Job Title: Assistant General Counsel Job Responsibilities: - Provide legal advice and guidance to the General Counsel, Deputy General Counsel, senior management, and other members of the organization on various legal issues, including nonprofit corporate, tax, compliance, intellectual property, governance, benefits, litigation, and employment law. - Draft, review, revise, and negotiate a wide range of contracts, including agreements with government funders, vendor and consul
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: 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: Senior Staff Attorney Job Responsibilities: - Act as lead counsel, responsible for all research, filings, and other aspects of litigation for assigned cases and projects. - Research and develop novel legal theories and strategies for new cases. - Manage drafting, editing, and submission of amicus curiae briefs on behalf of the organization. - Collaborate with Communications and other departments to address questions on civil legal issues and procedures, and contri
Job Title: Public Housing Justice Project Supervising Attorney Job Responsibilities: The Public Housing Justice Project (PHJP) within the organization's Tenants’ Rights Unit is seeking a Supervising Attorney to provide strategic leadership and direction for the team dedicated to advocating for public housing residents. The PHJP is the first team in New York solely devoted to the rights of public housing residents, addressing various legal proceedings and grievances. The re...
Job Title: Staff Attorney, Public Housing Justice Project Job Responsibilities: - Represent NYCHA residents in Termination of Tenancy proceedings and Remaining Family Member grievances at the Office of Impartial Hearings. - Handle related matters in other venues, including holdovers, nonpayments, or HP actions in Housing Court, and Article 78s in Supreme Court or the Appellate Division as necessary. - Staff Right to Counsel intake appearances at the Office of Impartial Heari
Job Title: Counsel/Senior Counsel, Voting Rights Program and Bernard and Anne Spitzer Fellow Job Responsibilities: - Conduct legal and factual research and public writing to support policy advocacy, legislative reform, and communications initiatives. - Advance state-level policy reforms, often collaborating with coalition partners. - Participate in impact litigation, including research, brief writing, and strategy development. - Write and communicate for a general, non-legal
Job Title: Chief Legal Advocacy Officer Job Responsibilities: The Chief Legal Advocacy Officer (CLAO) at the organization is responsible for leading and advancing the organization's litigation, policy, and public education strategies to support LGBTQ+ communities and individuals living with HIV. This pivotal executive leadership role involves: - Shaping and advancing litigation, policy, and public education strategies to support LGBTQ+ communities and individuals living with
Job Title: Staff Attorney (Multiple Positions Available) Job Responsibilities: - Handle a full caseload of full representation non-payment and holdover proceedings in Housing Court. This involves extensive communication with clients, intense negotiations with opposing counsel, frequent motion practice, discovery and depositions, and significant advocacy with outside agencies on behalf of clients. - Handle litigation before administrative agencies as necessary, including DHCR
Job Title Staff Attorney, Law Reform Unit Job Responsibilities The organization’s Civil Practice Law Reform Unit is seeking a Staff Attorney for the Homeless Rights Project (HRP). The role includes the following responsibilities: - Engage in affirmative litigation in State and Federal Court proceedings, either as part of a team or individually. - Collaborate with pro bono lawyers on long-term affirmative litigation matters, including years-long monitoring and enforcem...
Job Title: Housing Attorney Department: Legal, Organizing and Advocacy Job Responsibilities: The Housing Attorney at the organization plays a crucial role within a dynamic and interdisciplinary legal team. This position involves advocacy and legal representation in housing matters, focusing on Bronx and Manhattan Housing Courts, administrative hearings, and supreme court and appellate practices. The primary responsibilities include: - Providing legal representation and adv
Job Title: Senior Counsel or Senior Staff Attorney, Litigation Job Responsibilities: - Conduct cutting-edge impact and individual litigation, which includes conducting legal research, investigating facts, working with clients, drafting pleadings, briefs, and legal memoranda, engaging in discovery and motion practice, and conducting evidentiary hearings and oral arguments in court. - Identify and develop new matters for litigation by conducting factual, legal, and strategic
Job Title: Assistant General Counsel, Regulatory Job Responsibilities: - Provide senior-level legal advice and support throughout the entire life cycle of new regulatory initiatives. - Act as a subject matter resource in one or more areas of legal expertise. - Advise the Board of Governors and advisory committees on complex regulatory initiatives and rule changes. - Communicate complex regulatory initiatives to senior executives, often under urgent deadlines. - Serve as a le
Job Title: . Litigation Deputy Director Job Responsibilities: - Support the . Litigation Senior Director in overseeing the programmatic work of the . Litigation department to ensure strategies are effective, responsive to client needs, and aligned with the organization's strategic plan. - Maintain a caseload of litigation matters, taking a leadership role in case development, strategy, and briefing. - Organize retreats, team meetings, and similar events to promote t
Job Title: Assistant General Counsel, Regulatory Job Responsibilities: The Assistant General Counsel, Regulatory is responsible for providing senior-level legal advice and support throughout the lifecycle of new regulatory initiatives. Key responsibilities include advising the Board of Governors and advisory committees on complex and sensitive regulatory initiatives and rule changes, and communicating these to senior executives with the ability to meet urgent deadlines. This
**Job Title: Staff Attorney, Senior Staff Attorney, or Senior Counsel, Speech, Privacy & Technology Project** **Job Responsibilities:** The Staff Attorney, Senior Staff Attorney, or Senior Counsel will be a crucial part of the Speech, Privacy & Technology Project. This role involves working on a diverse range of First and Fourth Amendment cases. Key responsibilities include: - Participating in litigation at all levels of federal and state courts, which involves conducting le
Job Title: Staff Attorney/Senior Staff Attorney/Senior Counsel, LGBTQ & HIV Project Job Responsibilities: The role of Staff Attorney, Senior Staff Attorney, or Senior Counsel in the LGBTQ & HIV Project at the organization involves a comprehensive set of responsibilities aimed at advancing the strategic goals of the organization. The position requires: - Litigating in federal and state courts, which includes writing pleadings and briefs, conducting discovery and motion pract
Job Title Civil Practice Law Graduate, Housing Justice – Tenant Defense – Fall 2026 Job Responsibilities - Represent clients and provide advocacy with city, state, and federal agencies, as well as in court proceedings, administrative hearings, and affirmative litigation. - Conduct regular courthouse-based and off-site intake sessions, which may occasionally occur during evening hours. - Deliver training and community outreach, as well as education to individuals, loc...
