Job Title Fall 2026 Law Graduates, Family Defense Job Responsibilities Law Graduates joining the organization will work as part of interdisciplinary legal teams, which include attorneys, social work staff, paralegals, and parent advocates. Their primary responsibilities include: - Providing high-quality legal defense to clients with the aim of preventing children from entering the foster system. - Shortening the duration of stay for children already in the foster system.
Job Title: Fall 2026 Law Graduates, Family Defense Job Responsibilities: - Collaborate as part of the organization's interdisciplinary legal teams, which include attorneys, social work staff, 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
Job 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 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 quality visiting arrangements, and ensuring that families receive...
Job Title: Spring 2026 Law Graduates, Family Defense Job Responsibilities: - Work as part of an interdisciplinary legal team at the organization, comprising attorneys, social work staff, paralegals, and parent advocates, to provide 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 quality visiting arrangements, and ensuring that families receive services wel
Job Title: Spring 2026 Law Graduates 2026, 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 aimed at keeping children out of the foster system, shortening the lengths of stay for children in the foster system, promoting quality visiting arrangements, and ensuring families re
Job Title: Spring 2026 Law Graduates, Family Defense Job Responsibilities: - Work as part of an interdisciplinary legal team consisting of attorneys, social work staff, paralegals, and parent advocates to provide high-quality legal defense for clients. - Aim to keep children out of the foster system, shorten lengths of stay for children in the foster system, promote quality visiting arrangements, and ensure that families receive services tailored to expedite safe and lasting
Job Title: Fall 2026 Law Graduate (Criminal Defense Practice) Job Responsibilities: - Provide vigorous and enthusiastic representation to residents of Northern Manhattan in Manhattan’s criminal courts. - Engage in frequent court appearances and litigation activities, including arraignments, grand jury presentations, legal arguments, hearings, and trials. - Interview clients and their families in the Harlem office or local jails, conduct legal research, and write pre-pleadi...
Job Title: Trial and Special Litigation Supervisor, Criminal Defense Practice Job Responsibilities: - Embrace the philosophy of client-centered, community-based, holistic representation and a commitment to excellence. - Oversee the supervision of attorneys involved in litigating hearings and trials, in collaboration with other supervisors. This includes establishing best practices for preparation and co-counseling. - Establish and maintain systems to ensure equitable opportu
Job Title: Training Team Supervisor, Criminal Defense Practice Job Responsibilities: - Embrace the organization’s philosophy of client-centered, community-based, holistic representation and commitment to excellence. - Design, implement, and manage the training of entry-level and lateral attorney hires on misdemeanor and felony practice. - Collaborate with other supervisors in designing and implementing training related to trial, litigation, and special litigation matters f...
Job Title: Staff Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice Job Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney in the Criminal Defense Practice is responsible for providing robust and dynamic legal representation to young residents of Northern Manhattan who are facing criminal charges and cannot afford private counsel. This role involves frequent court appearances and active participation in various stages of the criminal process, including arraignments, grand jury presentations, legal argum
Job 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. The primary responsibilities include: - Direct representation of youth involved in, or at risk of involvement in, the juvenile or criminal legal system, addressing school-related cha
Job Title: Staff Attorney, Parole Revocation Defense Unit Job Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney in the Parole Revocation Defense Unit (PRDU) will be primarily responsible for representing clients accused of violating parole conditions at revocation and recognizance hearings. These hearings take place in various courtroom locations throughout New York City, including the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Queens. In addition to parole hearings, the Staff Attorney will appear
Job Title: Criminal Defense Practice Staff Attorney – Entry Level Fall 2026 Job Responsibilities: - Provide comprehensive representation for clients facing misdemeanor criminal charges. This includes client counseling, preparing motions, plea negotiations, directing and participating in investigations, reviewing discovery materials, interviewing witnesses, advising clients on collateral consequences, and referring cases for social work intervention and mitigation. - Engage...
