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Staff Attorney — Community Justice Unit (CJU)
Expires: 2023-10-05
Organization
The Legal Aid Society
Salary
$76,407 to $132,914
Job Status
Full Time
This listing has expired.
Requirements
- Admission to New York Bar
- Minimum of three years’ experience as a practicing attorney, including significant experience working directly with clients and at least one full year’s experience working on housing-related issues
- Ability to foster constructive and respectful working relationships with colleagues and clients from diverse backgrounds, including those from racially diverse, underserved, and unserved communities
- Ability to work remotely and independently and to prioritize competing responsibilities.
- Ability to work non-traditional week and weekend hours
- Commitment to working collaboratively, transparently, and respectfully as a team.
- Strong commitment to racial and social justice
- Favorable consideration will be given to attorneys who have specific knowledge and experience with the following:
- violence interruption models and/or restorative justice models.
- pre-arraignment criminal legal advocacy
- working with At-Risk /At-Promised Youth and court-supervised youth and/or adults.
- gang culture in the designated borough
- Proficiency in languages other than English is desirable; but not required
- Strong Computer Literacy using Zoom, Teams, Slack, and PowerPoint