The Role
The Temporary Employment Attorney will provide representation on employment law cases, assist in administrative tasks, and collaborate with team members on worker justice initiatives.
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About NYLAG:
Founded in 1990, NYLAG is a leading civil legal services organization combating economic, racial, and social injustice by advocating for people experiencing poverty or in crisis. Our services include comprehensive, free civil legal services, financial empowerment, impact litigation, policy advocacy, and community partnerships. NYLAG exists because wealth should not determine who has access to justice. We aim to disrupt systemic racism by serving individuals and families whose legal and financial crises are often rooted in racial inequality. NYLAG goes to where the need is, providing services in more than 150 community sites (e.g. courts, hospitals, libraries) and on our Mobile Legal Help Center. NYLAG’s staff of 410 impacted the lives of nearly 129,000 people last year.
Job description
NYLAG’s Community Access Programs Unit and Employment Law Project have an immediate opening for a Temporary Staff Attorney to work on employment law cases. This temporary position is expected to be for a period of 6 months. The Temporary Attorney will be handling a former attorney’s case load, engaging with clients and providing further representation as needed. The Staff Attorney will analyze Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board cases, NYS Division of Human Rights cases and other employment law matters. The Temporary Staff Attorney will be supervised by the Project Director of the Employment Law Project and also report to the Director of the Community Access Programs Unit.
Duties and Responsibilities
Qualifications
NYLAG is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. People of color, women, people with disabilities, immigrants, veterans, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people, and those with lived experiences in the communities we serve are strongly encouraged to apply.
Employment type:
X Temporary
Professional Level:
XProfessional
Salary Range: NYLAG is a unionized workplace, and salaries are set pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement. The current salary range for this position is between $87,210- $97,132 annually, paid at a rate for 6 months.
Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, 401k, life insurance, long term disability, commuter benefits, flexible spending accounts (FSA) for Medical and Dependent care.
Application Instructions: Please save resume and cover letter on one pdf.
Covid Vaccination Policy: Please note, to safeguard the health and well-being of our employees and clients, NYLAG requires all employees to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19, unless a medical or religious exemption is approved.
NYLAG is committed to a hybrid work policy for staff whose work does not require their full-time presence in the office. NYLAG’s current policy is that most staff are required to work in NYLAG’s offices or do other in-person work at least two days each week. This policy is subject to change.
Founded in 1990, NYLAG is a leading civil legal services organization combating economic, racial, and social injustice by advocating for people experiencing poverty or in crisis. Our services include comprehensive, free civil legal services, financial empowerment, impact litigation, policy advocacy, and community partnerships. NYLAG exists because wealth should not determine who has access to justice. We aim to disrupt systemic racism by serving individuals and families whose legal and financial crises are often rooted in racial inequality. NYLAG goes to where the need is, providing services in more than 150 community sites (e.g. courts, hospitals, libraries) and on our Mobile Legal Help Center. NYLAG’s staff of 410 impacted the lives of nearly 129,000 people last year.
Job description
NYLAG’s Community Access Programs Unit and Employment Law Project have an immediate opening for a Temporary Staff Attorney to work on employment law cases. This temporary position is expected to be for a period of 6 months. The Temporary Attorney will be handling a former attorney’s case load, engaging with clients and providing further representation as needed. The Staff Attorney will analyze Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board cases, NYS Division of Human Rights cases and other employment law matters. The Temporary Staff Attorney will be supervised by the Project Director of the Employment Law Project and also report to the Director of the Community Access Programs Unit.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Provide direct representation, advice and consultation on employment law matters.
- Collaborate alongside the CAPU and ELP teams as they advance worker justice.
- Complete administrative duties including updating NYLAG case management records, maintaining and updating files and case notes, and assisting in grant reporting as needed.
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- JD from an accredited law school.
- One to five years of employment law experience is preferred.
- Demonstrated commitment to public interest law and social justice is preferred.
- Experience handling Unemployment Insurance Appeals preferred.
- Experience handling NYS Division of Human Rights Appeals preferred.
- Demonstrated strong oral and written communication skills.
- Demonstrated strong analytical and organizational skills with keen attention to detail
- Demonstrated ability to respond promptly to high volume communications.
- Demonstrated ability to work both collaboratively with a team as well as independently.
NYLAG is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. People of color, women, people with disabilities, immigrants, veterans, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people, and those with lived experiences in the communities we serve are strongly encouraged to apply.
Employment type:
X Temporary
Professional Level:
XProfessional
Salary Range: NYLAG is a unionized workplace, and salaries are set pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement. The current salary range for this position is between $87,210- $97,132 annually, paid at a rate for 6 months.
Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, 401k, life insurance, long term disability, commuter benefits, flexible spending accounts (FSA) for Medical and Dependent care.
Application Instructions: Please save resume and cover letter on one pdf.
Covid Vaccination Policy: Please note, to safeguard the health and well-being of our employees and clients, NYLAG requires all employees to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19, unless a medical or religious exemption is approved.
NYLAG is committed to a hybrid work policy for staff whose work does not require their full-time presence in the office. NYLAG’s current policy is that most staff are required to work in NYLAG’s offices or do other in-person work at least two days each week. This policy is subject to change.
Skills Required
- JD from an accredited law school
- One to five years of employment law experience
- Demonstrated commitment to public interest law and social justice
- Experience handling Unemployment Insurance Appeals
- Experience handling NYS Division of Human Rights Appeals
- Demonstrated strong oral and written communication skills
- Demonstrated strong analytical and organizational skills
- Demonstrated ability to respond to high volume communications
- Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively and independently
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The Company
What We Do
NYLAG is a leading civil legal services organization combatting economic, racial, and social injustice by advocating for people experiencing poverty or in crisis.
