Description:
Role Summary: The successful candidate will provide culturally sensitive services to low-income NAICA clients facing eviction by representing them in the Bronx County Court House (Housing Court).Primary Job Responsibilities/Duties:
The Staff Attorney Tier I is responsible for, but not limited to:
- Provide clients with counseling and assisting to ensure the maintenance of housing. Handle a full caseload of full representation non-payment and holdover proceedings in Bronx Housing Court and the NYCHA part.
- Handle litigation before administrative agencies as necessary, including NYCHA termination hearings, etc.
- Conduct outreach, including facilitating educational workshops and training.
- Represent tenants at trial.
- Prepare legal agreements, documents, motions, orders to show cause, etc.
- Judge the merits and spot the issues of court cases that we are assigned by the court, the Department of Social Services, or self-referred.
- Demonstrated commitment to public interest law and social justice.
Physical Requirements:
- Ability to walk, stand, kneel, crouch, and bend over.
- Ability to lift, reach, and handle objects weighing up to 25 pounds.
- Ability to sit at a desk and work on a computer for prolonged periods.
- Ability to travel to different locations within New York City, as needed.
This is a full-time, exempt position. While standard business hours are Monday through Friday, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, exempt employees are expected to work the hours necessary to effectively fulfill the responsibilities of the position, based on organizational needs, deadlines, or events.
Qualifications:
- JD from an ABA Accredited Law School.
- Admittance to the NYS bar.
- Minimum of one (1) year of experience required
- Two (2) or more years of experience with trial experience is a plus.
- Litigation experience.
- Familiarity with New York City housing law and public benefits.
- Ability to handle stress and work in a fast-paced, high-volume environment.
- Experience providing client representation and handling a case from intake to closing.
- Strong team-building skills and ability to work individually.
- Professional ethics and integrity.
- Excellent communication, research, organizational and writing skills.
- Ability to anticipate legal issues.
- Experience working with low-income individuals.
- Fluency in Spanish is preferred but not required.
- Strong time management skills.
- Maturity, integrity and sound judgment.
- Strong time management skills.
- Maturity, integrity and sound judgment.
- Must be able to read, speak, write, and understand English for administrative purposes.
- Must pass drug screening to be appointed.
- This position may be subject to a series of investigations before and after appointment.
