Description:
FYP seeks an experienced Staff Attorney Position to represent the legal needs of homeless and street-involved lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer, and questioning (LGBTQ+) young people (up to age 24) in New York City. Staff attorneys work as a team with the Project Director to ensure quality legal service provision, identify systemic priorities, and develop FYP's capacity to take direction from the communities we serve.FYP works to interrupt the cycles of poverty and criminalization that prevent LGBTQ+ youth from living fulfilling, enriching lives. We advocate for LGBTQ+ young people living in poverty on a wide range of issues, including safe and affirming access to shelter, benefits, accurate identification documents, employment, and legal immigration status.
Ideal candidates will be attorneys who have practiced for at least two years in a relevant poverty law area, and are committed to an integrated approach to legal services and systemic advocacy, informed by clients' experiences. Relevant areas of practice are: shelter access, landlord-tenant, immigration, child welfare, police misconduct, and public benefits practice. A demonstrated commitment to fighting for the rights for LGBTQ+ people living in poverty is mandatory. The ideal candidate would be familiar with the non-legal advocacy strategies and the social justice community in New York, and understand the unique needs of LGBTQ+ homeless youth. Applicants must be admitted to the New York Bar or eligible for immediate admission. Proficiency in Spanish or another foreign language is a plus.
