Staff Attorney
4 weeks ago
Position Summary:
The Perlmutter Center for Legal Justice at Cardozo School of Law seeks a Staff Attorney to assist with cases in the Perlmutter Freedom Clinic. The Staff Attorney will reinvestigate actual innocence, working with a wide range of forensics and other experts and investigators.
The Clinic focuses on factual innocence, newly discovered evidence, ineffective assistance of counsel, prosecutorial misconduct, and the misuse/misapplication of forensic science. Staff Attorneys litigate at trial court and appellate levels, in state and federal courts around the country.
Key Responsibilities:
- Direct litigation teams, including law students, pro-bono partners, and local counsel
- Manage docket of individuals seeking relief from wrongful conviction
- Craft litigation strategy
- Direct factual post-conviction re-investigations
- Prepare motions & briefs
- Conduct evidentiary hearings
- Represent clients facing retrial after their conviction has been vacated
- Conduct oral arguments before trial and appellate courts
- Co-teach Perlmutter Freedom Clinic and supervise law students
- Supervise paralegals
- Work with social workers and assist with post-release planning for exonerated clients
Requirements:
- 4+ years of litigation experience on post-conviction, habeas corpus, and/or federal civil rights litigation
- Knowledge of forensic disciplines preferred, but not required
- Interest in legal education and teaching
- Demonstrated abiding commitment to social justice
- Bilingual is a plus
Salary Range: $70,000-$75,000
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