Legal Jobs in Brooklyn

Unpaid/ Volunteer Law School Intern Candidate's duties include observation of court proceedings, witness interview and conferences. Digesting case records (school, medical, COI’s, forensic reports). Conducting legal research and drafting legal memorandum of law. Drafting legal documents (subpoena’s, orders to produce, memos of law). Drafting client and collateral witness correspondence. Second seating attorney during trial (note taking, gathering and distribu... read more

Unpaid/Volunteer-Administrative Assistant Volunteer will handle: Creating file folders; Cataloging a legal library into a database; Preparing legal and social work files to be archived; Photocopying legal and social files; Court and interview observation. Special projects as needed. Will gain hands-on litigation experience and to provide assistance to staff. Schedule: 15-20 hrs/wk read more

Senior Paralegal The candidate works under the direction of a Supervisory Paralegal or a Project Supervisor. Work products are reviewed prior to submission; however, often develops these products with minimal direct supervision other than written guidelines. In addition to functions performed by Paralegals, described below, performs moderately complex legal research; synopsizes transcripts of hearings and oral arguments for attorney use; reviews case related materials and,... read more

Unpaid/Volunteer-Appellate Legal Writing Intern Intern will handle: Observation of court proceedings, witness interview and conferences. Drafting motions. Drafting appellate briefs. Digesting case records (school, medical, COI’s, forensic reports). Conducting legal research and drafting legal memorandum of law. Conducting collateral interviews. Factual and Legal cite checking. Obtaining and copying court files. If necessary serve subpoena’s and other legal ... read more

Attorney Training Program The candidate spend the first few weeks of their employment at company attending in-house lectures on various aspects of criminal defense, shadowing experienced attorneys and practicing their skills through simulations of various aspects of criminal practice. The Appellate Division has granted us a student practice order which gives the right to have law students and law graduates working for company to appear in court even though they are not yet... read more

Unpaid/Volunteer- Social Work The volunteer will handle: Digesting case records (school, medical, COI’s, forensic reports); Draft client and collateral witness correspondence; Conduct collateral interviews; Observe client interviews; Research potential referral sources (i.e. mental health, education, therapeutic); Make referrals for clients; Observation of court proceedings, witness interview and conferences; Assist with building CLCNY wide resource manual; A vari... read more

Law Clerk II The candidate works under the direction of a Supervisory Paralegal or Project Manager performing complex legal research; preparing draft legal documents, such as motions, briefs, memoranda of law, etc.; reviewing documents for relevance and privilege; and assisting attorneys with all phases of litigation. Acts independently and/or as a team leader on larger projects. Responsibilities may include acting as primary interface with trial attorneys, experts, and ot... read more

Law Clerk The candidate works under the direction of a Supervisory Paralegal or a Project Supervisor. Performs complex legal research for the trial staff. Assists in preparing draft legal documents, such as motions, briefs, memoranda of law, etc. reviewing documents for relevance and privilege; and assisting attorneys with all phases of litigation. Should have Law degree, or be currently attending an ABA-accredited law school, having completed at least one year of study. M... read more

Attorney The candidate will practice law with a full support staff, have client Interaction and the opportunity to help people. Should have 5+ years of experience in one or more of the areas of elder law. read more

Paralegal The candidate works under the direction of Supervisory Paralegal or Project Supervisor. Performs the following tasks while complying with established procedures: compiles, prepares, and summarizes relevant materials for use by attorneys in discovery and in preparation of motions, briefs and other legal documents; summarizes depositions and other transcripts; maintains case files; performs simple legal research; indexes, tracks and controls document discovery (inc... read more