Supervising Attorney: Fair Housing Enforcement Program

2 weeks ago

Rochester, New York, United States Legal Assistance of Western New York, Inc. Full time
Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Supervising Attorney to lead our Fair Housing Enforcement Project. The successful candidate will provide leadership and supervision to a team of attorneys and paralegals, conducting advocacy and litigation, outreach and education, and coordinating investigative testing.

Key Responsibilities
  • Provide legal services to low-income clients, including advice, negotiation, litigation, and administrative advocacy.
  • Supervise a caseload of attorneys and paralegals, ensuring each team member handles an appropriate amount of work and coordinates periodic review of cases.
  • Help identify leadership development and mentoring opportunities for team members.
  • Create and maintain a safe and healthy work environment for team members.
  • Collaborate with other human services providers, non-profit organizations, and community groups to address legal problems within our community.
  • Cooperate in all grant reporting requirements, program reporting, timekeeping, file maintenance, case closing, and compliance review.
Requirements
  • Admitted to practice and in good standing in New York State.
  • Three years of experience providing legal services as a licensed attorney.
  • Ability to work under deadlines and manage multiple tasks.
  • Demonstrated commitment to serving low-income individuals and communities.
  • Commitment to engaging in learning and developing supervision skills that support diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Preferred Qualifications
  • Litigation experience.
  • Experience incorporating an anti-racist and anti-oppressive lens into legal practice.
  • Understanding of structural and institutional racism and its impact on underserved and underrepresented communities.
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills, including a commitment to providing trauma-informed services.
  • Demonstrated skill in mentoring and training less-experienced attorneys, paralegals, and/or other staff in their pursuit of career advancement.
Benefits

LawNY offers a competitive salary, excellent fringe benefits, and a generous leave package. The salary for this position is dependent on years of experience and based on a pay scale with annual increments. The beginning salary for a Supervising Attorney with three years of experience is $80,000, and the salary for a Supervising Attorney with ten years of experience is $89,900.

LawNY provides an excellent package of fringe benefits, including 94% employer-paid health insurance with significant HSA contributions, 100% employer-paid dental and disability insurance, vision coverage, and $50,000 automatic life insurance. Employees also receive 12 sick days and five personal days per year. New parents receive 20 days of paid new parent leave.

LawNY is committed to providing a work-life balance to its employees. We encourage and support a 35-hour workweek to ensure our employees have a balance between work and personal life. We also offer a remote work policy, where new staff can work from home up to 3 days per week during their 6-month probationary period with manager approval, as their workload permits. This increases to 5 days per week once successfully completed with a probationary period with manager approval, as their workload permits.

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