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The New York City Anti-Violence Project (AVP) envisions a world in which all lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (LGBTQ), and HIV-affected people are safe, respected, and live free from violence. AVP works to empower LGBTQ and HIV-affected communities and allies to end all forms of violence through organizing and education, and supports survivors through counseling, advocacy, and legal representation.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Legal Services
- Conduct legal consultations, provide appropriate referrals or advice and counsel when appropriate;
- Provide full legal representation in a variety of legal matters, such as family law, housing, immigration, public benefits, name change, employment (CCHR, NYS OHR, EEOC), probate/advanced directives, and crime victim’s rights advocacy;
- Prepare all aspects of your clients’ cases (assess viability of case, prepare and file court pleadings and responsive papers, complete legal research, prepare client and witnesses for court appearances, appear with your client and advocate during trial, interview or motion practice);
- Provide trainings and outreach to community members and other professionals;
- Provide legal trainings to other legal services organizations;
- Participate in external coalitions with other advocacy groups to advance the rights of LGBTQ survivors of violence;
- Provide holistic legal representation, coordinating with departments at AVP and referring clients to AVP’s Client Services (CS) and Community Organizing and Public Advocacy (COPA) services and programs as appropriate;
- Other duties as assigned.
Administrative
- Comply with all internal policies and procedures of the legal department and AVP, including, but not limited to:
- Maintaining complete and organized case files;
- Entering all data accurately and in a timely manner into the Legal Department database;
- Adhering to all funding reporting requirements and meeting deliverables;
- Assisting with grant data collection and reporting as directed by the Deputy Director of Legal Services and the Director of Legal Services;
- Maintain a license to practice law in good standing in the State of New York;
- Register with the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) in order to represent clients before the Immigration Courts and the Board of Immigration Appeals; and
- Follow and adhere to the New York Rules of Professional Conduct.
Program-Related
- Attend weekly supervision with your supervisor;
- Attend weekly Legal Department meetings;
- Actively participate in AVP’s requirements related to Anti-Oppression work and actively advance anti-oppressive goals at AVP;
- Attend full-Staff Meetings and Staff Discussions;
- Attend in-service trainings and external trainings/seminars as appropriate;
- Attend external coalition meetings as assigned; and
- Assist with and attend AVP signature events.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Start date October 1, 2024 or later. Continued employment contingent on bar admission. Preference for candidates willing to make a 2+ year commitment.
- Legal license to practice law in the State of New York (must have taken the Bar exam in February 2024 or earlier);
- Public interest law experience preferred: employment or internships in humanitarian immigration, family law and/or housing experience.
- Demonstrated experience and aptitude working with low-income, diverse communities, especially transgender, gender non-conforming, non-binary, lesbian, gay, bisexual and queer individuals, people living with HIV/AIDS, and survivors of violence (e.g., identity-based hate violence, intimate partner violence, sexual violence, state/institutional violence, stalking, bias, and discrimination);
- Fluency or strong proficiency in Spanish or another language preferred; and
- Commitment to social justice and advancing anti-racism and anti-oppression in a work setting.
SALARY & BENEFITS
Salary range: Staff attorney with 1-4 YOE: $70,000. This is a full-time exempt position with benefits. Multilingual applicants who use more than one language at work are eligible for a $1,500 salary enhancement added to the base salary.
Competitive benefits package and an excellent and dynamic work environment, including flexible 32-hour week, over 4 weeks off, paid holidays with holiday substitution options, generous sick time, paid family leave, flexible/remote work options. Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance, 403(b) retirement investment plan (employee contribution only), flexible spending accounts for medical and transit costs.
Hours: 32-hour work week, hours are generally 10am – 6pm, Monday through Thursday and 10-2pm on Friday. This position may require some work during the evening and/or weekend to support AVP programming. This position is based in the AVP office in Manhattan and will require a hybrid of both remote and in-person work.
AVP is a unionized workplace: Members of the bargaining unit are represented by the Office Professional Employees International Union Local 153. This staff attorney role is part of our staff bargaining unit, and employment in this position requires membership in the staff union.
TO APPLY
Interested applicants submit their cover letter and resume by clicking APPLY above. We will review applications on a rolling basis while the position remains open.
No phone calls please. Candidates will be notified if we are seeking an interview; because of the high volumes of responses, it may not be possible to respond to all inquiries.
AVP is committed to providing equal employment opportunity to all qualified individuals and endeavors to hire individuals of diverse races, colors, creeds, ethnicities, religions, genders, gender identities or expressions, age, sexes, sexual orientations, national origins, disabilities, and citizen, marital, veteran and HIV statuses.
