Staff Attorney - Health Law Unit
About The Position
The Rochester office of LawNY® seeks to fill an immediate opening for a full time Staff Attorney in its Health Law Unit. The Health Law Team provides direct legal services to community members through LawNY’s fourteen county service area. Our Health Law Team assists in the following areas: Medicare and Medicaid Questions Regarding Long-Term Care Managed Care Options Health Plan or Provider Problems Medical Billing Disputes Prescription Drug Assistance Programs Medical Services & Equipment Needs Complaints and Appeals Rights Staff Attorneys at LawNY® provide comprehensive legal services to eligible clients and the ideal candidate should have a strong understanding of how civil legal issues affect communities with low income and intersect with social and economic justice. Staff Attorneys play a critical role in realizing LawNY®’s vision of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Every Staff Attorney is expected to actively engage in learning and becoming increasingly skilled in practice that supports this vision. The candidate must have the caring, patience, and emotional maturity to help people with low-income overcome crisis situations.
Requirements
- Admitted to practice and in good standing in New York State.
- Demonstrated commitment of service to people with low-income.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
Nice To Haves
- Litigation and advocacy experience in state and/or federal court and/or administrative forums within at least one area of poverty law, especially family law, government benefits, eviction prevention, consumer, and/or fair housing.
- Experience incorporating an anti-racist and anti-oppressive lens into legal practice.
- An understanding of the concepts of structural and institutional racism and their impact on underserved and underrepresented communities.
- Strong interpersonal skills, including a commitment to providing trauma-informed services.
- Lived experience with our client communities.
- True fluency in a language other than English that is spoken by our clients.
- Passion for social justice and commitment to the mission of LawNY.
- Excellent use of Google Drive/GSuite, Word, and Excel; database programs; and Lexisnexis or Westlaw.
Responsibilities
- Maintain a full-time caseload representing eligible clients.
- Interacts respectfully with clients from a wide range of backgrounds, with an awareness of the importance of cultural competence and humility.
- Collaborates with other LawNY® advocates, human services providers, non-profit organizations and community groups as well as the courts, administrative tribunals and the private bar to address legal problems within our community, including providing community legal education.
- Contributes to a safe and healthy work environment for fellow employees.
- Regularly attends meetings scheduled by our funders.
- Cooperates in all grant reporting requirements, program reporting, timekeeping, file maintenance, case closing and compliance review.
Benefits
- 94% Employer paid Medical Premium with 100% Employer paid in-network deductible
- 100% Employer paid Dental Insurance
- 100% Employer paid Life Insurance
- 100% Employer paid Enhanced Short-term Disability
- 100% Employer paid Long-term Disability
- Vision Insurance
- 20 Paid Vacation days per year
- 12 Sick days per year
- 5 Personal days per year
- 13.5 Holidays plus 2 floating Holidays per year
- 35-Hour Work Week
- Hybrid Work Schedule (new staff are able to work from home up to 3 days per week. After 6 months, this increases to 5 days per week with Manager approval, as workload permits)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
