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Full-time 2 views Experience : Min 3 yrs required

Job Title: Coordinating Staff Attorney, Pro Bono Immigration Program Job Responsibilities: - Serve as a Legal Strategist by conducting thorough consultations to assess immigration clients for pathways to relief, focusing on humanitarian and family-based remedies such as Asylum, TPS, SIJS, U/T Visas, VAWA, and Removal Defense. - Act as a Mentor and Mobilizer, serving as the primary legal resource for a dedicated corps of pro bono attorney volunteers by providing training, tec

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Full-time 1 views Experience : 2-5 yrs required

Job Title: Housing Justice Staff Attorney, Tenant Defense Job Responsibilities: - Provide expert legal advice and representation to tenants facing eviction or other landlord issues. - Conduct community sessions on housing rights, tenant rights, and foreclosure. - Collaborate with community partners to ensure tenants receive timely legal advice and representation. - Connect clients at risk of losing their housing with financial resources and advocacy to maintain their housing

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Posted On Jun 21, 26
Full-time 6 views

Job Title: Peggy Browning Fellow Job Responsibilities: - Peggy Browning Fellows are expected to perform work assigned by their mentor organizations, which includes labor unions, worker centers, labor-related not-for-profit organizations, union-side law firms, and other nonprofits. - Fellows gain practical skills required to represent workers and are provided with varied work assignments that expose them to a wide variety of legal and advocacy work. - Fellows are expected to

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Full-time 4 views Experience : 5-10 yrs required

Job Title: Attorney Job Responsibilities: - Provide direct legal representation in various courts on matters related to domestic violence. - Conduct client interviews, legal assessments, and safety-focused case strategy planning using a trauma-informed approach. - Prepare and argue motions, draft petitions and legal pleadings, and appear in court for hearings, conferences, and trials. - Work collaboratively with advocates, social service providers, and grant staff to su

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Full-time 23 views Experience : 3-6 yrs required

Job Title: Staff Attorney - Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic Job Responsibilities: - Provide legal representation to clients in federal income tax matters, including representation before the United States Tax Court. - Serve as a lead advocate with sufficient tax law expertise to oversee technical, substantive, and procedural tax matters. - Review educational and outreach materials for technical accuracy prior to distribution. - Advise clients and collaborate with the Clinic Direc

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Full-time 13 views Experience : Min 7 yrs required

Job Title: Strategic Advocacy Staff Attorney Job Responsibilities: - Develop and execute legal strategies in collaboration with the Advocacy Director, other staff, and community partners to address systemic issues. - Conduct legal research and provide analysis on complex systemic legal issues. - Identify and collaborate with other staff and pro bono co-counsel. - Draft and review pleadings, briefs, motions, memoranda, advocacy letters, and rulemaking comments. - Lead and man

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Job Title: Foreclosure Prevention Attorney Job Responsibilities: The Foreclosure Prevention Attorney is tasked with providing comprehensive legal assistance to homeowners who are at risk of foreclosure. The attorney will: - Offer advice, brief services, negotiation, and full legal representation in foreclosure proceedings, settlement conferences, and related cases. - Engage in non-litigation advocacy with mortgage servicers, tax districts, and other local and state agencies

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Job Title: Disability Advocacy Program Staff Attorney Job Responsibilities: - Provide legal representation and assistance to clients with various intellectual, mental, or physical limitations, including but not limited to anxiety, depression, HIV, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, musculoskeletal impairments, Crohn's disease, diabetes, cancer, and cardiovascular diseases. - Represent clients in Social Security Disability and Supplement

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Full-time 2 views Experience : 4-4 yrs required

POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT Associate Attorney Job Title: Associate Attorney Job Responsibilities: The Associate Attorney position within the organization’s Office of Addiction Services and Supports, Division of General Counsel and Risk Management, involves providing legal and policy support related to the administration and oversight of the New York State Opioid Settlement Fund (OSF). The key responsibilities of this role include: - Supporting the work of the Opioid Settleme...

