609-888-7138. The **Members Only** (DCF) is seeking motivated and dedicated students for our unpaid internship program. This program provides students with the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in their field of study while also making a positive impact...
Deputy Public Defenders of lower levels. The role involves acting in a professional capacity as a civil or criminal attorney for indigent persons who are formally charged with an offense or an indictable nature, juvenile offenses, children who are... abused/n...
an indictable nature or juvenile offense. - Represent children who... are abused or neglected, individuals committed to mental institutions, or those involved in disputes. - Assist persons on intense supervision parole, those in need of guardianship, or individuals alleged to have abused...
charged with an offense of an indictable nature or juvenile offense, or children who... are abused/neglected, or commitments to mental institutions, or resolves disputes, or persons on intense supervision parole, or in need of guardianship, or who are alleged t...
Title: Assistant Deputy Public Defender 3 Job Responsibilities: Under the general supervision of a Deputy Public Defender, the Assistant Deputy Public Defender 3 serves as a lead worker, providing guidance to Assistant Deputy Public Defenders of lower levels and taking the lead...
formal charges of an indictable nature, juvenile offenses, or other legal... issues such as abuse/neglect of children, commitments to mental institutions, or intense supervision parole. - Handle cases involving individuals in need of guardianship, those alleged to have abused or neg...
charged with an offense of an indictable nature or juvenile offense, or children who... are abused/neglected, or commitments to mental institutions, or resolves disputes, or persons on intense supervision parole, or in need of guardianship, or who are alleged t...
with the Senior Staff Attorney or Staff Attorney. Key responsibilities include: - Working directly with NJCIC’s youth clients and their caregivers to prepare applications for Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS), asylum, work... authorization, and related benefits. - Gaining experience in interviewing cl...
in removal proceedings before the Executive Office for Immigration Review, affirmative immigration relief applications before USICS, and before New Jersey family courts in immigration matters including Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, asylum, U Visas,... T Visas, and other forms of humanitari...
Internship Opportunities in Legal and Legislative Affairs Department at Organization Recommended Application Date: September 1 Beginning of Review Process: October 1 Welcome to the **Members Only** Student Internship Program! We appreciate your interest in gaining real-world experience in your...
Title: Assistant Deputy Public Defender 3 Job Responsibilities: Under the general supervision of a Deputy Public Defender, the Assistant Deputy Public Defender 3 serves as a lead worker and provides guidance to Assistant Deputy Public Defenders of lower levels. This role involves...
facing indictable offenses or juvenile offenses. - Represent children who... are abused or neglected, individuals committed to mental institutions, or those in need of guardianship. - Handle cases involving individuals on intense supervision parole or those alleged to have abused or neg...
civil or criminal attorney for indigent clients. These clients may be formally charged with indictable offenses, juvenile offenses, or may be... involved in cases of child abuse/neglect, mental institution commitments, disputes, intense supervision parole, guardianship needs, or allegations of c...
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...
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...
The New York City Law Department is seeking an... experienced attorney to join our team as an Assistant Corporation Counsel (ACC) in the Family Court Division’s Advanced Litigation and Major Case Unit. In this role, you will receive extensive training...
Title: Attorney, Interstate Child Support Unit Department: Family Court: New York Job Responsibilities: - Litigate child support cases in the New York State Family Court. - Appear primarily before support magistrates and Family Court judges. - Prepare and...
Title: Attorney, Interstate Child Support Unit Department: Family Court: New York Job Responsibilities: The position of Assistant Corporation Counsel in the Interstate Child Support Unit (ICSU) involves litigating child support cases within the New York State Family Court. Attorneys in this role are...
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...
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,...
Job Title: Juvenile Rights Practice Legal Intern... – Spring 2026 Job Responsibilities: The Juvenile Rights Practice (JRP) of... the organization is seeking legal interns for its trial offices and specialized units for the Spring 2026 term. The primary responsibilities include: - Collaborating directly...
Title: Staff Attorney, Immigration Law Unit (ILU) Job Responsibilities: The Staff... of the citywide Immigration Law Unit’s Youth Project team... and will be responsible for providing comprehensive legal services to undocumented youth and unaccompanied immigrant children. Key responsibilities include: - Screening and providing...
2026 Legal Intern (Current Law Students) Job Responsibilities: - Engage in... the practice area of Immigrants’ Rights, which involves protecting individuals from detention and deportation, keeping families together, and empowering immigrant communities. - Participate in legal clinics, Know Your Rights workshops, and various...
Job Title: Law Reform Legal Intern –... Spring 2026 Job Responsibilities: The Law Reform Legal Intern role... offers law school students an opportunity... to one of the law reform units, including the... Criminal Defense Law Reform Team, which has... three internship programs....
Initiative (IOI) – Immigration Law Unit Job Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney... (IOI) within the Immigration Law Unit of the organization... is tasked with delivering comprehensive legal services to low-income immigrants in New York City. Key responsibilities include: - Providing legal representation to immigrants...
