Overview
For more
than 50 years, Legal Services of the Hudson Valley (LSHV) has been providing
free, high-quality legal counsel in civil matters when basic human needs are at
stake including: eviction and foreclosure prevention, domestic violence,
disability, elder law, healthcare, consumer fraud and more. Our services
support almost 600,000 poor and low-income families and individuals who cannot
afford an attorney in our seven-county service area. With the gap separating
those who can and cannot afford legal representation widening each day, we work
to ensure that everyone has equal access to justice, regardless of their
ability to pay. As the only provider of comprehensive civil legal
services in the lower and mid-Hudson Valley (Westchester, Putnam, Dutchess,
Rockland, Orange, Ulster and Sullivan), LSHV is proud to have handled almost
15,000 cases impacting more than 34,000 household members including 13,000
children last year. LSHV has ten offices, a staff of 160, including 95
attorneys and 30 paralegals.
Job Description
Legal
Services of the Hudson Valley (LSHV) has an immediate opening in our Spring
Valley, New York, office for full time General Practice Staff Attorney to work with
crime victims on Landlord and Tenant, Public Benefits, Consumer, Disability and
other civil matters. The attorney will
serve individuals and families who are crime victims living in Rockland County,
who qualify, with legal matters that involve eviction prevention, terminations
of government benefits, consumer debt and disability, family law and
immigration.
Duties
of the Position: Individual client
representation, litigation in state and federal courts as well as
administrative hearings and appellate practice.
The person hired will be expected to handle a high-volume case load in
an often fast passed and demanding environment. Participation in community legal education
and outreach activities directed at community members, advocates and service
providers. Additionally, the person hired will also be expected to adhere
to program and case handling standards, funder requirements, the highest
professional standards, and be available as a resource to LSHV staff and access
to justice communities.
Requirements
- Member in good standing of the New York State
Bar;
- One or more years of legal experience, including
litigation and handling high volume caseload;
- Excellent people skills;
- Excellent written and verbal communication
skills;
- Ability to handle high stress situations;
- Ability to work effectively with a diverse
group of stakeholders; and
- Valid driver's license and own transportation
Preferred
- Demonstrated commitment to serving low-income
persons with prior experience in legal services or similar program;
- English/Spanish bi-lingual
Salary: Competitive
union scale, with excellent benefits.
Please
apply through this link and include cover letter, resume, writing sample and
three references.
Staff Attorney- General Practice-
Representing Crime Victims, Spring Valley, NY
Legal Services of the Hudson Valley is
proud to be an equal opportunity employer that celebrates our employees'
differences. Applicants of diverse race,
color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin,
age, disability and veteran status, are strongly encouraged to apply. Our differences make us better. |