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...
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...
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...
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...
Title: Staff Attorney (Family Defense Unit) Job Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney in the Family Defense Unit is responsible for representing parents accused of neglect and abuse in various legal settings. This includes handling investigations, administrative hearings, Article 10 proceedings, Permanency Planning, and...
Title: Deborah T. Poritz Summer Public Interest Legal Fellowship Job Responsibilities: - Engage in client interviewing and provide direct client interaction to understand their needs and advocate effectively on their behalf. - Conduct legal and factual research to support case development and legal...
Title: Deborah T. Poritz Summer Public Interest Legal Fellowship Job Responsibilities: - Engage in a variety of public interest legal issues during a 10-week summer program. - Conduct client interviews to understand their needs and provide effective advocacy. - Perform legal and factual research...
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...
Collaborate with attorneys and social work staff in various... legal areas including Family Defense, Criminal Defense, Youth Defense, Immigration, Policy, Civil, Appeals, and State Central Register appeals. - Participate in comprehensive training sessions and receive individualized supervision and mentoring. - Engage in...
Collaborate with attorneys and social work staff across various... practice areas including Family Defense, Criminal Defense, Youth Defense, Immigration, Policy, Civil, Appeals, and State Central Register appeals. - Participate in comprehensive training sessions and receive individualized supervision and mentoring. - Engage in...
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....
Collaborate with attorneys and social work staff in various... legal defense areas including Family Defense, Criminal Defense, Youth Defense, Immigration, Policy, Civil, Appeals, and State Central Register appeals. - Participate in comprehensive training sessions and receive individualized supervision and mentoring. - Gain...
Title: Summer 2026 Legal Fellowship Job Responsibilities: The Summer 2026 Legal Fellowship offers a unique opportunity for selected candidates to work collaboratively with attorneys and social work staff at the... organization, focusing on Family Defense, Criminal Defense, Youth Defense, Immigration, Policy, Civil,...
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: 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...
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: 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,...
Title: Deborah T. Poritz Summer Public Interest Legal Fellowship Job Responsibilities: - Participate in a 10-week summer program designed to provide a rewarding experience in public interest law. - Engage in client interviewing, legal and factual research, and drafting legal documents. - Appear before...
the general civil legal services team in New York,... healthcare, housing, and benefits for low-income veterans and their families. The director will coordinate staff advocacy and integrate civil legal services with other practice areas... within the organization. Key management responsibi...
Title: Asylum Seeker Legal Services Intern (unpaid) Job Responsibilities: The Asylum... Seeker Legal Services Intern will work closely... staff to provide essential services to asylum seekers and... immigration staff in providing services to clients, including setting... up legal consultations and drafting immigration...
Title: Director, VA Job Responsibilities: - Lead the veterans law practice at the organization, supervising a small and growing team. - Provide representation to veterans in appeals before the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). - Collaborate with partner organizations, focusing on medical-legal partnerships. - Manage...
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: Managing Director, New York Job Responsibilities: - Provide seasoned, disciplined, and effective management of the KIND field office, including program and performance management, budgeting, employee relations, and development-support functions. - Act as the senior representative of the organization at the local level,...
Title: Children's Attorney Job Responsibilities: - Conduct intakes with child clients to identify relief and provide direct representation for unaccompanied children released to sponsors in specified counties. - Manage a moderate to heavy caseload of children’s cases before the Immigration Court and USCIS. -...
Title: Managing Director, New York Job Responsibilities: - Provide seasoned, disciplined, and effective management of the KIND field office, including performing independently in program and performance management, budgeting, employee relations, and development-support functions. - Act as the senior representative of the organization at...
Title: Training Associate, Legal Services Job Responsibilities: The Training Associate, under... Training Manager for Legal Services, is integral to the... execution of training and support initiatives for organization members and partner organizations. The Associate is primarily responsible for coordinating trainings through the...
comprehensive training programs. - Engage in direct legal services, particularly within the Veterans... Practice, to assist United States military veterans. - Assist veterans in securing compensation and benefits by understanding eligibility, procedural, and evidentiary requirements for VA disability benefit claims and DOD...
mission. - Participation in comprehensive training sessions is required to enhance understanding and skills pertinent to public interest law. - Specific to the Veterans Practice Intern role, interns will work closely with the organization's staff to provide direct legal services to Uni...
Title: Senior Counsel or Senior Staff Attorney, Litigation Job Responsibilities: - Conduct cutting-edge impact and individual litigation, which includes conducting legal research, investigating facts, working with clients, drafting pleadings, briefs, and legal memoranda, engaging in discovery and motion practice, and conducting evidentiary...
(SIJS), asylum, U Visas, and T Visas, as well as in family and immigration court proceedings. - Supervise junior attorneys, fellows, paralegals, social workers, and administrative assistants... by observing client interactions, court work, and reviewing written work. Provide support to jun...
Title: Staff Attorney - Detained Minors Project Job Responsibilities: - Oversee a team of paralegals in providing legal orientations, such as Know Your Rights trainings, and complete intakes for unaccompanied children in Office of Refugee Resettlement custody, providing these orientations and intakes...
the delivery of legal services through various case support... tasks in coordination with attorneys. Key responsibilities include: - Conducting legal research and filling out immigration and other standard forms. - Drafting affidavits and basic motions, and assisting with hearing and interview preparation. -...
the delivery of legal services through various case support... Draft affidavits, maintain files and data, and prepare for hearings. - Provide social services referrals and perform... other... related duties. - Conduct client phone screenings, intake interviews, and know-your-rights presentations. - Draft intake me...
Title: Assistant General Counsel, Legal Job Responsibilities: - Review, draft, and negotiate client and vendor contracts, RFPs, NDAs, DPAs, consulting agreements, and other commercial agreements related to the company's services. - Work closely with client... service teams to resolve legal issues concerning commercial...
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...