Title: Paralegal Casehandler, Housing Justice Tenant Defense Job Responsibilities: The Paralegal Casehandler is tasked with managing their own caseload while collaborating with Housing Staff Attorneys to address benefits and advocacy issues. Key responsibilities include: - Conducting client intake interviews, providing advice and direct...
Title: Staff Attorney, Decarceration Project Job Responsibilities: - Work 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...
Title: Paralegal I, Immigration Law Unit Job Responsibilities: The Paralegal I position at the organization is designed to support the Civil Practice’s Immigration Law Unit. The primary responsibilities include: - Law Manager data entry and maintenance: - Opening and closing cases - Maintaining...
Title: Juvenile Rights Practice Staff Attorney – Entry Level Fall 2026 Job Responsibilities: - Represent clients in Family Court litigation, including fact-finding, dispositional, and post-dispositional hearings. - Conduct direct client representation and manage institutional assignments, including intake and case coverage. - Engage in out-of-court...
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: Civil Practice Law Graduate, Housing Justice – Tenant Defense – Fall 2026 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, possibly...
Title: Director of Innovative Housing Initiatives **Job Responsibilities:** The Director of Innovative Housing Initiatives is responsible for overseeing the Housing Justice Helpline, which is part of the organization's Housing Justice Unit within the Civil Practice. The role involves supervising various staff members,...
Title: Staff Attorney, Decarceration Project Job Responsibilities: 1. Case Consulting & Strategic Litigation: - 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...
Title: Juvenile Rights Practice Staff Attorney – Entry Level Fall 2026 Job Responsibilities: - Represent clients in Family Court litigation, including fact-finding, dispositional, and post-dispositional hearings. - Conduct direct client representation and handle institutional assignments such as intake and case coverage. - Prepare cases...
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 Civil Practice Law Graduate, Housing Justice – Tenant Defense – Fall 2026 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...
Title: Director of Innovative Housing Initiatives Job Responsibilities: The Director of Innovative Housing Initiatives is a key leadership position within the organization’s Housing Justice Unit, specifically for the Housing Justice Helpline. The primary responsibilities include: - Supervising all facets of the helpline work,...
Title: Fall 2026 Law Graduates, Family Defense Job Responsibilities: - Work as part of the organization's interdisciplinary legal teams, which include attorneys, social work staff, paralegals, and parent advocates, to provide high-quality legal defense for clients. - Meet objectives such as keeping children...
Title: Fall 2026 Law Graduates, Family Defense Job Responsibilities: - Work as part of organization’s interdisciplinary legal 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...
Title: Fall 2026 Law Graduates, Family Defense Job Responsibilities: - Work as part of the organization's interdisciplinary legal 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...
Title: Spring 2026 Law Graduates, Family Defense Job Responsibilities: - Work as part of the organization's interdisciplinary legal 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...
Title: Spring 2026 Law Graduates, Family Defense Job Responsibilities: - Work as part of the organization's interdisciplinary legal teams (comprised of attorneys, social work staff, paralegals, and parent advocates) to provide clients with high-quality legal defense. - Meet objectives...
Title: Spring 2026 Law Graduates, Family Defense Job Responsibilities: - Work as part of interdisciplinary legal teams, which include attorneys, social work staff, paralegals, and parent advocates, to provide high-quality legal defense for clients. - Meet objectives such as keeping children out of...
Title: NYIFUP Director, Immigration Practice Job Responsibilities: - Lead and oversee all aspects of the New York Immigrant Family Unity Project (NYIFUP) team within the immigration practice. - Ensure high-quality legal representation for detained immigrants and manage legal strategy. - Support the professional development...
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, Litigation Team Job Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney position within the litigation team focuses on investigating, developing, and litigating cases on behalf of transgender and gender-nonconforming individuals. Specific responsibilities include: - Investigating and developing potential new cases by corresponding and meeting...
Title: Staff Attorney, Litigation Team Job Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney on the Litigation Team will play a pivotal role in the **Members Only**'s efforts to advocate for transgender and gender nonconforming individuals through legal channels. The primary responsibilities of this position...
Title: Staff Attorney - Immigration Law Project Job Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney is tasked with providing direct legal services, which include consultations and representation before both the . Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and the Executive Office for Immigration Review. A significant...
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...
Title: Juvenile Rights Practice Staff Attorney – Entry Level Fall 2026 Job Responsibilities: - Represent clients in Family Court litigation, including fact-finding, dispositional, and post-dispositional hearings. - Conduct direct client representation and institutional assignments, including intake and case coverage. - Engage in out-of-court case...
