POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT:
LEGAL SERVICES SUPERVISING ATTORNEY (ELMIRA, NY)
October 23, 2019
The
Elmira office of Legal Assistance of Western New York, Inc. has an immediate
opening for a Supervising Attorney to provide leadership and supervision in the
delivery of comprehensive legal services to eligible clients. In addition to
supervising other designated staff members, duties include providing direct
services across the full range of general practice matters handled by the
program at the Administrative, Trial Court and Appellate levels. Representation
of eligible clients is expected in various civil areas including: Domestic
Violence, Landlord/Tenant, Public Housing, Foreclosure, Public Benefits, Family
Law, Consumer Issues and other matters within program priorities.
Program: Legal Assistance of Western
New York, Inc. is a not-for-profit law firm which provides civil legal services
to low-income clients in a fourteen county area of western
New York including
the Finger Lakes and Southern
Tier region. The Elmira office directly serves the residents of Chemung
and Schuyler Counties.
Requirements: Admission to the New York State Bar and three or more years of
legal experience is required.
Experience with the courts and agencies in Schuyler
and Chemung Counties and with domestic violence issues is
preferred. Applicants must have excellent
legal advocacy and writing skills
and be able to communicate effectively with people from diverse
backgrounds and cultures.
In addition, applicants should demonstrate a strong
commitment to helping
low income and disadvantaged people.
Salary: Salary is dependent
on experience and based on a pay scale with annual increments. The entry level salary for a Supervising Attorney is $58,500
increasing to $68,400 for an attorney
with ten years
of experience. LawNY, Inc. provides an excellent
health and benefit package as well as generous leave provisions.
Procedure: Applicants should submit a cover letter describing their interest and qualifications, resume, legal writing sample and (3) references to the attention
of Thomas Dubel, Deputy Director. Please send your application materials via email to: lawnyapplications@lawny.org by
November 15, 2019 in order to ensure full consideration. Applications will be accepted
beyond that date until the position is filled.
Legal Assistance of Western
New York, Inc.(LawNY) is an equal opportunity employer. LawNY encourages applications
from diverse candidates. LawNY welcomes
applications regardless of race, color, religion,
sex, gender identity,
sexual orientation, pregnancy, national origin, age, disability, genetic information or any other consideration protected by law. This position
is considered Exempt
pursuant to the Fair Labor Standards
Act. |