Jobs at New York Legal Assistance Group

Provide immigration-focused paralegal support at a medical-legal partnership: conduct client intakes, assist attorneys with affirmative immigration filings (asylum, family petitions, adjustments, VAWA, naturalization, TPS, U/T visas, Deferred Action), offer language support, and staff an in-person clinic up to three days per week.

Provide civil legal services through hospital-based clinics as part of a Medical-Legal Partnership. Staff two weekly in-person hospital clinics, handle benefits, housing, employment, immigration, and advance-planning matters, train and consult with medical staff, and fulfill hospital clearance requirements.

Provide immigration legal services within a Medical-Legal Partnership at Bellevue, including asylum, family-based petitions, adjustment, naturalization, U/T Visas, VAWA, TPS, SIJS, removal defense, benefits access, staff training, clinics and patient know-your-rights workshops. In-person clinic presence up to three days per week and hospital clearance required.

Lead NYLAGs immigration policy advocacy: monitor and analyze laws and executive actions, coordinate inter-organizational strategy, develop trainings and public materials, pursue impact litigation and testimony, build coalition partnerships, and support service providers to advance immigrant justice in New York.

Support Community Access Programs and the Mobile Legal Help Center by conducting client intakes, maintaining client files, observing and participating in client advocacy, performing legal research and writing, assisting with housing, employment, and immigration matters, and completing other program tasks.

The Staff Attorney will represent detained immigrant New Yorkers in legal matters, including appeals and habeas corpus petitions, while providing legal advice and consultation to clients.

The Staff Attorney represents detained and at-risk immigrant New Yorkers in various legal proceedings, prepares petitions, and provides legal advice. Responsibilities include client consultations, supervising interns, and collaborating with community organizations.

NYLAG seeks to sponsor third-year law students or recent law graduates for public interest law fellowships, focusing on projects that advance equity and access to justice.

The Temporary Staff Attorney will provide legal representation and advocacy to survivors of intimate partner violence, focusing on family and matrimonial law within the Orthodox Jewish community. Responsibilities include safety planning, conducting legal screenings, community outreach, and collaborating with partners to enhance access to legal services.

The Immigration Attorney will advocate for LGBTQ+ immigrants facing removal, providing representation in asylum claims, legal screenings, and community outreach efforts.

The Staff Attorney will represent clients in foreclosure litigation and other real estate matters, attend legal clinics, and monitor grant applications.

The Staff Attorney will manage a caseload in Housing Court, engage in negotiations, handle litigation, and participate in community outreach.

The Supervising Attorney will lead a team, manage federal litigation for detained and non-detained immigration cases, and engage in training and professional development.

Provide trauma-informed legal representation, safety planning, and advocacy for domestic violence survivors in matrimonial, family, and related immigration matters; appear in NYC Supreme and Family Courts (focus Manhattan); conduct outreach, trainings, screenings, mentor volunteers, manage case files, and assist with grant reporting and coalition work.