Closing Date: 3rd April, 2024
Description:
A 501 Non-Profit Legal Aid Provider Based in New York City's Parole Revocation Defense Unit has openings for a Staff Attorney position beginning in the Fall of 2024. A PRDU Staff Attorney represents clients accused of violating their conditions of release at administrative parole revocation hearings and recognizance hearings held in the criminal courts, federal detention facilities, hospital prison wards and, where applicable, local correctional facilities throughout New York City. The Staff Attorney also appears on behalf of clients at related habeas corpus proceedings, administrative and local criminal court appeals, and other post?conviction proceedings. The practice is fast?paced and litigation?intensive.PRDU maintains offices at 199 Water Street, but attorneys spend significant amounts of time in courtrooms through New York City.
Essential Duties/Responsibilities:
- Responsible for handling parole revocation at all stages, including recognizance hearings, preliminary hearings, calendar appearances, discovery practice, negotiations, contested hearings, administrative appeals, and post? conviction hearings
- Work with unit support staff, paralegals, and investigative staff to provide zealous and effective defense representation
- Partner with PRDU social work team to identify and develop mitigation for clients who have mental health and/or substance abuse issues, medical needs, or who are otherwise suitable for alternatives to incarceration
- Other duties as assigned
Requirements:
- New York State Bar Admission. Those applicants who have pending applications for the NYS bar or are a law school graduate in May 2024 and have sat or are registered to sit for the July 2024 NYS bar examination and September 2024 NYLE will be considered
- 2 years of relevant experience, or more, preferred
- Strong courtroom skills
- A background in criminal and/or administrative law or prison-related litigation is particularly relevant
- Fluency in Spanish is strongly preferred
