Description:
Position Description:Legal Services of the Hudson Valley has an immediate opening for a Supervising Attorney in our Kingston, NY office who will be responsible for the day-to-day supervision, review of legal work, and development and performance evaluations of Staff Attorneys in the office. The Goshen office assists clients who live in Ulster County. This position will primarily supervise attorneys in housing practice, but may also supervise the work of attorneys in disability, public benefits, domestic violence, elder law, and foreclosure matters.
Duties of the Position:
- Supervise assigned case handlers in their provision of legal services over a wide range of practice areas; supervise support staff of paralegals and or administrative personnel as needed
- Accompany case handlers to court and provide support in administrative hearings and litigation
- Ensure training and development of case handlers in matters of law and programmatic policies and procedures and grantor compliance
- Conduct regular case reviews with case handlers and provide guidance on maintaining complete case files; review closed cases
- In coordination with office Attorney in Charge (AIC), assign casework.
- Partner with and support the AIC in affirmative litigation, office management and program compliance
- Liaise with community partner agencies
Qualifications:
- JD and member in good standing of the New York State Bar;
- Three or more years legal experience;
- Experience in a core legal practice area such as landlord-tenant, public benefits, family, or disability law;
- Prior supervisory experience;
- Strong organizational skills;
- Proven writing and editing skills;
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills;
- Flexible work attitude, enthusiasm for the mission of LSHV.
Preferred:
- Prior legal services/poverty law experience;
- Proficiency in Spanish.