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 off-site...
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: Paralegal Casehandler, Housing Justice Tenant Defense Job Responsibilities: - Conduct client intake interviews, provide advice, and direct assistance, and assess requests for services. - Represent clients at administrative hearings at relevant forums like HRA. - Obtain rent arrears and ongoing rental assistance through...
Title: Staff Attorney, Decarceration Project Job Responsibilities: Case Consulting & Strategic Litigation: - 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...
Title: Criminal Defense Practice Staff Attorney – Entry Level Fall 2026 Job Responsibilities: - Provide holistic representation for clients facing misdemeanor, felony, and homicide charges in New York City. - Conduct client counseling, prepare motions, engage in plea negotiations, and direct investigations. - Review...
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: 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: Supervising Attorney - Detained Minors Project Job Responsibilities: - Represent young individuals aged 12 to 21 in immigration matters, including Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS), asylum, U Visas, and T Visas, as well as in family and immigration court proceedings. - Supervise...
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...
Title: Staff Attorney Job Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney at the organization is responsible for providing expert legal services to unaccompanied children who require legal representation. This includes zealous direct representation and pro bono facilitation, which involves robust consultation, training, and technical assistance...
Title: Managing Attorney, New York - Detained Job Responsibilities: - Provide senior-level expertise and program management in the provision of legal services by organization attorneys and pro bono partners to unaccompanied children in Office of Refugee Resettlement custody. - Mentor pro bono attorneys...
Title: Senior Attorney Job Responsibilities: - Provide senior-level expertise and leadership in legal services for unaccompanied children facing removal proceedings. - Serve as a leader and expert advisor on complex legal issues for internal and external stakeholders. - Mentor KIND pro bono attorneys and...
Title: Supervising Immigration Attorney, Part-Time (Free to Be Youth Project) Job Responsibilities: The Part-Time Supervising Attorney will oversee the Free to Be Youth (FYP) Project's immigration practice, ensuring high-quality legal services for FYP clients. The attorney will collaborate with the director and...
Title: Staff Attorney Job Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney in the Domestic Violence Law Unit is responsible for providing comprehensive legal services to survivors of intimate partner violence and sexual assault. This includes safety planning, representation, advice, and advocacy in various legal...
Title: Staff Attorney (Matrimonial Project) Job Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney for the Matrimonial Project within the Domestic Violence Law Unit (DVLU) is responsible for providing comprehensive legal representation and support to survivors of domestic and intimate partner violence in various legal matters....
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: Staff Attorney, Immigrant Opportunities Initiative (IOI) – Immigration Law Unit Job Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney for the Immigrant Opportunities Initiative (IOI) within the Immigration Law Unit of the organization is tasked with delivering comprehensive legal services to low-income immigrants in New...
Title: Temporary Paralegal Casehandler, Immigration Legal Clinic, Immigration Law Unit Job Responsibilities: - Conduct telephone and in-person screenings and intakes for potential clinic clients. - Provide support in compiling application packets, conducting factual and legal research. - Assist with fact development by meeting with...
Title: Temporary Paralegal Casehandler, Immigration Legal Clinic, Immigration Law Unit Job Responsibilities: - Conduct telephone and in-person screenings and intakes for potential clinic clients. - Provide support in compiling application packets and conducting factual and legal research. - Assist with fact development by meeting...
Title: Staff Attorney, Immigrant Justice Team Job Responsibilities: - Be a part of the defense team representing non-citizen clients in criminal court. - Advocate on behalf of clients in state criminal proceedings and related matters involving federal, New York State, and New York...
Title: Staff Attorney Job Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney will be part of the Domestic Violence Law Unit, which serves survivors of intimate partner violence and sexual assault. The primary responsibilities include: - Providing comprehensive safety planning, representation, and consultation...
Title: Staff Attorney Job Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney 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...
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: Immigration Staff Attorney Job Responsibilities: - Responsible for staffing two weekly legal clinics at hospital partner sites and providing periodic clinic coverage as needed. - Provide legal services for a wide range of immigration issues including family-based immigration, adjustment of status, naturalization,...
Title: Immigration Staff Attorney (Domestic Violence Project) Job Responsibilities: The Immigration Staff Attorney is a key member of the **Members Only** and reports to both the director and supervisor of family law services. The primary responsibilities include: - Zealously representing survivors in their immigration...