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About the Role

CFR is seeking Law Graduates to join their interdisciplinary legal teams, providing high-quality legal defense and working towards objectives like keeping children out of the foster system and promoting family reunification.

Responsibilities

• Work as part of CFR’s interdisciplinary legal teams to provide clients with high quality legal defense.
• Meet objectives such as keeping children out of the foster system, shortening lengths of stay for children in the foster system, promoting quality visiting arrangements, and ensuring families receive services tailored to safe and lasting reunification.
• Represent parents in Family Court in Article 10 proceedings and related supplemental proceedings, including Termination of Parental Rights.
• Pursue interim appeals on behalf of CFR’s clients.
• Keep case data, client legal notes, and files up to date.
• Participate in CFR’s policy initiatives.
• Work collaboratively with CFR's Home for Good teams.

Requirements

• Law school graduates or current 3Ls who will take the bar for the first time in February 2027 or July 2027.
• Demonstrate strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to work as part of a team.
• Desire to share in the exhilaration and challenges of a growing endeavor.
• Prior experience with public benefits, housing, criminal defense or immigration is preferred.
• Individuals should be able to demonstrate strong interpersonal and communication skills and a commitment to interdisciplinary representation of parents.
• Candidates are required to have completed all exams required for admission to the Bar prior to their start date.

Skills

• Interpersonal skills
• Communication skills

Location

• Manhattan, Queens, Bronx, Staten Island - New York, NY 10013

Work Type

• Full-Time
• Primarily in-person workforce with a telecommuting policy

Experience Level

• Law Graduates

Education Level

• 4 Year College Degree

Salary/Compensations

• $84,900.00 - $84,900.00 Salary/year

Benefits

• Health benefits
• 403(b) benefits
• Vacation benefits

About the Company

• The Center for Family Representation Inc. (CFR) is an award-winning, innovative law and policy organization serving primarily Black and Brown families and youth.
• CFR uses an interdisciplinary legal defense model serving over 2400 clients annually.
• Founded in 2002, CFR aims to change the trajectory of indigent parents prosecuted by the Administration for Children’s Services (ACS).
• CFR's goal is to defend and protect clients' rights, reduce family separation harm, and prevent or minimize child time in the foster system.
• CFR provides interdisciplinary family defense with attorneys, social work staff, and Parent Advocates.
• CFR was the first agency to integrate parents with lived experience into legal teams.
• Practice Areas include CFR’s Community Advocacy Project, Youth Defense practice (YDP), and Home for Good program.
• CFR trains over 500 practitioners annually and provides community-based “Know Your Rights” presentations.
• CFR advocates for policies that reduce family separation harm and promote parent engagement and justice for youth and families.

Equal Opportunity

• CFR is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
• CFR strives to create an inclusive and antiracist environment for all of its staff.