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About the Role

Project Guardianship (PG) seeks a smart, flexible, and enthusiastic Staff Attorney to join its legal team. Staff attorneys are the primary legal resource for the Guardianship Services team, providing legal counsel, collaborating with case managers and client finance experts, and participating in case planning to ensure the agency meets its duties as legal guardian. Attorneys passionate about elder and disability health, public benefits, or the public interest, especially those versed in general guardianship law, are encouraged to apply.

Responsibilities

• Oversee legal compliance for a multidisciplinary team serving up to 50 clients.
• Consult with and guide case managers, finance associates, and other staff to address client issues.
• Draft motions and other court papers.
• Appear in court and administrative tribunals for conferences, hearings, and other proceedings.
• Represent clients and/or the agency in guardianship and collateral proceedings.
• Identify and address clients' legal issues as they arise.
• Prepare affirmations detailing services provided to clients.
• Enter relevant case-related information and track case progress in the client database.
• Assist with the preparation of court-mandated and funder-mandated reporting.
• Identify legal and other issues relevant to guardianship and the populations served, and strategize with the Project team to address them.
• Represent the Project at relevant conferences, trainings, and meetings to improve guardianship practices.
• Assist with special projects as required.

Requirements

• J.D. with New York State Bar admission or pending admission.
• Strong interest in social justice for underserved populations.
• Ability to work with a diverse population.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Creativity, flexibility, patience, and good sense of humor.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Ability to work in a team environment.
• Willingness to travel city-wide for appearances and hearings.
• Final candidates will be subject to a criminal background check.

Skills

• Litigation experience is a plus.
• General guardianship law

Location

• New York

Work Type

• Full-time

Experience Level

• Commensurate with experience

Education Level

• J.D.

Salary/Compensations

• $65,000 - $80,000 annually

Benefits

• Health, dental, vision, retirement plan with employer match, long- and short-term disability, life insurance, and generous paid time-off policies.

About the Company

• Project Guardianship (PG) is a 501(C)3 nonprofit organization that provides guardianship services for older adults and people with disabilities in New York who have been determined by a judicial proceeding to need help making decisions and have no family or friends able to assist them.
• PG’s team approach employs attorneys, case managers, and finance associates to provide clients with services that allow them to be as independent and in the least restrictive setting as possible.
• Since 2005, PG has served hundreds of New Yorkers and has become a leading voice in a national, interdisciplinary effort to re-envision and strengthen guardianship policy.
• Project Guardianship works to advance justice, particularly racial justice, in an increasingly multicultural country and globally connected world.
• We value diverse experiences, including with regard to educational background and justice system contact, and depend on a diverse staff to carry out our mission.

Equal Opportunity

• Project Guardianship is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.
• All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without unlawful discrimination based on race, color, creed, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, military status, prior record of arrest or conviction, citizenship status, current employment status, or caregiver status.