Job 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 litigation cases, including orders of protection, contested and uncontested divorces, custody, visitation, child and spousal support, and matters related to speci
Job Title: Temporary Staff Attorney, New York Family Unity Project (NYIFUP) Job Responsibilities: - Represent immigrants in removal proceedings that began in upstate New York but are transferred to the Immigration Courts in New York City, handling both detained and non-detained dockets. - Provide legal representation for immigrants detained and docketed at the Elizabeth Immigration Court who were residents of New York State, excluding New York City. - Screen clients for elig
Job Title: Staff Attorney, Post Conviction Litigation Job Responsibilities: - Manage a docket of cases for individuals seeking relief from wrongful conviction. - Craft litigation strategies and lead litigation teams, including collaboration with pro-bono partners, local counsel, fellows, and law students. - Direct factual post-conviction investigations. - Write motions and briefs for client representation, as well as amicus curie briefs. - Litigate issues related to obtainin
Job Title: Supervising Attorney - Wrongful Conviction Job Responsibilities: - Lead the Wrongful Conviction Unit (WCU) to ensure high-quality advocacy, including setting priorities, developing protocols, and making strategic determinations. - Directly mentor WCU staff through regular one-on-one meetings, regular feedback, and annual evaluations to foster professional development and growth. - Provide case and caseload supervision, including conferencing individual cases for s
Job 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 out of the foster system, shortening their lengths of stay, promoting quality visiting arrangements, and ensuring families receive services tailored to expedite safe
Job 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 of the foster system. - Shortening lengths of stay for children in the foster system. - Promoting quality visiting arrangements. - Ensuring that families receive ...
Job 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 out of the foster system, shortening lengths of stay for children in the foster system, promoting quality visiting arrangements, and ensuring that families receive ser
Job 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 out of the foster system, shortening the length of stay for children in the foster system, promoting quality visiting arrangements, and ensuring families receive s
Job 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 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 s
Job 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 the foster system, shortening lengths of stay for children in the foster system, promoting quality visiting arrangements, and ensuring that families receive services that exped
Job 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 with potential clients, conducting research, reviewing records, and drafting demand letters. - Developing litigation stra
Job 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 include: - Investigating and developing potential new cases by engaging with potential clients, conducting comprehensive research, reviewing records, and drafting demand l
Job 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 discovery materials, ensure compliance, and interview witnesses. - Advise clients on collateral consequences and refer cases for social work intervention a...
Job Title: Experienced Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice Job Responsibilities: - Directly represent clients in Brooklyn Criminal and Supreme Courts from intake through dismissal, plea, or trial. - Foster strong attorney/client relationships. - Work collaboratively on interdisciplinary case teams with social workers, investigators, paralegals, and administrative staff. - Participate in a rotation to staff court arraignment shifts on weekdays, nights, weekends, and holidays.
Job Title: Entry Level Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice Job Responsibilities: - Directly represent clients in Brooklyn Criminal and Supreme Courts from intake through dismissal, plea, or trial. - Foster strong attorney/client relationships. - Work collaboratively on interdisciplinary case teams with social workers, investigators, paralegals, and administrative staff. - Participate in a rotation to staff court arraignment shifts on weekdays, nights, weekends, and holidays.
**Job Title:** Entry Level Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice, Queens **Job Responsibilities:** - Directly represent clients in Queens Criminal and Supreme Courts from intake through dismissal, plea, or trial. - Foster strong attorney/client relationships. - Work collaboratively on interdisciplinary case teams with social workers, investigators, paralegals, and administrative professionals. - Participate in a rotation to staff court arraignment shifts on weekdays, nig
Job 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 motions, plea negotiations, directing and participating in investigations, reviewing discovery materials and compliance, interviewing witne...
Job 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, and beyond. - Responsible for full holistic representation of clients on misdemeanor criminal matters, including client counseling, preparing moti...
Job Title: Temporary Senior Staff Attorney Job Responsibilities: The Temporary Senior Staff Attorney will be responsible for providing temporary legal supervision for the organization's criminal law reform advocacy work. The core responsibilities include: - Investigating, developing, and litigating direct cases. - Collaborating on amicus briefs and policy campaigns. - Continuing the work of the Clemency Project. - Supervising a legal fellow. The role is designed for
Job Title Criminal Defense Practice Staff Attorney – Entry Level Fall 2026 Job Responsibilities The staff attorneys in the Criminal Defense Practice are primarily responsible for providing holistic and client-centered representation to individuals facing various criminal charges, including misdemeanors, felonies, and homicides. The essential duties and responsibilities include: - Providing full holistic representation for clients in misdemeanor criminal matters, which i...
