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Objectives Summary
The objective summary of this job classification is to provide professional legal services for the Law Offices of the Public Defender in representing juvenile and adult indigent clients in areas of litigation, appeal, counsel, research and analysis.
We are seeking a Staff Attorney to help expand the Lab's detention-related district court litigation, with a focus on habeas petitions challenging prolonged immigration detention among other matters. The Staff Attorney will be responsible for representing individuals in district court actions and mentoring external pro bono attorneys and non-profit attorneys in district court litigation. Their representation and mentoring efforts will contribute to building the Lab’s Southeast Immigration Habeas Project, a new project focused on district court representation challenging immigration detention person by person in one of the most hostile and underserved regions in the country for immigrants.
The National Center for Law and Economic Justice (NCLEJ) seeks motivated rising third year law students and recent law graduates with a record of commitment to social justice and excellent writing, legal research, and communication skills, to sponsor for externally funded Legal Fellowships beginn
CLC is seeking a Healthy Housing Policy Attorney or Policy Analyst to lead our policy work focused on improving housing conditions for our client community.
Overview
The Bronx Defenders (BxD) – an innovative, progressive, holistic indigent defense office in the South Bronx – seeks a passionate housing attorney.
The National Center for Law and Economic Justice (NCLEJ) seeks enthusiastic, motivated law student interns with a commitment to racial and social justice to participate in a term-time internship. Applicants should have excellent writing, legal research, and communication skills.
Rising for Justice (“RFJ”) invites applications for a full-time housing paralegal position.
The Federal Public Defender for the Northern District of California is accepting applications for a full-time Case Management Assistant/Receptionist based in our San Francisco office. This role contributes to our Office’s mission of upholding the constitutional right to counsel and the inherent dignity of individuals who are accused or convicted of crimes and cannot afford their own lawyer.