Supervising Attorney, Emergency Response Team; ERT

Overview

Subject to continued funding and staffing priorities, the City-wide Housing Practice at The Legal Aid Society is seeking Supervising Attorneys to join our brand-new Emergency Response Teams (ERT) in Brooklyn, Bronx, Manhattan, and Queens Neighborhood Office.

Every day across New York City, hundreds of low-income families seek immediate assistance in housing court due to eviction or imminent eviction. The ERT provides representation, along with legal and social services, to prevent homelessness and stabilize families in partnership with social services agencies.

• Supervise staff attorneys, paralegals, and volunteers
• Monitor and maintain a high standard of representation and client service
• Maintain a reasonable individual caseload
• Develop impact and/or affirmative litigation
• Assist with development, funding, implementation, and reporting of programs
• Coordinate intake
• Provide oversight of pro bono initiatives within the office
• Respond to client, community, and staff concerns
• Evaluate office needs and identify necessary resources to address them
• Analyze legal issues, develop legal strategy, and supervise implementation
• Prepare and submit grant-reporting paperwork
• Assist with planning and conducting citywide and statewide coalition meetings and task forces
• Foster teamwork and communication
• Reinforce and maintain staff accountability
• Train and mentor staff
• Evaluate conflicting demands and prioritize workload
• Develop and maintain community support and relationships with community-based organizations, advocates, government agencies, elected officials, and the courts
• Represent the Civil Practice and Legal Aid in the community
• Conduct community education, training, and outreach to promote the work of the office
• Conduct off-site intake, including during evening hours as needed
• Other duties as assigned

Required qualifications:

• Admission to the New York State Bar
• Will consider full-time and part-time (minimum 3 days per week) applicants
• Excellent litigation skills and experience litigating individual and group cases in state and federal courts
• Demonstrated commitment to addressing poverty and justice within a comprehensive civil legal services model
• Knowledge in various civil practice areas
• Excellent oral and written advocacy skills
• Demonstrated commitment to public interest law and civil legal services
• Demonstrated commitment to policy advocacy and administrative reform
• Experience working with vulnerable populations, including seniors
• Demonstrated leadership ability
• Grant-writing and fundraising experience
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills
• Commitment to exploring alternative approaches for legal practice
• Ability to work in a collaborative team model

Preferred qualifications:

• Minimum of three years of legal practice preferred
• Supervisory, mentoring, and management experience preferred
• Proficiency in languages other than English is desirable
• Pro bono, government, public service, and academic experience will be considered

The Legal Aid Society is committed to a work culture of zealous advocacy, respect, diversity and inclusion, client-oriented defense, access to justice and excellent representation. We strive to build strong relationships with clients and colleagues and to continually learn about identity, bias, and systemic forms of oppression, with efforts to dismantle bias in all forms.

The salary range represents a good faith estimate. Actual salary may vary based on knowledge, skills, experience, and unionized salary steps.

Salary Range: $99,444 – $163,507

The Legal Aid Society offers a generous benefits package including health insurance, paid vacation, disability, and life insurance.

Higher Education and Loan Forgiveness

The Legal Aid Society is a qualified employer for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF). New York residents may be eligible for state loan repayment assistance. To learn more, visit the linked resources.

Work Authorization

All applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States for any employer without sponsorship for a work visa or permit. We are currently unable to sponsor employment visas or permits (note: for citizens of Canada and Mexico, LAS can provide a letter documenting employment status needed to obtain a TN visa).

All applications must be submitted online via the career portal. We do not accept emailed applications. Please combine the following documents into a single PDF:

• Cover Letter
• Resume
• Writing Sample

For technical difficulties or questions regarding this posting, please email jobpostquestions at legal-aid.org.

The Legal Aid Society is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and prohibits discriminatory actions based on race or color, religion, sex, national origin, age, pregnancy, gender identity or expression, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or other protected characteristics as defined by law.

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