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.
Position:
Reporting
to the Chief Program Officer, and with a staff of a Supervising Attorney, Attorneys,
Paralegals and support personnel, the Attorney in Charge is responsible for the
quality and quantity of legal representation and advocacy provided by his/her
staff. The Attorney in Charge will have a depth of knowledge of management
responsibilities and a demonstrated excellence in analysis, research, writing
and litigation.
Job Description
- Oversee the daily office
operations and staff of attorneys, paralegals, support personnel, interns and
volunteers
- Assign cases, review and
evaluate the casework from intake to closing
- Ensure adherence to
program and case handling standards, LSC and funder requirements and the
highest professional standards
- Evaluate staff members
and provide guidance in professional development
- Work with management
team, and staff to plan and coordinate program services
- Spearhead impact and/or
affirmative litigation;
- Foster and encourage
teamwork and communication
- Reinforce and maintain
staff development and accountability
- Develop and maintain
community support and relationships with community based organizations and
other stakeholders
- Establish and cultivate
relationships with legislative, executive and court personnel (Federal, State
and local)
- Support efforts to
maintain/obtain funding for programming in Ulster County
Qualifications:
- Five or more years legal
practice experience & Admission to NYS Bar
- Experience litigating in
various legal fora, including state and federal courts
- Excellent oral and
written advocacy skills
- Excellent litigation
skills and experience litigating individual and group cases
- Demonstrated commitment
and experience in public interest law
- Experience supervising
and mentoring others
- Admission to NYS Bar
- Supervisory and
management experience
- Demonstrated leadership
ability
- Excellent interpersonal,
communication and organizational skills
- Proficiency in languages
other than English is desirable
Please apply at our
career center, using the following link:
Attorney in Charge- Kingston, NY- Legal Services of the
Hudson Valley
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.
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