vital role in providing services to victims of domestic... violence and human trafficking. Key responsibilities include: - Screening callers for eligibility and scheduling intakes with immigration attorneys. - Handling routine communications and transactions with clients, including scheduling calls. - Providing internal and external...
Title: Staff Attorney (Family Defense Unit) Job Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney in the Family Defense Unit (FDU) at the organization is responsible for representing parents accused of neglect and abuse in various legal settings, including investigations, administrative hearings, Article 10 proceedings, Permanency...
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 housing issues and needs. - Identifying legal issues that affect clients, particularly those related to eviction...
Title: Associate Attorney, Immigration Practice Job Responsibilities: - Provide trauma-informed legal advice and counsel to non-citizen survivors of domestic violence and human trafficking, assisting them in understanding and pursuing available legal options. - Represent clients before the Citizenship and Immigration Service (CIS), the...
the next generation of social justice 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...
the next generation of social justice lawyers. 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...
Title: Staff Attorney - Detained Minors Project Job Responsibilities: - Oversee a team of paralegals in providing legal orientations, such as Know Your Rights trainings, and completing intakes for unaccompanied children (UCs) in Office of Refugee Resettlement custody. Provide these orientations and...
Juvenile Status (SIJS), asylum, U Visas, T Visas, and proceedings before family and immigration courts. - Supervise junior attorneys, fellows, paralegals, social workers, and administrative assistants... by overseeing client interactions, court work, and reviewing written work, as well as providing suppor...
and supervising the community services and intake 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...
Visas, in both affirmative and removal defense situations. - Facilitate referrals to education, healthcare, and other necessary services, both internally and externally. -... Act as a liaison with foster care agencies to provide immigration legal services to youth in foster... care. - Le...
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...
teams, which include attorneys, social work staff, paralegals, and... parent advocates, to provide clients with high-quality legal defense. - Meet objectives such as keeping children out of the foster system, shortening lengths of stay for children in the foster system, promoting...
teams, which include attorneys, social work staff, paralegals, and... objectives such as keeping children out of the foster system, shortening lengths of stay for children in the foster system, promoting quality visiting arrangements, and ensuring families receive services tailored t...
teams, which include attorneys, social work staff, paralegals, and... parent advocates, to provide clients with high-quality legal defense. - Meet objectives such as keeping children out of the foster system, shortening lengths of stay for children in the foster system, promoting...
teams, which include attorneys, social work staff, paralegals, and... with objectives such as keeping children out of the foster system, shortening the lengths of stay for children in foster care, promoting quality visiting arrangements, and ensuring families receive services tai...
legal teams, including attorneys, social work staff, paralegals, and... objectives such as keeping children out of the foster system, shortening lengths of stay for children in the foster system, promoting quality visiting arrangements, and ensuring families receive services tailored to...
teams, which include attorneys, social work staff, paralegals, and... parent advocates, to provide clients with high-quality legal defense. - Meet objectives such as keeping children out of the foster system, shortening lengths of stay for children in the foster system, promoting...
offenders (AO and JO) on cases in the Supreme Court Youth Parts, with potential removal to Family Court. - Collaborate with legal teams, including attorneys, social work staff, investigators, and... paralegals. Teams may also involve staff from the organization’s immigration...
juvenile offenders (AO and JO) in Supreme Court Youth Parts, with cases removed to Family Court. - Collaborate with legal teams including attorneys, social work staff, investigators, and... paralegals. Teams may also involve staff from CFR’s immigration or housing/public benefits units....
closely with trial attorneys, social workers, and paraprofessionals in... the assigned borough to advocate for the release of clients detained pretrial in New York City jails. - Challenge adverse pretrial detention decisions using writs of habeas corpus, appeals, and other strategic...
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...
Collaborate with trial attorneys, social workers, and paraprofessionals in... the assigned borough to advocate for the release of clients detained pretrial in New York City jails. - Challenge adverse pretrial detention decisions through writs of habeas corpus, appeals, and other...
Title: Criminal Defense Practice Legal Intern, 2L – Summer 2026 Job Responsibilities: The Criminal Defense Practice Legal Intern will work within the Criminal Defense Practice (CDP) of a leading social justice legal services organization.... The primary responsibilities include: - Engaging in direct collaboration...
Title: Law Reform Legal Intern, 2L - Summer 2026 Job Responsibilities: The Law Reform Legal Intern will participate in the organization’s significant work on impact litigation and policy initiatives aimed at addressing systemic issues affecting the clients of the organization. The internship...
Title: Law Reform Legal Intern – Spring 2026 Job Responsibilities: The law reform units at the organization offer law school students a unique opportunity to engage in impact litigation and policy initiatives aimed at addressing systemic issues faced by the organization's clients....
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,...
Title: Rapid Response Intake Paralegal Job Responsibilities: The Rapid Response Intake Paralegal will be an integral part of the immigration Rapid Response team, offering essential representation and support to community members detained by ICE and those with final orders of removal. This...
