Supervising Attorney - Housing Law

Legal Assistance of Western New York, Inc.•Rochester, NY

12d•$85,000 - $116,600•Hybrid

About The Position

Legal Assistance of Western NY seeks to fill an opening for a Supervising Attorney in the area of Housing Law, specifically: Fair Housing and Civil Rights Laws. This position can be located in our Olean, Rochester or Geneva office. We encourage applicants with a wide range of substantive legal experience to apply. We expect those who fill this position will grow and adapt their practice to the needs of the community and the organization, and place an emphasis on supervision skills and the ability to practice in multiple forums. The candidate must have the caring, patience, and emotional maturity to help low-income people overcome crisis situations. The Supervising Attorney provides leadership and supervision in supplying comprehensive legal services to eligible clients and the ideal candidate should have a strong understanding of how civil legal issues affecting low-income communities intersect with social and economic justice. Supervisors play a critical role in realizing LawNY®’s vision of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Every supervisor is expected to actively engage in learning and becoming increasingly skilled in supervision that supports this vision.

Requirements

Admitted to practice and in good standing in New York State
Three (3) years experience providing legal services as a licensed attorney.
Demonstrated commitment of service to low-income people.
Experience with civil rights or fair housing investigation and litigation
Commitment to engaging in learning and developing supervision skills that support diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Nice To Haves

Experience incorporating an anti-racist and anti-oppressive lens into legal practice with an understanding of the concepts of structural and institutional racism and their impact on underserved and underrepresented communities.
Experience with eviction defense and other legal issues affecting housing
Strong interpersonal and communication skills, including a commitment to providing trauma-informed services.
Experience with the courts and agencies in our service area, and/or lived experience with our client communities
True fluency in a language other than English that is spoken by our clients.

Responsibilities

Provide respectful culturally competent legal services to clients with low income including advice, negotiation, litigation and administrative advocacy.
Manage multiple tasks and deadlines while supervising caseload of supervisees and coordinate the periodic review of the cases.
Identify leadership development and mentoring opportunities for supervisees and train less-experienced attorneys, paralegals and/or other staff in their pursuit of career advancement.
Create and maintain a safe and healthy work environment for supervisees.
Build relationships and collaborate with human services providers, non-profit organizations, community groups, and impacted community members as well as the courts, administrative tribunals, and the private bar to address legal problems within our community.
Take responsibility for proper grant management requirements, program reporting, timekeeping, file maintenance, case closing, and compliance review.
Maintain a high level of professional competence through attendance of training sessions, seminars and conferences and individual efforts to keep abreast of current developments in the area of poverty law and the application of an equity lens to client service.

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)