Job Posting: Part-Time Staff Attorney
Department: City Bar Justice Center
Reports to: Director, FedPro-EDNY
FLSA: Exempt
The City Bar Justice Center (CBJC) seeks an attorney committed to expanding access to justice to join our team as a part-time (approx. 20-25 hours/week) Staff Attorney with CBJC’s Federal Pro Se Legal Assistance Project operating in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York (FedPro-EDNY). This position reports to FedPro-EDNY’s Director.
FedPro-EDNY is an innovative initiative providing free, limited-scope legal assistance to non-incarcerated, pro se individuals litigating civil cases in the Eastern District, mostly in the areas of civil rights, employment discrimination, Fair Labor Standards Act, Social Security benefits matters, and a range of other claims touching on core individual rights and the protection of livelihoods. The City Bar Justice Center annually provides high-quality, free civil legal services benefiting over 25,000 New Yorkers who lack the resources to hire private counsel. CBJC also relies on partnerships with our affiliate, the New York City Bar Association, as well as with law firms, corporate legal departments, solo practitioners, law schools, the courts, and other stakeholders. In the past year, over 2,200 pro bono attorneys donated services to support clinics and client matter work drawn from CBJC’s dozen civil legal services projects.
Areas of responsibility include, but are not limited to:
EXPERIENCE, SKILLS & REQUIREMENTS:
This is a hybrid position for which candidates must be available to work in person at FedPro-EDNY’s courthouse office in downtown Brooklyn for roughly two-thirds of the position’s approximately 20-25 hour weekly schedule (exact schedule to be negotiated), with the balance of time spent working remotely, and with occasional in-person commitments at CBJC’s main offices in midtown Manhattan for team, committee or supervisory meetings. This position is supported by a two-year potentially renewable grant.
Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States. We are not able to sponsor visas for this position.
Salary for this part-time position (approx. 20-25 hours/week) is in the $42,500-$51,500 range (annualized) depending on hours worked and depth and diversity of skills and years of professional and practice experience. The City Bar’s competitive benefits package includes generous paid time off (vacation, personal, sick time, holidays, day off for volunteer work, extra time off in the summer), 401K, commuter benefits, Employee Assistance Program, employee discounts, and complimentary New York City Bar Association membership, many free City Bar CLEs, and others.
To apply: Please provide a cover letter explaining your interest, a resume, and three professional business references.
The City Bar Justice Center is a proud equal opportunity employer, and we particularly encourage applications from candidates belonging to communities historically under-represented in the legal profession. We actively seek a diverse applicant pool and encourage candidates of all backgrounds and unique experiences to apply. We welcome diversity of all kinds. It is our policy to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, creed, age, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, gender (including gender identity), sexual orientation, disability, arrest or conviction record, pregnancy, credit history, salary history, caregiver status, marital status, partnership status, or status as a victim of domestic violence, stalking and sex offenses, religion, sex, genetic information, military status, unemployment status or any other characteristic as protected by law. With regard to the Americans with Disabilities Act and other related laws, the organization will endeavor to make reasonable accommodations for persons due to their religious beliefs, disability, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical condition or because the individual was a victim of domestic violence, sexual violence or stalking.