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
- Works with students, Title V and volunteer staff;
- Participates in staff meetings, training seminars and community activities both virtually and in person, including evenings;
- 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; and
- Handles special assignments and duties and other tasks as assigned.
Requirements:
- Ability to handle large individual caseload.
- Graduate of accredited law school with J.D. Degree.
- NYS Admission or pending admission to the New York Bar with admission to another state bar.
- Prior legal experience involving law and the elderly 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.
