Job Description
Description
Our client is a non-profit organization in the Bronx. They are seeking a Staff Attorney for their Tenant Defense Practice. The successful candidate will provide culturally sensitive legal services to low-income clients facing eviction, representing them in Bronx Housing Court.
Primary Responsibilities:
+ Provide counseling and full legal representation in non-payment and holdover proceedings.
+ Handle litigation before administrative agencies, including NYCHA termination hearings.
+ Conduct outreach, including educational workshops and training.
+ Prepare legal documents, motions, agreements, and orders.
+ Evaluate case merits and identify key legal issues.
+ Demonstrate a commitment to public interest law and social justice.
+ Requirements
Qualifications:
+ JD from an ABA-accredited law school and NYS Bar admission.
+ Minimum 1 year of experience; trial experience...
Our client is a non-profit organization in the Bronx. They are seeking a Staff Attorney for their Tenant Defense Practice. The successful candidate will provide culturally sensitive legal services to low-income clients facing eviction, representing them in Bronx Housing Court.
Primary Responsibilities:
+ Provide counseling and full legal representation in non-payment and holdover proceedings.
+ Handle litigation before administrative agencies, including NYCHA termination hearings.
+ Conduct outreach, including educational workshops and training.
+ Prepare legal documents, motions, agreements, and orders.
+ Evaluate case merits and identify key legal issues.
+ Demonstrate a commitment to public interest law and social justice.
+ Requirements
Qualifications:
+ JD from an ABA-accredited law school and NYS Bar admission.
+ Minimum 1 year of experience; trial experience...