Description:
Details:General Responsibilities:
Under the supervision of the Director of Legal Services or their designee, responsible for the provision of legal services to eligible individuals and groups; maintains caseload; represents clients before courts and administrative agencies; provides legal advice, assistance, and negotiation. Supervises and trains students and new attorneys as appropriate. Maintains required records.
Specific Duties and Responsibilities:
- Provides a full range of legal services in a competent and timely manner. These services include:
- Administrative hearings before public and private agencies and authorities
- Litigations in state and federal courts
- Appellate Practice
- Drafting pleadings and other legal documents
- Obtaining and reviewing documents and records
- Legal research and writing
- Negotiating and settling matters
- Interviewing clients and providing appropriate advice
- Referral to other sources of legal assistance and social services
- Provides legal information, education and assistance to social workers, senior centers and community agencies both virtually and in person including evenings as needed;
- Maintains required case records, reports and statistics in a timely and complete manner;
- Reassess clients' needs on an ongoing basis and revises case plans as appropriate;
- Participates in staff meetings, program planning and conferences;
- Staff legal clinics and workshops throughout the community both virtually and in-person; and
- Handles special assignments and duties and other tasks as assigned.
In addition to the duties and responsibilities set forth above, additional Attorney II duties and responsibilities include:
- Trains and supervises students, new attorneys, and volunteer staff;
- Develops and coordinates outreach and training, conducting legal information, outreach, education and training in the community to professionals and older adults both virtually and in person including evenings as needed; and
- Litigate and Co-counsel impact litigation and class actions.
Requirements:
- Ability to handle large individual caseload and complex litigation, including class actions, impact litigation and appeals.
- Minimum of 3 years prior relevant legal experience required.
- NYS Admission or admission to another state bar with pending admission to the New York Bar and Graduate of accredited law school with J.D. Degree.
- Prior legal experience involving law and older adults preferred.
- Excellent writing/record keeping skills.
- Must be computer literate, including ability to learn and use program-specific software.
- Travel to clients' homes as needed.