Title: Supervising Attorney Job Responsibilities: The Supervising Attorney will oversee the Workplace Justice practice at the organization, which includes a team of four employment attorneys and three paralegals. This role involves managing a wide range of employment-related legal matters, including wage theft,...
Housing Fellowships - Legal Services Job Responsibilities: The fellowship involves training... the next generation of social justice lawyers with a... focus on practical litigation experience and understanding the challenges faced by low-income individuals and families. Key responsibilities include: - Assisting attorneys and staff...
Title: Attorney, Integrated Domestic Violence Team Job Responsibilities: - Represent clients in the Integrated Domestic Violence (IDV) Part in both criminal and family court matters, focusing on custody, visitation, and family offense proceedings. - Prepare and litigate all hearings and trials in both...
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...
teams, which include attorneys, social work staff, paralegals, and... clients. - Meet objectives such as keeping children out of the foster system, shortening their lengths of stay, promoting quality visiting arrangements, and ensuring families receive services tailored to expedite safe......
teams, which include attorneys, social work staff, paralegals, and... parent advocates. - Provide high-quality legal defense to clients with objectives such as: - Keeping children out of the foster system. - Shortening lengths of stay for children in the foster system....
teams, which include attorneys, social work staff, paralegals, and... parent advocates, to provide high-quality legal defense to clients. - Meet objectives such as keeping children out of the foster system, shortening lengths of stay for children in the foster system, promoting...
teams, which include attorneys, social work staff, paralegals, and... parent advocates, to provide clients with high-quality legal defense. - Meet objectives such as keeping children out of the foster system, shortening the length of stay for children in the foster system,...
teams (comprised of attorneys, social work staff, paralegals, and... parent advocates) to provide clients with high-quality legal defense. - Meet objectives such as keeping children out of the foster system, shortening lengths of stay for children in the foster system,...
teams, which include attorneys, social work staff, paralegals, and... such as keeping children out of the foster system, shortening lengths of stay for children in the foster system, promoting quality visiting arrangements, and ensuring that families receive services that exped...
Title: Deputy Director, Group Representation, PAH-Brooklyn Job Responsibilities: The Deputy Director, Group Representation at the organization is responsible for representing and supervising the representation of low-income tenant associations and individuals facing various housing challenges. The role involves handling a full caseload of...
Title: Immigration Attorney, Detained Removal Defense Job Responsibilities: - Represent noncitizen clients in both detained and non-detained removal proceedings and immigration appeals. - Litigate issues such as custody and bond, removability, and eligibility for immigration relief. - Make regular appearances in immigration court, with...
Title: Staff Attorney - Domestic Violence Law Project Job Responsibilities: - Independently litigate family and matrimonial cases throughout New York City from intake to trial. - Conduct in-depth interviews with domestic violence victims, compile history, and investigate to corroborate allegations. - Draft all legal...
that address systemic issues affecting the clients of the organization. Interns will be placed in one of the units within the Criminal Defense Law Reform Team, which includes the Incarcerated Client Services Unit. The specific responsibilities... include: - Engaging in lega...
Title: Law Reform Legal Intern – Spring 2026 Job Responsibilities: The law reform units of the organization offer opportunities for law school students to engage in groundbreaking work on impact litigation and policy initiatives that address systemic issues facing the organization's clients....
Collaborate with trial attorneys, social workers, and paraprofessionals in... the assigned borough to advocate for the release of clients detained pretrial in New York City jails. - Challenge adverse pretrial detention decisions using writs of habeas corpus, appeals, and other strategic...
and homicide charges in New York City. - Conduct client counseling, prepare motions, engage in plea negotiations, and direct investigations. - Review discovery materials, ensure compliance, and interview witnesses. - Advise clients on collateral consequences and refer cases for social work intervention and...
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 organizers to build, support, and represent tenant...
Title Criminal Defense Practice Staff Attorney – Entry Level Fall 2026 Job Responsibilities The staff attorneys in the Criminal Defense Practice are primarily responsible for providing holistic and client-centered representation to individuals facing various criminal charges, including misdemeanors, felonies, and homicides....
nation's oldest and largest social justice legal services organization,... offers Summer 2026 Legal Internships within its Criminal Defense Practice (CDP) across the city. The CDP serves as the primary public defender in New York City, delivering holistic, client-centered representation for...
Title: Law Reform Legal Intern – Spring 2026 Job Responsibilities: The Law Reform Legal Intern will engage in various aspects of the organization's law reform work, tailored to the specific needs of the unit to which they are assigned. Responsibilities may include: -...
at addressing systemic issues faced by the organization's clients. Interns will be assigned to specific law reform units, such as the Criminal Defense Law Reform Team, which includes programs like the Incarcerated Client Services Unit. These units focus... on...
Title: Law Reform Legal Intern – Spring 2026 Job Responsibilities: The Law Reform Legal Intern position is an opportunity for law school students to engage in the impactful work of the organization’s law reform units. These units focus on addressing systemic issues...