Staff Attorney
Housing Works•New York, NY
•$75,000 - $93,000•Hybrid
About The Position
Housing Works seeks a Staff Attorney to conduct poverty law and impact litigation. Housing Works seeks an attorney with at least one year of housing court experience to provide services to indigent people living with HIV/AIDS and other vulnerable individuals chiefly in the area of housing law, along with benefits, name changes, and other individual client services, and to assist with our award-winning impact litigation.
Requirements
- A strong commitment to social justice and human/civil rights
- Initiative and strong research, writing, and interpersonal skills
- Significant experience with housing law
- Bar membership required.
Nice To Haves
- Spanish proficiency preferred but not required
Responsibilities
- Intake, advice, and representation in all facets of housing law, along with some benefits, consumer, and name change matters
- Assistance in all phases of impact litigation on issues such as housing, disability, and gender discrimination, public assistance, and homelessness.
Benefits
- Three comprehensive healthcare plans to choose from
- Housing Works covers most of the plan; you pay a portion, based on your salary.
- Staff begins accruing PTO immediately for a total of up to 30 days earned in the first year.
- An educational benefit available for tuition loan reimbursement, tuition costs, and text books.
- A caring work environment
- A reasonable case load with no quotas
- Wonderful coworkers
- Worker-friendly environment
- Respect for work-life balance
- Flexible remote work
- Opportunity for significant mentorship and collaboration with a dynamic team of experienced housing attorneys and prominent civil rights/poverty specialists.
- Opportunity to engage in creative and zealous litigation and to help guide your own docket.
- Chance to serve as an essential line of defense against homelessness for a population who depend on housing for their very survival, and to uphold our core tenet: “housing is healthcare,” through litigation, advocacy, and activism.
- Chance to participate in our award-winning civil civil rights impact litigation, and to significantly expand your litigation skills.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
