Job 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 Family Court. - Collaborate with legal teams, including attorneys, social work staff, investigators, and paralegals. Teams may also involve staff from the organization’s immigratio...
Job 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 other necessary services, both internally and externally. - Act as a liaison with foster care agencies to provide immigration legal services to youth in foster care. - Le
Job 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 of habeas corpus, appeals, and other strategic litigation and advocacy. - Anticipate and respond to novel legal issues relevant to pretrial detention. - Identify and d
Job 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 case preparation, which involves interviewing, investigation, document review, and witness preparation. - Draft legal docu...
Job 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 out-of-court through interviewing, investigation, document review, and witness preparation. - Draft legal documents, including motion...
Job Title: Attorney, Integrated Domestic Violence Team Job Responsibilities: - Represent clients in the Integrated Domestic Violence (IDV) Part in both criminal and family 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 and bod
Job 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 documents and make court appearances with domestic violence victims. - Prepare witnesses and clients for court appearances. - Assist clients with a holistic
Job 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 decisions using writs of habeas corpus, appeals, and other strategic litigation and advocacy. - Anticipate and address novel legal issues relevant to
Job 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 preparation, which involves interviewing, investigation, document review, and witness preparation. - Draft legal documents s...
Job 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 attorney will work collaboratively with the Project Director and other staff to ensure the provision of quality legal services. Key responsibilities include: - Providing legal representation and
Job 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 victim/survivors within the organization. Key responsibilities include: - Providing holistic legal representation and advocacy to victims of domestic violence i
Job 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 include: - Working collaboratively with the Project Director to ensure the provision of quality legal services. - Identifying systemic priorities and developing the capacity to take direction from
Job 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 unit priorities, long-term strategies, and unit growth. - Identifying and responding to programmatic issues, developing training protocols, and establishing policies
Job 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 matters such as orders of protection, contested and uncontested divorces, custody, visitation, and support cases. The attorney will also handle domestic violence-based immi
Job 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. This includes handling both contested and uncontested matrimonial issues, such as divorce, equitable distribution, maintenance, child/spousal support, custody/v
Job 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 and advance the mission nationwide. The primary responsibilities include: Education, Engagement, and Outreach: - Cultivating relationships with key coali
Job 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 and further the mission of the organization nationwide. Key responsibilities include: - Conceptualizing and drafting legislative and administrative propos
Job 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 and to further its mission nationwide. The primary areas of work include: Impact Litigation: - Devise legal theories and litigation strategy. - Identify a
Job 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 partner violence in legal matters. These matters encompass contested and uncontested matrimonial issues, such as divorce, equitable d
Job 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 clients. - Drafting letters to the SCR on behalf of clients to request records or initiate a challenge to their indicated reports, submitting requests to OCFS
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: 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 preparation, including interviewing, investigation, document review, and witness preparation. - Draft legal documents such a...
Job 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 in legal matters such as orders of protection, divorce, custody/visitation, support, and other family law cases in Supreme, Family, and Integrated Domestic Violence Courts.
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: 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 school records and psychological evaluations. - Engaging with and advocating before school staff to explore schools and services that may serve as pot
Job Title: Staff Attorney, Community Law Project (CLP) Job Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney for the Community Law Project (CLP) at the organization is tasked with 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
Director 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 intake, supervision, pro bono case placement, and volunteer attorney training. - Serve as a senior legal resource, mentoring staff and volunteers to ensure high-quality r
Job 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 the work of the office, the Civil Practice, and the organization in the community. - Provide training, community outreach, and edu
Job 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 is actualized through effective supervision of staff attorneys and trial supervisors. Key responsibilities include: - Managing a team of 17 dynamic
Job 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 caseloads. The attorney is responsible for zealous representation from intake through trial, collaborating with paralegals, social workers, and a writing un
Job 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. - Prepare cases out-of-court through interviewing, investigation, document review, and witness preparation. - Draft necessary legal documents such ...
Job Title: Director of Innovative Housing Initiatives Job Responsibilities: 1. 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 and other related technologies to enhance the intake process. - Respond to client, community, and staff concerns. - Evaluate t
Job Title: Staff Attorney, Youth Defense Practice Job Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney in the Youth Defense Practice (YDP) at the organization will work under the supervision of the Youth Defense Supervisors. The primary responsibilities include representing clients charged with juvenile delinquency matters in Family Court and those charged as adolescent and juvenile offenders (AO and JO) in Supreme Court Youth Parts whose cases are being moved to Family Court. The att
Job Title: Juvenile Rights Practice Staff Attorney – Entry Level Fall 2026 Job Responsibilities: - Represent clients in Family Court litigation, which includes fact-finding, dispositional, and post-dispositional hearings. - Conduct direct client representation and handle institutional assignments such as intake and case coverage. - Engage in out-of-court case preparation activities like interviewing, investigation, document review, and witness preparation. - Draft legal do...
Job Title: Temporary Family Law Attorney Job Responsibilities: - Provide holistic, client-centered legal advocacy for domestic violence survivors seeking court protection. - Staff one of two organization court offices located in either Bridgeport or Stamford Superior Court. - Assist victims and survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, or other crimes in completing applications for Ex Parte Temporary Restraining Orders. - Advise self-represented parties as they navigat