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...
Title: Staff Attorney, Youth Defense Practice Job Responsibilities: - Represent clients charged with juvenile delinquency matters in Family Court. - Represent clients charged as adolescent and juvenile offenders (AO and JO) on cases in the Supreme Court Youth Parts, with potential removal to...
Title: Staff Attorney - Pro Bono Job Responsibilities: - Represent young individuals aged 12-24 in immigration cases, including Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS), asylum, U Visas, and T Visas, in both affirmative and removal defense situations. - Facilitate referrals to education, healthcare, and...
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: 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...
child clients in custody, visitation, domestic violence, abuse, and... neglect law. - Participate in observation of and involvement in court proceedings. - Conduct witness interviews, including children and parents. - Attend and participate in conferences related to ongoing cases. - Digest and analyze case...
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: DV Family Law Attorney Department: Legal, Organizing, & Advocacy Job Responsibilities: The DV Family Law Attorney is responsible for providing consultation and legal representation to primarily immigrant survivors of intimate partner violence. This role complements a holistic array of services offered to...
intimate partner violence and sexual assault. This includes safety planning, representation, advice, and advocacy in various legal matters such as orders of protection, contested and uncontested divorces, custody, visitation, and support cases. The... attorney will also handle domestic violence-based immi...
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: Staff Attorney (Matrimonial Project) Job Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney will work within the Matrimonial Project of the Domestic Violence Law Unit (DVLU) at the organization. The primary responsibilities include: - Providing comprehensive safety planning, representation, advice, and advocacy for survivors of domestic/intimate...
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...
and advocacy services to survivors of intimate partner violence and sexual assault. The attorney will handle family and matrimonial litigation cases, including orders of protection, contested and uncontested divorces, custody, visitation, child and spousal support,... and matters related to speci...
providing comprehensive and culturally competent legal services to survivors of domestic and gender-based violence. Key responsibilities include: - Direct representation and advocacy for clients in family law litigation, including family offense, custody and visitation, child and spousal support,... and divorce c...
Title: Temporary Staff Attorney (Free to Be Youth Project) Job Responsibilities: The Temporary Staff Attorney will represent the legal needs of homeless and street-involved lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer, and questioning (LGBTQ+) young people, up to age 24, in New York City. The...
Title: Full Time Staff Attorney (Free to Be Youth) Job Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney will represent the legal needs of homeless and street-involved lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer, and questioning (LGBTQ+) young people, up to age 24, in New York City. Responsibilities...
Title: Associate Director Job Responsibilities: The Associate Director will collaborate with the Director of the Domestic Violence Law Unit (DVLU) to oversee the unit's operations and ensure that the services provided are aligned with community needs. Key responsibilities include: - Developing and managing...
Title: Senior Counsel Job Responsibilities: Senior Counsels at the organization lead and engage in cutting-edge impact litigation, public policy advocacy, and education to further the organization's mission. The Senior Counsel will work both independently and collaboratively to assist the organization's Regional Office...
Title: Senior Counsel Job Responsibilities: Senior Counsels at the organization lead and engage in cutting-edge impact litigation, public policy advocacy, and education to further the organization's mission. The Senior Counsel will work independently and collaboratively to help serve the organization's Regional Office...
Title: Senior Counsel Job Responsibilities: Senior Counsels at the organization lead and engage in cutting-edge impact litigation, public policy advocacy, and education to further the organization's mission. The Senior Counsel will work independently and collaboratively to help serve the organization's Regional Office...
Title: Paralegal (Matrimonial Project) Job Responsibilities: The Paralegal for the Matrimonial Project within the Domestic Violence Law Unit (DVLU) at the organization is tasked with a variety of responsibilities aimed at supporting survivors of intimate partner violence and sexual assault. The...
Title: Staff Attorney, Statewide Central Register Job Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney will operate under the supervision of the Attorney-in-Charge of the SCR appeals practice as part of the Organization's SCR Appeals Unit. The core responsibilities include: - Providing SCR-related information and education to...