Job Title: Staff Attorney, Senior Staff Attorney, or Senior Counsel, Criminal Law Reform Project Job Responsibilities: - Lead and contribute to impact litigation in state and federal courts across the ., including investigating potential lawsuits, researching and drafting pleadings and briefs, engaging in discovery and motion practice, and conducting evidentiary hearings, oral arguments, trials, and appeals. - Maintain a docket of active and developing lawsuits challengin
Job Title: Staff Attorney or Senior Staff Attorney, Voting Rights Project Job Responsibilities: - Develop and litigate voting rights cases in state and federal courts. - Engage in litigation of constitutional and statutory cases on a wide range of voting rights issues, including researching and drafting pleadings, briefs, and legal memoranda, engaging in discovery and motion practice, and conducting evidentiary hearings and oral arguments in trial and appellate courts. - Ana
Job Title: Director of Innovative Housing Initiatives Job Responsibilities: 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 the project
Job Title: Supervising Attorney, Housing Justice Tenant Defense Job Responsibilities: The Supervising Attorney will take on a leadership role within the Housing Justice Unit – Tenant Defense of the department. The responsibilities include: - Supervising, mentoring, and training staff attorneys, paralegals, and volunteers/interns. - Monitoring and maintaining a high standard of representation and client service. - Collaborating with the Attorney-in-Charge of the Harlem of...
Job Title: Staff Attorney, Prisoners’ Rights Project (PRP) Job Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney for the Prisoners’ Rights Project (PRP) at the organization is tasked with a broad range of responsibilities aimed at defending and expanding the rights of incarcerated individuals in New York City jails and New York state prisons. The essential duties and responsibilities include: - Engaging in complex civil litigation related to prison and jail conditions, which involv...
Job Title: Associate, HONORS Program Job Responsibilities: The position of Associate in the Honors Program involves significant contributions to the Enforcement department's investigations and decisions regarding disciplinary actions against individuals and firms in the financial industry. This entry-level role provides substantial hands-on legal experience, enhancing lawyering skills in investigating, litigating, and writing. Key responsibilities include: - Working directl
Job Title: Staff Attorney, Preserving Affordable Housing Program-Brooklyn Job Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney for the Preserving Affordable Housing Program at the organization will be responsible for various legal and advocacy-related duties essential for defending and preserving affordable housing in Brooklyn. Key responsibilities include: - Handling landlord litigation cases, including non-payment, holdover, HP, 7A, and harassment proceedings in both Housing Court and
Job Title: Deputy Director, Group Representation, PAH-Brooklyn Job Responsibilities: The Deputy Director, Group Representation at the organization is responsible for representing and supervising the representation of low-income tenant associations and individuals facing various housing challenges. The role involves handling a full caseload of representation in non-payment, holdover, HP, 7A, and harassment proceedings in Housing Court. Additionally, the Deputy Director manage
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: Civil Practice Law Graduate, Housing Justice – Tenant Defense – Fall 2026 Job Responsibilities: - Engage in 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, which may include evening hours. - Provide training, community outreach, and education to individuals, local community-based organizations, and hou...
Job Title: Director of Innovative Housing Initiatives Job Responsibilities: 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 technologies to enhance the intake process. - Respond to client, community, and staff concerns. - Evaluate the project’s ne...
Job Title: Supervising Housing Attorney Job Responsibilities: - Oversee the provision of housing-related legal services to low-income tenants and tenant associations in neighborhoods experiencing significant displacement pressures. - Provide exceptional supervision and support to a team of 5-7 housing attorneys and advocates. - Collaborate with organizers to build, support, and represent tenant associations. - Work closely with members and organizers to support organizing ca
Job Title: Associate, HONORS Program Job Responsibilities: The Associate in the HONORS Program at the organization plays a crucial role in contributing to the Enforcement’s investigations and decisions regarding disciplinary actions against individuals and firms in the financial industry. This entry-level position involves working under the supervision of senior attorneys, investigators, Directors, and Chief Counsels. The responsibilities include: - Performing substantive...