Job 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 clients with high-quality legal defense. - Achieve 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 ser
Job Title: Fall 2026 Law Graduates, Family Defense Job Responsibilities: - Work as part of the organization’s interdisciplinary legal teams, which consist of attorneys, social work staff, paralegals, and parent advocates, to provide high-quality legal defense to clients. - Meet objectives such as keeping children out of the foster system, shortening the lengths of stay for children in the foster system, promoting quality visiting arrangements, and ensuring that families r...
Job Title: Fall 2026 Law Graduates, Family Defense Job Responsibilities: Law Graduates will join the organization as part of interdisciplinary legal teams composed of attorneys, social work staff, paralegals, and parent advocates. The primary responsibilities include: - Providing high-quality legal defense to clients, focusing on keeping children out of the foster system and reducing their length of stay if they are placed in foster care. - Promoting quality visiting arrange
Job Title: Spring 2026 Law Graduates 2026, Family Defense Job Responsibilities: - Work as part of interdisciplinary legal teams, including attorneys, social work staff, paralegals, and parent advocates, to provide high-quality legal defense. - Aim to keep children out of the foster system and minimize their stay if they enter it. - Promote quality visiting arrangements and ensure families receive services tailored to expedite safe and lasting reunification. - Represent paren
Job Title: Spring 2026 Law Graduates, Family Defense Job Responsibilities: - Work as part of interdisciplinary legal teams at the organization, which includes attorneys, social work staff, paralegals, and parent advocates, to deliver high-quality legal defense for clients. - Aim to keep children out of the foster system, reduce the time children spend in foster care, promote quality visiting arrangements, and ensure families receive services that expedite safe and lasting re
Job 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 out of the foster system, shortening lengths of stay for children in the foster system, promoting quality visiting arrangements, and ensuring that families receive
Job Title: Staff Attorney – Housing Practice Job Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney in the Housing Practice is responsible for providing free, high-quality legal and holistic representation to individuals facing eviction in Queens Housing Court. The attorney will work collaboratively with a team of attorneys, social workers, paralegals, housing advocates, and navigators. Essential duties include: - Appearing regularly in Housing Court. - Conducting client intake. - Main...
Job Title: Staff Attorney, 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 clients' objectives such as keeping children out of the foster system, shortening lengths of stay for children in the foster system, promoting quality family time arrangements, and ensuring families receive
**Job Title:** Criminal Defense Practice Staff Attorney – Entry Level Fall 2026 **Job Responsibilities:** Entry-level Staff Attorneys in the Criminal Defense Practice are responsible for providing holistic and client-centered representation for individuals facing misdemeanor, felony, and homicide charges. Key responsibilities include: - Handling all aspects of criminal defense from arraignment through trial, sentencing, and beyond. - Engaging in frequent court appearances...
Job Title: Law Graduate Fall 2026, Youth Defense Practice Job Responsibilities: The Law Graduate will work under the supervision of CFR’s Youth Defense Supervisors. The primary responsibilities include representing clients charged with juvenile delinquency in Family Court and handling cases involving adolescent and juvenile offenders (AO and JO) in the Supreme Court Youth Parts that are being transferred to Family Court. The candidate will be involved in: - Receiving trai...
Job Title: Law Graduate (2025 Grad), Youth Defense Practice Job Responsibilities: - Represent clients charged with juvenile delinquency matters in Family Court. - Manage cases involving adolescent and juvenile offenders (AO and JO) whose cases are being transferred to family court from the Supreme Court Youth Parts. - Collaborate with legal teams, including attorneys, social work staff, investigators, and paralegals, to provide comprehensive defense services. - Participate i
Job Title: Attorney-in-Charge of Special Projects and Legal Operations Job Responsibilities: The Attorney-in-Charge of Special Projects and Legal Operations at the organization will have a multifaceted role that involves supervising the paralegal and investigator department, leading and consulting on various special projects, and providing support across all of the organization's boroughs and practice areas. Key responsibilities include: - Managing recruitment, training, an
Job 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 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 quality visiting arrangements, and ensuring that families receive s
Job 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 deliver 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 quality visiting arrangements, and ensuring families receive services tailored t
Job 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 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 quality visiting arrangements, and ensuring that families receive s