Title: Staff Attorney, Decarceration Project Job Responsibilities: 1. 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...
Spring 2026 Legal Intern Job Responsibilities: The role of the Spring 2026 Legal Intern in the Human Rights Program involves engaging in various tasks designed to support the department’s mission of holding the . government accountable to its international human rights obligations....
Summer 2026 Legal Intern Job Responsibilities: The Summer 2026 Legal Intern will join the Human Rights Program within the organization's National office, contributing to efforts that hold the . government accountable to international human rights obligations. The intern's responsibilities include: - Conducting legal...
Title: Staff Attorney Job Responsibilities: - Advocate for children’s best interests before government or other interested parties. - Supervise volunteers appointed as Child Advocate for unaccompanied and separated children in federal custody in or near New York and across the United States as...
Title: Staff or Senior Staff Attorney Job Responsibilities: The Staff or Senior Staff Attorney will be integral to the organization, primarily focusing on supporting vulnerable migrants and asylum seekers across New York State. This role involves coordinating and providing legal services through...
Title: Managing Director, New York Job Responsibilities: - Provide seasoned, disciplined, and effective management of the KIND field office, including program and performance management, budgeting, employee relations, and development-support functions. - Act as the senior representative of the organization at the local level,...
sponsors in specified counties. - Manage a moderate to heavy caseload of children’s cases before the Immigration Court and USCIS. - Initiate and represent children in state court proceedings for those eligible for Special Immigrant Juvenile classification, including custody and... guardianship matte...
Title: Managing Director, New York Job Responsibilities: - Provide seasoned, disciplined, and effective management of the KIND field office, including performing independently in program and performance management, budgeting, employee relations, and development-support functions. - Act as the senior representative of the organization at...
Title: Interim Managing Attorney Job Responsibilities: The Interim Managing Attorney will be responsible for overseeing a network of legal services across various regions of New York State, focusing on newly arrived immigrant populations. Key responsibilities include: - Coordinating and supervising legal clinics and...
matters, including Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS), asylum, U... Visas, and T Visas, as well as in family and immigration court proceedings. - Supervise junior attorneys, fellows, paralegals, social workers, and administrative assistants by observing client interactions, court work, and reviewing...
Title: Coordinating Attorney Job Responsibilities: The Coordinating Attorney will lead efforts in providing representation and technical assistance to partner organizations on cases involving unaccompanied minors facing removal and/or detention. This role operates under the guidance of a Supervising Attorney and focuses on...
Title: Staff Attorney - Detained Minors Project Job Responsibilities: - Oversee a team of paralegals in providing legal orientations, such as Know Your Rights trainings, and complete intakes for unaccompanied children in Office of Refugee Resettlement custody, providing these orientations and intakes...
Title: Staff Attorney Job Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney will work within the Immigrant Protection Unit, focusing on providing legal representation to immigrant survivors of sexual and gender-based violence, intimate partner violence, and other trauma. The attorney’s primary duties include: - Providing legal screenings,...
and Immigration Services (USCIS), and other courts and agencies to further immigration relief efforts. This includes handling cases in family court for Special Immigrant Juvenile Status and working with... government agencies for U or T nonimmigrant status. The role...
Title: Staff Attorney, Anti-Trafficking Initiative Job Responsibilities: - Screen, advise, and advocate for clients who are survivors of human trafficking and other co-occurring forms of gender-based violence. - Provide legal representation in various legal areas, primarily focusing on immigration and criminal justice advocacy,...
Title: Temporary Senior Attorney Job Responsibilities: The Temporary Senior Attorney at the organization is tasked with providing senior-level expertise in legal services to unaccompanied children facing removal proceedings. The role involves serving as an expert advisor on complex and novel legal issues...
Title: Staff Attorney Job Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney at the organization is responsible for providing expert legal services to unaccompanied children who require legal representation. This includes zealous direct representation and pro bono facilitation, which involves robust consultation, training, and technical assistance...
Title: Managing Attorney, New York - Detained Job Responsibilities: - Provide senior-level expertise and program management in the provision of legal services by organization attorneys and pro bono partners to unaccompanied children in Office of Refugee Resettlement custody. - Mentor pro bono attorneys...
Title: Senior Attorney Job Responsibilities: - Provide senior-level expertise and leadership in legal services for unaccompanied children facing removal proceedings. - Serve as a leader and expert advisor on complex legal issues for internal and external stakeholders. - Mentor KIND pro bono attorneys and...
Title Assistant Deputy Public Defender 3 Job Responsibilities Under the general supervision of a Deputy Public Defender, the Assistant Deputy Public Defender 3 functions as a lead worker. This position involves providing guidance to Assistant Deputy Public Defenders of lower...
Job OverviewA law firm seeks an Affirmative... U Visas, T Visas, naturalization, adjustments of status, and waivers. This role offers specialization opportunities in areas such as Affirmative Immigration, Defensive Immigration, Employment-Based Immigration, Litigation, or Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) ...