Litigation Defense Attorney

3 weeks ago

Brooklyn, New York, United States Brooklyn Legal Services Corp Full time

The CED program at Brooklyn Legal Services Corp defends community institutions and small businesses from displacement, providing corporate and transactional representation to nonprofits, cooperatives, small businesses/social entrepreneurs, and nonprofit affordable housing developers.

The Staff Attorney will provide transactional legal services to nonprofit community groups, small businesses, worker cooperatives, mutual aid groups, social movement groups, and more.

The staff attorney's legal work will include:

  • Choice of entity, corporate formation, corporate finance, and tax/tax-exempt work for nonprofits, worker cooperatives, and other entities;
  • Commercial lease review and negotiation on behalf of nonprofits and small businesses;
  • General contract, corporate, tax, and regulatory work for our clients;
  • Work on real estate transactions, including affordable housing development transactions;

Engaging in community work, including participation in advocacy coalitions, community networks, and movement groups; Attending client meetings and participating in community outreach and educational efforts promoting program services, which may sometimes occur evenings and weekends.

Experience working with low- and moderate-income individuals and entities, especially from diverse and historically marginalized communities;

Strong preference for one year or more of post-law school experience in transactional law (including, but not limited to, nonprofit law, contracts, commercial real estate/leasing, corporate finance, and affordable housing law) or other relevant experience;

Strong preference for experience with nonprofit law, commercial leases, and community-based organizations;

Excellent legal writing and advocacy skills in English, bi-lingual Spanish preferred, Korean, Mandarin, and/or Cantonese, a plus;

Ability to work collaboratively with a team of lawyers and non-lawyer staff;

Computer proficiency sufficient for the legal work, to track client information in our database, and to perform other administrative tasks related to the work;

Commitment to Brooklyn Legal Services Corp's mission, to public interest law, and to the use of the law as a tool for racial and economic justice.

This is a hybrid in-office/remote work position.

Brooklyn Legal Services Corp is a diverse team that is committed to recruiting, supporting, retaining, and promoting a talented staff with diverse backgrounds and experiences that share the organization's commitment to racial, economic and social justice.

At Brooklyn Legal Services Corp, diversity encompasses a variety of characteristics, lifestyles, and perspectives, including race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, education, disability, socio-economic status, and family status.

We firmly believe that a diverse, equitable and inclusive environment is essential to both the quality of our client services and the personal satisfaction of our staff.

We encourage applicants of diverse backgrounds to apply, including women, people of color, immigrants, people with disabilities, LGBTQ people, people from low-income backgrounds, and with lived experiences in the communities we serve.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, age, physical disability, or length of time spent unemployed.

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