Job Title: Tenant Defense Law Graduate/ Staff Attorney Job Responsibilities: - Attend and actively participate in all weekly unit meetings in-person to ensure collaboration, case coordination, and alignment on program goals. - Provide comprehensive legal representation to tenants referred through the Universal Access to Counsel initiative and other referral sources. - Litigate in various forums including housing court, appellate courts, and administrative tribunals, includin
Job Title: Civil Practice Law Graduate, Housing Justice – Tenant Defense – Fall 2026 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, possibly including during evening hours. - Provide training, community outreach, and education to individuals, local community-based organizations, and housi...
Job Title: Director of Innovative Housing Initiatives **Job Responsibilities:** The Director of Innovative Housing Initiatives is responsible for overseeing the Housing Justice Helpline, which is part of the organization's Housing Justice Unit within the Civil Practice. The role involves supervising various staff members, including Paralegals, the Program Manager, and Supervising Attorneys. The Director collaborates with different teams such as the Housing Leadership Group,
Job Title Civil Practice Law Graduate, Housing Justice – Tenant Defense – Fall 2026 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, potentially including during evening hours. - Provide training, community outreach, and education to individuals, local community-based organizations, and ...
Job Title: Director of Innovative Housing Initiatives Job Responsibilities: The Director of Innovative Housing Initiatives is a key leadership position within the organization’s Housing Justice Unit, specifically for the Housing Justice Helpline. The primary responsibilities include: - Supervising all facets of the helpline work, including managing Paralegals, the Program Manager, and Supervising Attorneys. - Collaborating with various teams such as the Housing Leadership...
Job Title: Staff Attorney Areas of Practice: - Policing - FBI/CBP - Prisoners’/Incarceree Rights - Employment Discrimination & Accommodation - Land use - School Bullying - University Campus issues - Denial of service - Harassment/Intimidation - Other Civil Rights abuses Reports to: Senior Staff Attorney or Operations Director Schedule Type: Full-time (Exempt) At-Will Hybrid: 3 days remote, 2 days at the office per week About the Organization: The organization, Americaâ...
Job Title: Senior Staff Attorney Areas of Practice: Policing, FBI/CBP, Prisoners’/Incarceree Rights, Employment Discrimination & Accommodation, Land use, School Bullying, University Campus issues, Denial of service, Harassment/Intimidation, Other Civil Rights abuses Reports to: Executive Director or Operations Director Schedule Type: Full-time (Exempt) At-Will Hybrid: 3 days remote, 2 days at the office per week About the Organization: The organization is America's la...
Job Title Civil Practice Law Graduate, Housing Justice – Tenant Defense – Fall 2026 Job Responsibilities - Engage in client representation and advocacy with city, state, and federal agencies, as well as in court proceedings, administrative hearings, and affirmative litigation. - Conduct regular courthouse-based and off-site intake, potentially including evening hours. - Provide training, community outreach, and education to individuals, local community-based organiz...
Job Title: Civil Practice Law Graduate, Housing Justice – Tenant Defense – Fall 2026 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, possibly including during evening hours. - Provide training, community outreach, and education to individuals, local community-based organizations, and hous...
Job Title: Supervising Attorney, Housing Justice Tenant Defense Job Responsibilities: 1. **Housing Supervision Duties**: - Supervise, mentor, and train staff attorneys and paralegals. - Monitor and maintain a high standard of representation and client service. - Collaborate with the Attorney-in-Charge (AIC) of Staten Island, Housing Coordinator, and teams on all aspects of the housing practice. - Participate in structural and strategic planning for benefits work within
Job Title Civil Practice Law Graduate, Housing Justice – Tenant Defense – Fall 2026 Job Responsibilities - Represent and advocate for clients with city, state, and federal agencies, and in court proceedings, administrative hearings, and affirmative litigation. - Conduct regular courthouse-based and off-site intake sessions, which may include evening hours. - Provide training, outreach, and education to individuals, community-based organizations, and housing advocate...
Job Title: Director of Innovative Housing Initiatives Job Responsibilities: - Supervise all facets of the Housing Justice Helpline work, including Paralegals, the Program Manager, and Supervising Attorneys. - Collaborate with the Housing Leadership Group, Housing Defense teams, Information Technology, Development, and Grants and Contracts teams. - Manage day-to-day operations, mentor supervising attorneys, coordinate grant projects, and prioritize legal issues. - Identify, e
Job Title: Associate, HONORS Program Job Responsibilities: The Associate in the Honors Program at the organization plays a crucial role in contributing to Enforcement’s investigations and determining whether to bring disciplinary actions against individuals and firms in the financial industry. Honors Associates engage in meaningful and substantive hands-on legal experience to develop their lawyering skills in investigating, litigating, and writing. They also gain specializ...