Supervising Attorney - Housing

The role

The Supervising Attorney will supervise advocates in obtaining government benefits for clients. They will also carry a small caseload and provide supervision and coverage in housing court.

What you will do

• Supervise advocates in obtaining government benefits for clients
• Ensure tenants secure government benefits and assistance to prevent eviction
• Carry a small caseload
• Provide supervision and coverage in housing court
• Supervise client intake
• Supervise representation before administrative agencies
• Supervise case strategy and litigation planning
• Support administrative and grant-related responsibilities

Required qualifications

• J.D. from an accredited law school
• Admitted to practice in New York
• Minimum 4 years of relevant litigation and advocacy experience, particularly related to housing, public benefits and rent subsidies
• Experience working in a supervisory role and/or leadership role
• Demonstrated passion for social justice and a commitment to working with low-income communities and communities of color to advance equity
• Excellent analytical, written, and communication skills
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Ability to provide supportive and consistent supervision to staff in a fast-paced and high-volume practice
• Experience working with diverse low-income communities and familiarity with structural and systemic racism and its intersection with poverty
• Strong interest in working directly with clients, specifically clients in crisis
• Strong time management and organizational skills

Nice to have

• Strong ties to or understanding of Staten Island’s low-income communities

Benefits

• Hybrid remote work policy
• Excellent benefits package
• Access to internal Justice Learning Center
• Opportunities to earn free CLEs
• Opportunities to gain experience as a trainer

Before you apply

• Upload resume, cover letter, and writing sample to the portal
• Applications considered on a rolling basis until position is filled
• Only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted

About the company

Legal Services NYC (LSNYC) is the largest civil legal services provider in the country. It fights poverty and seeks racial, social and economic justice for low-income New Yorkers.