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New York, New York, United States
Onsite
Legal Services NYC (LSNYC) fights poverty and seeks racial, social and economic justice for low-income New Yorkers. For over 50 years, we have challenged systemic injustices that trap people in poverty and provided legal services that help our clients meet basic needs for housing, income and economic security, family and immigration stability, education, and health care. LSNYC is the largest civil legal services provider in the country; our staff of more than 600 people in neighborhood-based offices and outreach sites across all five boroughs helps hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers annually. We partner with scores of community-based and client-run organizations, elected officials, public agencies, pro bono lawyers, and the courts to maximize our effectiveness. Our work fights discrimination and helps to achieve equity for all low-income New Yorkers.
LSNYC employees have numerous opportunities for growth and professional development, including access to our internal Justice Learning Center, which provides opportunities to earn free CLEs and gain experience as a trainer.
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Immigration Pro Bono Coordinating Attorney LSNYC’s Pro Bono Program LSNYC’s Pro Bono Program engages a range of private partners on behalf of thousands of low-income New Yorkers across multiple practice areas. Managed by a director, two deputy directors, three other immigration attorneys, a bankruptcy attorney, three housing and public benefits attorneys, and five paralegals, the Pro Bono Program works with LSNYC staff and pro bono partners to create and manage pro bono projects, place cases, run clinics, train and mentor volunteers, access in-kind resources, and match individual volunteers with appropriate LSNYC offices. LSNYC’s private partners include nearly 125 law firms and corporations, along with law schools, bar associations, and individual volunteers. Last year we worked with more than 5,000 volunteers and secured donated time valued at nearly $100 million. Immigration makes up about half of our pro bono work. We conduct more than 100 pro bono immigration clinics and study groups each year, which are primarily the launch of full representation engagements for volunteers. Collectively, our pro bono immigration initiatives serve more than one thousand low-income New Yorkers. This work compliments a dozen other non-immigration pro bono initiatives focused on housing, public benefits, transgender name changes, and more. We operate a high-volume practice, with more than 5,000 pro bono cases annually at law firms, impacting thousands of New Yorkers each year. Opportunity As immigration enforcement has intensified—including increased detention of our current clients—our program is expanding its capacity to respond. We are seeking an experienced immigration attorney to mentor pro bono attorneys in detained and removal cases, and to provide training and mentorship on cases in our longstanding pro bono immigration work: LGBTQ+ asylum, VAWA Self-Petition & Battered Spouse Waiver, U visa, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, adjustment of status, family preparedness, and naturalizations. The ideal candidate will also bring federal litigation skills, including habeas corpus petitions, to our practice. The Immigration Pro Bono Coordinating Attorney will work with the Pro Bono Director, Pro Bono Deputy Director, and other Immigration Pro Bono Coordinating Attorneys and paralegals to expand and operate pro bono immigration clinics, trainings, mentoring, and case placements. We are searching for an applicant who is innovative, highly organized, responsive, skilled at public speaking, experienced with leading teams and managing a high volume of pro bono cases, and a problem-solver with strong interpersonal skills. Under the supervision of the Pro Bono Deputy Director, the Immigration Pro Bono Coordinating Attorney’s duties will include: • Provide expert legal support for pro bono attorneys who are representing clients on immigration matters, including removal proceedings, habeas petitions, affirmative asylum, VAWA, U visa, SIJS, adjustment of status, family preparedness and naturalization. Applicants must have the following qualifications: • At least 5 years of experience as an immigration attorney Preferred qualifications: • Experience as a pro bono attorney at a large law firm or corporation Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, and we hope to fill this position as soon as possible. Qualified candidates are encouraged to apply quickly. Salary and benefits determined by the LSNYC Collective Bargaining Agreement. LSNYC is an equal opportunity employer. People of color, women, people with disabilities, people over 40 and gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people are welcome and encouraged to apply. |
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Dependent on work history and experience.
All employees are strongly encouraged to continue to receive and maintain up-to-date COVID vaccinations unless they are unable to for medical or religious reasons.
Legal Services NYC is an equal opportunity employer. People of color, women, people with disabilities, people over 40, and gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people are strongly encouraged to apply.