Staff Attorney, DNA Forensics Unit (Bronx)

Staff Attorney, DNA Forensics Unit (Bronx) #25-51 Bronx, New York, United States Deadline is 3:00 PM EST for Date Listed May 28, 2025 Job Description The Criminal Defense Practice of The Legal Aid Society has an opening for a Staff Attorney […]

Staff Attorney, Emergency Response Team (ERT)

Staff Attorney, Emergency Response Team (ERT) #24-258 New York, New York Deadline is 3:00 PM EST for Date Listed 2024-12-19 Job Description The Legal Aid Society’s Civil Practice is seeking staff attorneys to join its brand-new Emergency Response Team (ERT) in […]

Staff Attorney, Immigrant Justice Team

The Legal Aid Society’s Criminal Defense Practice has an immediate opening for a Crim-Imm Staff Attorney in the Immigration Justice Team (IJT). The Criminal Defense Practice is the primary public defender in New York City providing holistic, client-centered representation to […]

Staff Attorney, Impact Litigation

OverviewThe Bronx Defenders (BxD), an innovative, progressive, holistic indigent defense office in the South Bronx, seeks experienced civil rights litigators to join our Impact Litigation Practice.   Founded in 1997, The Bronx Defenders is a public defender nonprofit that has developed a nationally recognized model of […]

Staff Attorney, Impact Litigation

Impact Litigation  Our Impact Litigation Practice (ILP) litigates proactive challenges to systemic injustices our clients face. We collaborate with defenders in each BxD practice area to identify litigation and other advocacy projects that will have the greatest practical impact on strengthening our clients’ defense and preventing further legal system involvement. Our current slate of projects […]

Staff Attorney, LGBTQ+ Law and Policy Unit

The Legal Aid Society’s has an opening for a Staff Attorney in the LGBTQ+ Law and Policy Unit. The LGBTQ+ Law and Policy Unit addresses systemic issues faced by Legal Aid’s LGBTQ+ clients across all three Legal Aid practice areas, […]

Staff Attorney, Parole Revocation Defense Unit

The Legal Aid Society’s Criminal Defense Practice has openings in the Parole Revocation Defense Unit (PRDU) for Staff Attorneys beginning in the Fall of 2026. A PRDU Staff Attorney represents clients accused of violating their conditions of release at administrative […]

Staff Attorney, Parole Revocation Defense Unit (PRDU) #24-194

Job Title Staff Attorney, Parole Revocation Defense Unit (PRDU) Job Description The Parole Revocation Defense Unit has an immediate opening for a Staff Attorney. PRDU represents clients accused of violating the conditions of their release at administrative parole revocation hearings […]

Staff Attorney, Prisoners’ Rights Project (PRP)

Staff Attorney, Prisoners’ Rights Project (PRP) #24-271 New York, New York   Deadline is 3:00 PM EST for Date Listed 2024-12-16   Job Description The Prisoners’ Rights Project of The Legal Aid Society seeks two experienced attorneys to join its growing […]

Staff Attorney, Prisoners’ Rights Project (PRP)

The Prisoners’ Rights Project of The Legal Aid Society seeks an experienced attorney to join its growing team of advocates in the fight to defend and expand the rights of incarcerated New Yorkers. Since its founding in 1971, the Prisoners’ […]

Staff Attorney, Prisoners’ Rights Project (PRP) #24-193

Job Title Staff Attorney, Prisoners’ Rights Project (PRP) Job Description The Prisoners’ Rights Project (“PRP”) enforces and advocates for the expansion of the constitutional and other rights of people incarcerated in New York State prisons and New York City jails. […]

Staff Attorney, Public Defense Backup Center

The New York State Defenders Association (NYSDA) is seeking applications for Staff Attorneys to work in our Public Defense Backup Center. NYSDA’s Backup Center promotes excellence in legal representation of low-income people who are involved in criminal and family courts […]

Staff Attorney, Special Litigation Unit (SLU)

Staff Attorney, Special Litigation Unit (SLU) #25-48 New York, New York, United States   Deadline is 3:00 PM EST for Date Listed Apr 03, 2025   Job Description The Special Litigation Unit of Legal Aid Society’s Criminal Law Reform team is seeking an attorney […]

Staff Attorney, Training Coordinator (Citywide Trial Offices)

Staff Attorney, Training Coordinator (Citywide Trial Offices) #25-52 New York, New York, United States   Deadline is 3:00 PM EST for Date Listed Apr 04, 2025   Job Description The Legal Aid Society’s Criminal Defense Practice is seeking experienced criminal defense litigators […]

Staff Attorney, Training Coordinator (Citywide Trial Offices)

Staff Attorney, Training Coordinator (Citywide Trial Offices) #25-52 New York, New York, United States Deadline is 3:00 PM EST for Date Listed May 21, 2025 Job Description The Legal Aid Society’s Criminal Defense Practice is seeking experienced criminal defense litigators for the […]

Staff Attorney, Women’s Pretrial Initiative

Staff Attorney, Women’s Pretrial Initiative #25-2 New York, New York, United States   Deadline is 3:00 PM EST for Date Listed Feb 24, 2025 Job Description The Legal Aid Society’s Criminal Defense Practice is seeking an attorney to join the Women’s […]