Housing Staff Attorneys (Right to Counsel) - Immediate Hire - Queens, Brooklyn and Manhattan Offices

Legal Services NYC Seeks Housing Staff Attorneys and Law Graduates for Our Queens, Brooklyn and Manhattan Offices

Do you want to use your legal degree to push forward social justice and help every day New Yorkers protect their homes & communities? Are you excited to engage in motion practice, conduct oral advocacy, and handle trials? 

Legal Services NYC seeks law graduates and/or staff attorneys to join our Queens, Brooklyn and Manhattan offices as we implement New York City’s groundbreaking Right to Counsel law. The attorneys in our dynamic, high-impact housing unit are engaged in cutting edge litigation, in court, every single day, helping prevent evictions for tens of thousands of New Yorkers every year.

THE OPPORTUNITY

New York City’s Right to Counsel law, passed in 2017 after a successful tenant-led campaign by tenant organizers, advocacy groups and legal services organizations, is the first law in the nation to provide  income-eligible tenants who are sued for eviction in housing court with the right to an attorney to defend their case.

LSNYC's housing practice helps realize this promise of this law and represents low-income tenants defending their homes. Our litigators defend tenants in many different settings, including in eviction proceedings in housing court, representing tenants in administrative hearings, bringing affirmative litigation, and handling appeals at all levels.

The work of RTC Housing Unit attorneys will involve developing expertise in housing court practice, housing programs and subsidies, and public benefits. The attorneys will be expected to perform community outreach and provide legal information, advice, and counsel, both in clinical and informal settings. The attorneys will also be expected to perform trainings for other advocates, tenant associations, community members, and community groups. We are looking for candidates who are excited to work in a fast-paced environment and to use creative strategies in the pursuit of justice. 

Salary & Compensation

Salary is pursuant to our collective bargaining agreement. Salary Range (based on years’ experience) is as follows:

• 1-10 years: $85,612 - $110,424
• 11-20 years: $112,950 - $133,347
• 21+ years: $ 139,500 - $164,905

Benefits include: exceptional healthcare with low copays (for which employees pay only 1% of their salaries per year), generous dental insurance, a vision plan, generous vacation days (21 days the first year; 28 days/year thereafter) that people routinely use, plus 14 paid holidays and 18 sick days/year. We provide generous parental leave (six months) as well as coverage for fertility treatment.

The position is hybrid permitting 50% remote work, job duties permitting

Responsibilities:

• Conducting intake and providing full legal representation in housing court proceedings to New York City tenants referred to LSNYC through the right to counsel initiative in NYC housing courts, and through other referral sources.
• Litigatin...