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Full-time Experience : 7-8 yrs required

Job Title: Supervising Senior Attorney, Education Debt Consumer Assistance Program (EDCAP) Job Responsibilities: The Supervising Senior Attorney for the Education Debt Consumer Assistance Program (EDCAP) is responsible for leading and overseeing the program within the Consumer, Finance, and Housing (CFH) practice group. This position involves managing a team of legal professionals dedicated to assisting consumers with education debt issues. The Supervising Senior Attorney wi

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Full-time 1 views Experience : 4-10 yrs required

POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT Associate Attorney Job Title: Associate Attorney Job Responsibilities: The Associate Attorney will play a crucial role in the Office of Addiction Services and Supports, under the Division of General Counsel and Risk Management. The primary responsibility is to provide legal and policy support related to the administration and oversight of the New York State Opioid Settlement Fund (OSF). Key responsibilities include: - Supporting the activities of the

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Posted On Jul 07, 26
Full-time 1 views Experience : Min 3 yrs required

Job Title: Intellectual Property Paralegal and Federal Compliance Coordinator Job Responsibilities: The Intellectual Property Paralegal and Federal Compliance Coordinator is tasked with supporting the Innovation and Partnerships team in delivering technology transfer and commercialization support services. The role involves managing and maintaining an intellectual property portfolio, ensuring diligent stewardship of SUNY's intellectual property, and guiding the team to meet

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Full-time 3 views Experience : Min 10 yrs required

Job Title Supervising Senior Litigation Attorney Job Responsibilities The Supervising Senior Litigation Attorney at the organization will take on a leadership role within the litigation team, focusing on impact litigation and class action cases. Responsibilities include: - Leading and supporting all phases of complex civil impact litigation and class action cases, from case development and investigation to trial and appellate practice. - Acting as lead, co-counsel, or liti

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Full-time 2 views

Job Title: Attorney for Non-Profit Legal Services Organization Job Responsibilities: - Provide civil legal services to indigent individuals in New York State correctional facilities where no other counsel is available. - Offer free legal representation to non-citizens incarcerated in New York State prisons facing immigration removal proceedings under the Institutional Hearing Program (IHP). - Represent individuals in immigration detention at the Albany, Rensselaer, and Clint

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Posted On Aug 12, 26
Contract, Full-time 1 views Experience : Max 2 yrs required

Job Title: Law Clerk Job Responsibilities: - Provide legal services to individuals with low income or other barriers to accessing the legal system. - Conduct legal research and draft documents, including court documents and client correspondence. - Assist in court appearances, administrative hearings, or other meetings. - Engage with clients to understand and address their legal needs. - Work under stress and manage time effectively to meet deadlines. - Support the Low-Incom

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Posted On Aug 12, 26
Full-time 2 views Experience : Max 3 yrs required

Job Title: Law Clerk Job Responsibilities: - Provide legal services to low-income individuals through research, writing, and advocacy. - Engage in client interactions, including interviews and correspondence. - Attend court appearances, administrative hearings, and meetings. - Research and write court documents and client correspondence. - Participate in case meetings and case acceptance meetings. - Draft memorandums of law and legal documents. - Observe and participate in i

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Posted On Aug 12, 26
Full-time 1 views Experience : Min 1 yrs required

Job Title: Law Clerk Job Responsibilities: - Provide effective, free civil legal services and education to people with low income or other barriers to accessing the legal system. - Secure basic needs and protect and preserve legal rights. - Provide equal access to justice and ensure fairness and dignity for all clients. - Work under the supervision of Regional Intake Attorneys to engage with clients and understand their legal issues. - Conduct legal research and writing, dra

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Posted On Aug 12, 26
Full-time 1 views Experience : Max 2 yrs required

Job Title: Law Clerk Job Responsibilities: - Provide legal services to individuals with low income or barriers to accessing the legal system. - Secure basic needs, protect legal rights, and provide equal access to justice for clients. - Conduct legal research and writing. - Interact with clients and assist in drafting court documents and client correspondence. - Attend court appearances, administrative hearings, or other meetings. - Work within a law firm environment, gainin

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Posted On Aug 12, 26
Full-time 2 views

Job Title: Law Clerk Job Responsibilities: - Provide legal services to individuals with low income or other barriers to accessing the legal system. - Engage in effective research and writing activities. - Work well under stress and time pressure. - Interact with clients, including those with physical and mental impairments. - Participate in the preparation of court documents and client correspondence. - Attend court appearances, administrative hearings, and other relevant me

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Job Title: Disability Advocacy Program Staff Attorney Job Responsibilities: - Provide legal representation and assistance to clients with intellectual, mental, or physical limitations, specifically those suffering from conditions such as anxiety, depression, HIV, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, musculoskeletal impairments, Crohn's disease, diabetes, cancer, and cardiovascular diseases. - Handle Social Security Disability and Suppleme

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