Bilingual Supervising Attorney (Law Project)

Job Details

Job Location

Law Project - New York, NY

Salary Range

$110,000.00 - $120,000.00 Salary/year

Description

Organization Overview: The Goddard Riverside Community Center (Goddard Riverside) and the Stanley M. Isaacs Neighborhood Center (Isaacs Center) are well-established Manhattan community-based agencies that support services to approximately 30,000 New Yorkers. We are two of New York City’s leading human services organizations meeting the needs of children, youth and families, homeless individuals, and older adults through-out Manhattan and New York City. We work every day for a fair and just society where all people have the opportunity to make choices that lead to better lives for themselves and their families.

Program Description: The Goddard Riverside Law Project is a mission-driven, community-based organization that provides free legal services and organizing support to low-income individuals, families, and groups of tenants throughout Manhattan, primarily on the west side. The Law Project staff consists of community organizers and attorneys who work together closely and collaborate at all levels of our work.

Our mission is to empower tenants and preserve affordable housing through advocacy, legal representation, relationship building, and grassroots education. The Law Project is unique in its model of attorney/organizer collaboration, and because of that, our clients’ needs dictate the scope of our work, not our funding contracts.

We aim to protect tenants’ rights and hold bad actors accountable while working towards establishing pro-tenant laws and sound housing policy through city and statewide coalition work. To these ends, we integrate tenant voices and collaborate with the community, particularly SRO tenants and marginalized populations.

Purpose of Position:The Law Project seeks a Supervising Attorney to develop organizing and legal strategies in furtherance of the Law Project’s mission. As such, the Supervising Attorney will serve a critical role in shaping the organization’s future and ensuring that we continue to engage in impactful litigation in the communities we serve.

Schedule:Monday through Friday 10:00 am to 6:00 pm (flexibility with some weekend work required)

Salary Range:$110,000 - $120,000 .

Candidates must have the required qualifications to be considered for the position. The salary offer will be based on the candidate’s number of years experience in the exact or comparable position and additional preferred qualifications will be taken into account.

Roles, Responsibilities, and Essential Duties

• Supervise staff attorneys and paralegals on a range of litigation in group and individual representation in Housing Court, administrative proceedings, and affirmative litigation.

• Maintain a reasonable individual caseload of proceedings, administrative applications and appeals, and affirmative litigation.

• Work with organizing team to identify and strategize group actions and affirmative litigation

• Work closely with the Project Director and Lead Organizer to plan community outreach and education, strategize responses to tenant concerns, and participate in Citywide campaigns.

• Review intakes and assist to run weekly legal staff meetings.

• Represent the office at meetings and in communications with elected officials, government agencies, media, and Citywide coalitions.

• Assist the Project Director from time to time with office administration, personnel matters, grant and funding report responsibilities.

  Qualifications/Educational Requirements

• Demonstrated commitment to social justice work.

• J.D. or equivalent law degree; admitted to the New York State Bar.

• Demonstrated expertise in NYC landlord-tenant law.

• Fluency in spoken and written Spanish required.

  Skills, Knowledge and Abilities

• Excellent research and writing, analytical, organization, and time management skills.

• Strong interpersonal and organizational skills and the ability to provide supportive and consistent supervision to attorneys and paralegals.

• Prior supervision experience preferred, but not required.

  Computer Skills:

• To perform this job successfully, an individual should be comfortable operating Microsoft Office programs, especially Outlook, Word and Excel.

  Physical Requirements

• Frequent travel between our office and court, especially Manhattan Housing Court.

  Work Environment

• Most work will be conducted at our office and in various courts, mainly New York City Housing Court; in addition, work may be required at client buildings and other offices.

  How to Apply:

• Applicants should submit a cover letter, resume and writing sample.

• Applications will be considered on a rolling basis.

• No telephone calls, please.

  We are committed to building an inclusive workplace community grounded in respect for differences. We support hiring a broadly diverse team of qualified individuals who will contribute to our organizations.

  Goddard Riverside and Isaacs Center provide equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, marital or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.

  The intent of this job description is to provide a representative summary of duties and responsibilities that will be required of this position and title and shall not be construed as a declaration of the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Employees may be requested to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description. This job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee and is subject to change by the employer. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.