Intake Attorney
Company: Legal Aid Society of Northeastern NY
Location: Albany
Posted on: May 28, 2023
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Job Description:
The Legal Aid Society of Northeastern New York, a nonprofit
civil legal services program, is seeking an experienced attorney to
serve as an Intake Attorney for the Albany office of the Legal Aid
Society of Northeastern New York. The Intake Attorney provides same
day information, advice, and referrals to low-income clients in a
broad range of civil legal matters. The Intake Attorney provides
advice only legal assistance to ensure that low-income clients have
immediate access to reliable legal advice on their rights,
responsibilities, strategies, and possible solutions, and can
knowledgeably access benefits and services. The Intake Attorney
listens to clients and helps them resolve basic legal problems on
their own, avoid mistakes, and achieve better outcomes while
lessening stress and conflict. The Intake attorney also tracks
systemic issues and works with other LASNNY staff, referring
clients to other attorneys, within or outside of LASNNY, when more
legal help is needed.Our mission is to fight for fairness, dignity,
and justice for those living in poverty and for a society which is
inclusive and equitable for all. We transform lives, build
community, and empower people by using the law to address
individual and systemic wrongs and inequities. We are committed to
ensuring equitable treatment, services, and outcomes for people of
color.We are skilled, creative, and compassionate advocates,
combining a passion to serve with the skills and will to address
both individual and systemic injustice. We take pride in providing
holistic services to our clients with a wide range of programs and
substantive law expertise. We seek an attorney who will be
dedicated to our mission, listen well to our clients, and provide
access to reliable, immediate legal advice, issue spotting,
strategies, and solutions to empower clients to act.The office for
this position is in Albany, New York, the state capital. The
counties served by this office are offer a lively, family friendly
place to live with a reasonable cost of living, excellent quality
of life, and easy access to major metropolitan areas as well as
year-round outdoor opportunities.Our office is a collegial and
supportive workplace, encouraging and supporting staff development,
mentoring and collaboration.Responsibilities:The attorney will be
responsible for providing same day legal advice on a broad range of
civil legal matters. The attorney will conduct telephone interviews
and advise and close matters the same day. The attorney will be
expected to quickly spot legal issues and solutions and provide
helpful, clear, and concise advice to callers. The attorney will be
or will become expert in common legal issues and knowledgeable in
many areas of substantive law, but particularly housing, family,
benefits, and consumer. The attorney will also track systemic
issues and work closely with other LASNNY attorneys, the Private
Attorney Involvement Program, and the Director of Advocacy to refer
clients in need of further legal assistance.Qualifications: 5 -10
years' prior legal experience or equivalent. Admitted to New York
State Bar or awaiting bar results and eligible for admission
thereafter. Applicants must demonstrate a strong commitment to
diversity, equity, and inclusion and to providing access to legal
information and advice, strategies, and solutions to low-income
community members. Prefer prior civil legal experience in many
substantive law areas. Must be expert or become expert in a broad
range of legal issues and issue spotting and in providing
immediate, helpful, and practical advice to enable callers to
manage and resolve their legal problems. Must be able to identify
and address systemic legal problems and work collaboratively with
other LASNNY staff to ensure delivery of a full range of legal
services to clients served by the Albany office. Must be curious
and enjoy issue spotting and developing expertise in many areas of
substantive law. Must be an excellent legal researcher. Must be
able to listen, have very strong interview and counseling skills
and be able to communicate information effectively and concisely
over the phone. Must be intelligent, hardworking, careful,
reliable, have good judgment, and attention to detail and work
independently and efficiently. Good computer skills. Must have a
car and a valid driver's license. Strong preference for lived
experience, ability to speak Spanish and experience in successfully
providing limited scope, advice only legal assistance.Salary:
$68,077 to $78,384 DOE We are a unionized program with excellent
benefits, offering generous time off, excellent health insurance
coverage with premiums primarily paid by LASNNY, health and long
term disability insurance, retirement contributions, tuition
reimbursement, qualifying moving expenses, flexible hybrid -remote
and alternative work schedules.Application Deadline: Until FilledNo
applications will be accepted without cover letter, resume,
references and writing sample.To apply, please:Complete the
Application linked here, or the mobile-friendly application linked
hereComplete the Demographic Survey linked hereAt LASNNY we value a
diverse, inclusive workforce and we provide equal employment
opportunity for all applicants and employees. All qualified
applicants for employment will be considered without regard to an
individual's race, color, sex, gender identity, gender expression,
religion, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, physical
or mental disability, medical condition, family care status,
marital status, domestic partner status, sexual orientation,
genetic information, military or veteran status, or any other basis
protected by federal, state or local laws. We strongly encourage
applications from women, BIPOC, LGBTQ persons, protected veterans,
applicants and recipients of public assistance, older adults and
people with disabilities.If you are unable to submit your
application because of incompatible assistive technology or a
disability, please contact us at LASNNY and we will reasonably
accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities to the extent
required by applicable
law.PDN-993554b0-e9fb-4e49-a4e4-f073fda6a908
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