Title:** Criminal Defense Practice Staff Attorney – Entry Level Fall 2026 **Job Responsibilities:** Entry-level Staff Attorneys in the Criminal Defense Practice are responsible for providing holistic and client-centered representation for individuals facing misdemeanor, felony, and homicide charges. Key responsibilities include: - Handling all aspects...
Title: Staff Attorney, Immigration Practice Job Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney in the Immigration Practice is primarily responsible for representing clients in removal proceedings in Immigration Court and other administrative and judicial bodies. The attorney assists clients in applying for affirmative relief and...
Title: Law Graduate Fall 2026, Youth Defense Practice Job Responsibilities: The Law Graduate will work under the supervision of CFR’s Youth Defense Supervisors. The primary responsibilities include representing clients charged with juvenile delinquency in Family Court and handling cases involving adolescent and...
teams, which include attorneys, social work staff, paralegals, and... parent advocates, to provide clients with high-quality legal defense. - Achieve objectives such as keeping children out of the foster system, shortening lengths of stay for children in the foster system, promoting...
which consist of 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 the lengths of stay for children in the foster system,...
teams composed of attorneys, social work staff, paralegals, and... parent advocates. The primary responsibilities include: - Providing high-quality legal defense to clients, focusing on keeping children out of the foster system and reducing their length of stay if they are placed...
legal teams, including attorneys, social work staff, paralegals, and... out of the foster system and minimize their stay if they enter it. - Promote quality visiting arrangements and ensure families receive services tailored to expedite safe... and lasting reunification. - Represent paren...
organization, which includes attorneys, social work staff, paralegals, and... parent advocates, to deliver high-quality legal defense for clients. - Aim to keep children out of the foster system, reduce the time children and ensure families receive services that expedite safe and......
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... parent advocates, to provide clients with high-quality legal defense. - Meet clients' objectives such as keeping children out of the foster system, shortening lengths of stay for children in the foster...
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...
adolescent and juvenile offenders (AO and JO) whose cases are being transferred to family court from the Supreme Court Youth Parts. - Collaborate with legal teams, including attorneys, social work staff, investigators, and... paralegals, to provide comprehensive defense services. - Participate i...
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 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...
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 negative pretrial detention decisions using writs of habeas corpus, appeals, and other strategic...
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,...
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: 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....
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...