of matters, including but not limited to business transactions, contracts, tort law, labor and employment issues, corporate governance, charitable donations, tax matters, real estate matters, and federal... and state regulations applicable to non-profit organizations. Specific dut...
Title: Temporary Staff Attorney II, Preventing and Ending Homelessness Project (PEHP) Job Responsibilities: - Provide client-centered, trauma-informed direct legal services to vulnerable tenants and unhoused residents. - Advise clients on legal issues, including eviction defense, renters’ rights, eviction record sealing, and criminal record...
Title: Staff Attorney II, Preventing and Ending Homelessness Project (PEHP) Job Responsibilities: - Provide legal representation, advice, and education in eviction prevention and defense, housing, expungement, public benefits, and other civil legal matters. - Partner with homelessness service providers to deliver outreach and...
Title: Staff Attorney II, Eviction Defense Project Job Responsibilities: - Litigate eviction cases under the supervision of a manager, which involves interviewing clients, drafting court forms, pleadings, motions, briefs, and correspondence. - Engage in discovery practice, negotiate with outside parties, and represent clients...
Title: Staff Attorney, LEAP Job Responsibilities: Under the general supervision of the Supervising Attorney, the Staff Attorney will support the mission of LEAP by providing high-quality, free legal services to underserved Brooklyn residents. The primary focus is on preserving safe and affordable...
Title: Staff Attorney Job Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney at the organization will be responsible for a range of duties including providing day-to-day legal assistance and direct representation to eligible clients in various legal forums, including state, federal, administrative agencies, and appellate courts....