Staff Attorney, Adolescent Intervention and Diversion (AID)
About The Position
The Legal Aid Society has an opening for an Adolescent Intervention and Diversion (AID) attorney in the Manhattan Criminal Trials office. AID is an interdisciplinary team model comprised of Staff Attorneys, Mitigation Specialists and Investigators dedicated to representing teenage clients prosecuted in the adult criminal courts. In addition to criminal defense representation, including the specialized practice under the Raise the Age law, the unit provides holistic advocacy in the areas of education, foster care, mental health and substance use. We also engage in policy work to ensure that our clients’ needs are served in the school, mental health, juvenile detention and correctional systems. AID works closely with the staff of our Juvenile Rights Practice, which represents young people in the family court and child welfare system.
Requirements
- New York State Bar admission
- Full Felony certification required
- Experience in mitigation and sentencing advocacy
- Interest in working with young people, families and collateral organizations and systems
- Interest in working in an interdisciplinary team model
- Interest in area specific training
Nice To Haves
- Additional experience that is preferred
- Insert additional knowledge, experience, or proficiencies that are preferred
Responsibilities
- Represent clients aged 14-17 years of age in Supreme Court
- Handle adolescent offender arraignments and engage in litigation focused on removing felony cases to family court and litigating the cases that remain in the Youth Part and elsewhere in Criminal and Supreme Court
- Engage in collateral systems work for clients including school advocacy, interaction with foster care, youth shelters, mental health, community-based agencies, as well as visiting clients in detention, jail and prison facilities
- Collaborate with Juvenile Rights Practice lawyers and social workers as well as CDP practitioners including specialty projects
- Other duties as assigned
Benefits
- health insurance
- paid vacation
- disability
- life insurance
- Public Service Loan Forgiveness
- State and Federal loan forgiveness programs
- assistance from New York state to assist with loan repayments
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
