Description:

Duties:
To staff a project providing a wide variety of legal services, including but not limited to public benefits, housing, family law, employment law, debtor/creditor law, and civil post-conviction relief, to low-income clients who have previously been incarcerated. The purpose of the unit is to provide comprehensive services which, working with other relevant service providers and self-advocacy organizations, will assist our clients to re-enter society as equal members, to maintain housing and employment, and to re-establish family ties and responsibilities on a sustainable basis.

Duties will include all phases of representation from intake, advice and counsel, informal advocacy through direct representation and appeal before courts and administrative agencies as well as contact with parole and probation offices when necessary. Some community legal education is also expected.

Requirements:
Admission to New York State Bar. Applicants who have passed the State Bar Examination and are pending admission will also be considered. Applicants who have taken the exam and are waiting to hear the results may be considered. Demonstrated commitment to the goals and clients of the legal services program.