Domestic Relations Staff Attorney - Plattsburgh Office
About The Position
The Legal Aid Society of Northeastern New York (LASNNY), a nonprofit civil legal services program, is seeking a Domestic Relations Staff Attorney based in its Plattsburgh office. LASNNY serves sixteen counties in Upstate New York through six regional offices. The attorney will provide legal services to eligible clients in domestic relations matters in Family and Supreme Courts in Clinton, Essex, and Franklin Counties. The position includes working with government and nonprofit agencies that provide supportive services to court litigants and collaborating with LASNNY domestic relations attorneys and paralegals. The attorney will deliver a full range of legal services, including advice, referrals, administrative-hearing representation, litigation, systemic advocacy, community legal education, outreach, engagement, and community lawyering. Attorneys will also participate in developing and implementing LASNNY’s race equity priority and their professional development plan. The position operates in a professional law office and may involve occasional travel and carrying regular office supplies. It uses standard office equipment and software, as well as remote videoconferencing platforms. LASNNY is a unionized program offering benefits and flexible hybrid-remote and alternative work schedules. Reasonable accommodation may be provided to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
Requirements
- Licensed to practice in New York State or eligible for admission.
- Demonstrated commitment to providing high-quality legal services to low-income clients and addressing systemic inequities in the education system.
- Ability to identify and address systemic legal problems and collaborate with LASNNY staff to ensure delivery of a full range of legal services.
- Intelligence, diligence, care, reliability, good judgment, and attention to detail.
- Ability to communicate effectively with clients, staff, and educators and to work independently and efficiently.
- Proficient computer skills.
- Reliable transportation.
Nice To Haves
- Lived experience is strongly preferred.
- Prior experience with community lawyering or community organizing.
- Ability to communicate in Chinese or Spanish.
- Demonstrated creativity and experience using varied legal tools and strategies to secure systemic outcomes on behalf of low-income clients.
Responsibilities
- Provide legal assistance to eligible clients in Family and Supreme Courts in Clinton, Essex, and Franklin Counties in matters involving Domestic Relations Law.
- Work collaboratively with government and nonprofit agencies that provide supportive services for litigants in Family and Supreme Courts.
- Provide legal assistance in custody, visitation, abuse and neglect, child and spousal support, matrimonial, and family offense proceedings.
- Provide counsel and advice, referrals, representation in administrative hearings, affirmative and defensive litigation, systemic advocacy, community legal education, outreach and engagement, and community lawyering.
- Work collaboratively with other LASNNY domestic relations attorneys and paralegals to maximize access to LASNNY services and address systemic issues arising from Family and Supreme Court proceedings.
- Participate in the development and implementation of LASNNY’s race equity priority and their professional development plan.
Benefits
- Generous time off.
- Excellent health insurance coverage with premiums primarily paid by LASNNY.
- Health insurance.
- Long-term disability insurance.
- Retirement contributions.
- Tuition reimbursement.
- Qualifying moving expenses.
- Flexible hybrid-remote and alternative work schedules.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
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