The Legal Aid Society

Deadline is 3:00 PM EST for Date Listed2025-02-10T17:00:00ZJob Description:The law reform units of the Legal Aid Society (LAS) have opportunities for law school students to participate in LAS's ground-breaking work on impact litigation and policy initiatives that seek to address systemic issues facing Legal Aid's clients.Criminal Defense Law Reform Team – This team has three ...

Deadline is 3:00 PM EST for Date Listed2025-02-10T17:00:00ZJob Description:The Legal Aid Society's Civil Practice has non-paid internships in its various NYC Borough offices and specialized units for Summer 2023. Legal interns assist the Civil Practice attorneys, who work to improve the lives of low-income New Yorkers by helping vulnerable families and individuals obtain and maintain the basi...

Deadline is 3:00 PM EST for Date Listed2025-02-10T17:00:00ZJob Description:The Legal Aid Society, the nation's oldest and largest social justice legal services organization, has Summer 2023 Legal Internships for the Criminal Defense Practice (CDP) throughout the city. The Criminal Defense Practice is the primary public defender in New York City, providing holistic, client-centered representat...

Deadline is 3:00 PM EST for Date Listed2025-02-10T17:00:00ZJob Description:The Legal Aid Society's Juvenile Rights Practice (JRP) has non-paid internship openings in its trial offices and specialized units for the Summer 2023 term. We are seeking law students dedicated to children's issues and juvenile justice. Legal interns work directly with JRP attorneys in an inter-disciplinary team with ...

The Immigration Law Unit (ILU) in The Legal Aid Society's Civil Practice is a recognized leader in providing high-quality representation to non-citizens in all five boroughs of New York City and surrounding counties. Our staff of almost 100 attorneys, social workers, and paralegals across six different projects and initiatives works collaboratively to provide client-centered, interdisciplinary, and comprehensive legal ser...

The Legal Aid Society's has an opening for a Staff Attorney in the LGBTQ+ Law and Policy Unit. The LGBTQ+ Law and Policy Unit addresses systemic issues faced by Legal Aid's LGBTQ+ clients across all three Legal Aid practice areas, Criminal Defense, Civil, and Juvenile Rights, through legislative advocacy, litigation, community-based organizing, and individual client advocacy. The Unit is also responsible for training all ...

The Legal Aid Society has openings for entry level Staff Attorneys in the Criminal Appeals Bureau (CAB) unit. Entry level staff attorneys are defined as those that have 0-3 years of experience in criminal defense, are admitted to practice in the State of New York or can practice Pro Hac Vice pursuant to New York State rules.CAB provides legal representation for people who have been convicted of a crime and cannot ...

Deadline is 3:00 PM EST for Date Listed2025-01-13T17:00:00ZJob Description:The Legal Aid Society's Civil Practice is seeking a Staff Attorney to join the citywide Immigration Law Unit's Immigrant Opportunities Initiative (IOI) team.The IOI team provides low-income New Yorkers with free comprehensive immigration services ranging from removal defense to both affirmative and defensive as...

Deadline is 3:00 PM EST for Date Listed2025-01-13T17:00:00ZJob Description:The Legal Aid Society's Criminal Defense Practice is seeking a Supervising Attorney for its Decarceration Project. The Decarceration Project is a first-of-its-kind unit that reimagines how public defenders confront pretrial detention. Through strategic litigation, policy advocacy, and early intervention, the Decarcerat...

Deadline is 3:00 PM EST for Date Listed2025-01-13T17:00:00ZJob Description:The Legal Aid Society's Criminal Defense Practice is seeking experienced attorneys for its Decarceration Project. The Decarceration Project is a first-of-its-kind unit that reimagines how public defenders confront pretrial detention. Through strategic litigation, policy advocacy, and early intervention, the Decarcerati...

Deadline is 3:00 PM EST for Date Listed2024-12-19T17:00:00ZJob Description: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...

Deadline is 3:00 PM EST for Date Listed2024-12-16T17:00:00ZJob Description:The Prisoners' Rights Project of The Legal Aid Society seeks two experienced attorneys to join its growing team of advocates in the fight to defend and expand the rights of incarcerated New Yorkers.Since its founding in 1971, the Prisoners' Rights Project (PRP) has been at the forefront of efforts to improve co...

The Criminal Defense Practice is seeking an Attorney-in-Charge (AIC) with a deep commitment to public defense, litigation, training, and professional development to join a dedicated team of managers and staff of attorneys, social workers, supervisors, and support personnel for our trial office. Applicants should demonstrate commitment to providing zealous and holistic representation to people accused of crimes in Richmond...

The Legal Aid Society has immediate openings for anchor attorneys in citywide Homicide Defense Task Force (HDTF). The anchor attorney will handle homicide cases exclusively and assist the Director of HDTF in providing leadership and mentorship to all homicide certified attorneys, and other interdisciplinary team members.Essential Duties/Responsibilities:Represent clients charged with homicide offens...

Deadline is 3:00 PM EST for Date Listed2025-01-03T17:00:00ZJob Description:The Legal Aid Society's Civil Practice is seeking an experienced and talented lawyer with a deep commitment to public interest practice and policy to join a dedicated team of managers and staff of attorneys, supervisors, and support personnel as a Supervising Attorney of the Harlem Community Law Office's Housing Justic...

Job Description:The Legal Aid Society has an opening for an Arraignment Supervising Attorney. The arraignment supervisor maintains front line responsibility for the office's provision of client services in the Criminal Court Night arraignment part. The supervisor will provide supervision at Queens Criminal Court on Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday from 5:00 PM to 1:00 AM or whenever the shift is co...

The law reform units of the Legal Aid Society (LAS) have opportunities for law school students to participate in LAS's ground-breaking work on impact litigation and policy initiatives that seek to address systemic issues facing Legal Aid's clients.Criminal Defense Law Reform Team - This team has three internship programs. Candidates applying to the Criminal Law Reform team must indicate their unit/projec...

The Legal Aid Society's Juvenile Rights Practice (JRP) has non-paid internship openings in its trial offices and specialized units for the Summer 2025 term. We are seeking law students dedicated to children's issues and juvenile justice. Legal interns work directly with JRP attorneys in an inter-disciplinary team with social workers, paralegals, and investigators. JRP attorneys provide legal representation to children, ag...

The Legal Aid Society's Civil Practice has non-paid internships in its various NYC Borough offices and specialized units for Summer 2025. Legal interns assist the Civil Practice attorneys, who work to improve the lives of low-income New Yorkers by helping vulnerable families and individuals obtain and maintain the basic necessities of life – housing, health care, food, and subsistence income or self-sufficiency. The att...

The Legal Aid Society, the nation's oldest and largest social justice legal services organization, has Summer 2025 Legal Internships for the Criminal Defense Practice (CDP) throughout the city. The Criminal Defense Practice is the primary public defender in New York City, providing holistic, client-centered representation to over 200,000 people facing misdemeanor, felony, and homicide charges.Most internships a...