Title: Staff Attorney, Court-Involved Youth - School Justice Project Job Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney for the School Justice Project at the organization will be responsible for a range of duties aimed at ensuring court-involved youth have access to appropriate educational services....
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: Staff Attorney Job Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney at the organization is primarily responsible for representing families with children with disabilities in administrative proceedings to obtain necessary educational services. This role involves several key duties: - Conducting intake of new cases and reviewing...
of Family and Matrimonial Practice Job Title: Director of Family and Matrimonial Practice Job Responsibilities: - Lead a team of attorneys, paralegals, and legal assistants in the family and matrimonial law practice area. - Oversee all aspects of family and matrimonial law practice, including case...
Title: Staff Attorney, Harlem Community Tenant Defense 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, including during evening hours. - Represent and promote...
Title: Borough Director - Brooklyn Job Responsibilities: The Borough Director is an integral member of the organization's Leadership Team, responsible for advancing children's rights within the specified borough. Collaborating with citywide Borough Directors and other leaders, the Director ensures the organization's mission...
Title: Staff Attorney Job Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney at the organization is responsible for effectuating the mission of the organization under the leadership of the Borough Director. The primary responsibilities include ensuring high standards of representation and client services while maintaining personal...
paralegals, and parent advocates, to deliver high-quality legal defense to clients. - Aim to achieve objectives such as keeping children out of the foster system, reducing the duration of foster care stays, promoting quality visitation arrangements, and ensuring families... receive service...
Title: Summer 2026 Legal Internship, Family Defense Practice (2Ls Only) Job Responsibilities: Legal interns at the organization can expect to engage in a variety of responsibilities that are crucial to the Family Defense Practice. These include conducting thorough legal research to support...
Title: Summer Internship Job Responsibilities: Interns in the Summer Internship program are tasked with handling substantive work across various civil legal service practice areas. Responsibilities include participating in comprehensive training sessions designed to enhance their skills in public interest law. Interns are...
Title: Spring Internship Job Responsibilities: Interns participating in the Spring Internship program will engage in substantive work spanning various civil legal service practice areas. Their responsibilities include: - Handling substantive work across civil legal service practice areas. - Participating in comprehensive training sessions. - Working...
Title: Spring Internship Job Responsibilities: Interns in the Spring Internship program are involved in substantive legal work across various civil legal service practice areas offered by the organization. They are expected to participate in comprehensive training sessions that are designed to enhance...
areas such as custody, visitation, domestic violence, and abuse... and neglect law. - Assist CLC staff in advocating for child clients. - Participate in court proceedings and observe legal processes. - Conduct witness interviews, including children and parents. - Attend and participate in conferences...
Title: Paralegal, Domestic Violence Program Job Responsibilities: The Paralegal in the Domestic Violence Program will work closely with staff attorneys to ensure the successful and smooth operation of legal and administrative functions. Responsibilities include: - Researching cases and legal issues under...
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...
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: 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: 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: Law Student Internship, Trial (Summer 2026) Job Responsibilities: - Participate in observation and involvement in court proceedings. - Conduct witness interviews, including children and parents. - Engage in case conferences. - Digest case records such as school, medical, forensic reports, and transcripts. - Conduct legal...
law such as custody, visitation, domestic violence, abuse, and... neglect. - Gain hands-on experience and assist staff in advocating for child clients. - Paired with a mentor, interns will receive close supervision and training. - Participate in observation of and participation in court...
matters, focusing on custody, visitation, and family offense proceedings. -... Prepare and litigate all hearings and trials in both criminal and family court settings. - Draft motions, memoranda of law, and written closing arguments. - Review discovery in criminal cases, including police reports...
the organization, including custody, visitation, domestic violence, abuse, and... neglect law. - Gain hands-on experience in legal advocacy for child clients. - Observe and participate in court proceedings, witness interviews, and conferences. - Digest and analyze case records such as school, medical, forensic...