New York Legal Jobs

Housing Attorney, Mental Health Project The candidate will assist clients to secure and maintain adequate housing. Will represent low-income New Yorkers with psychiatric disabilities in landlord and tenant matters, primarily in housing court. May also represent clients occasionally at administrative hearings and article 78 proceedings involving NYCHA, DCHR, and HPD, as needed, to help support clients' housing cases. Participate in various legal clinics, engage in outreach ... read more

Bilingual (Spanish Speaking) Staff Attorney DUTIES: Direct representation and advocacy to victims of domestic violence seeking legal relief in Family and Integrated Domestic Violence Courts. Maintain a caseload of 50+ active clients/mth and approximately 50-70 active cases. Conduct Outreach and Community Education events Queens with 2+/mth. Conduct Financial Empowerment and Legal Clinics in Queens with a minimum of three per month. Assist clients’ understanding full ra... read more

Community Development Project Legal Internship The interns will work in any/all of the legal practice areas within CDP, including: Housing and Tenants' Rights, Workers' Rights, Capacity-Building for Community Non-Profits and Worker Cooperatives, and Consumer Justice. Must volunteer for 10+ hours per week. read more

Staff Attorney The candidate will focus on landlord-tenant practice. Will be responsible for providing direct legal representation to Bronx tenants and tenant associations in the area of landlord-tenant law, including affirmative litigation (e.g., HP actions and rent strikes). The attorney’s advocacy duties will include: training residents on tenants’ rights issues, assisting with regulatory advocacy, staffing housing clinics in the Bronx, staffing intake in Bronx Hous... read more

Staff Attorney Duties: Work collaboratively with other team members to assist veterans in a holistic manner. Will be our campus outreach coordinator and will maintain and grow our connections with the many higher education institutions in New York City, communicating regularly with colleges’ veteran offices and student groups. In addition to outreach to student veterans, will work on VA claims, ranging from overpayments to characterization of discharge appeals, and, of... read more

State and Local Tax Financial Services Manager The candidate should have a Bachelor's degree in Accounting. CPA, Enrolled Agent designation or membership of the Bar is required. Should preferably have a J.D. degree with Accounting or Tax, or Master's degree in Taxation. Must have 5+ years of experience. Should have thorough knowledge of a variety of state and local tax laws, including multi-state income tax planning, compliance, preparing returns, income tax accounting, co... read more

TPDG Manager Duties: Works with clients on large tax engagements which require a team of specialists with deep tax technical knowledge and experience in key federal tax areas. Identify permanent cash tax savings and refund opportunities, consider the impact of deductions and credits on your effective tax rate, and apply established methodologies and processes to complex areas of taxation, helping ensure consistency year over year. read more

Supervising Attorney Responsibilities : Represent clients in housing court and administrative hearings. Conduct intake at partner organizations’ intake sites. Provide telephone and/or written advice to clients. Research legal issues, with a focus on housing law, public benefits, and VA benefits. Supervise housing and benefits staff. Work with the team on case strategies and integration of services to meet clients’ needs. Track client information in our database, prepar... read more

Contract Specialist (Standing Register) Duties: Serves as a Contract Specialist, responsible for performance of a mixture of contract actions including formal contract formulation, preparation, negotiation and administration of Architect-Engineer (A-E), professional services, construction, maintenance services, commercial items and services, utilities, cooperative and interagency agreements and emergency management. Performs a variety of duties in support of the Districtâ€... read more

Student Volunteer Program The candidate should have good academics grades. The candidate in high schools, colleges, law schools and graduate programs can apply. Internship will provide work experience related to academic program. Will be exposed to the work environment and will learn about the missions and responsibilities of the agencies and department. read more