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About the Role

The Legal Aid Society's Civil Practice has Law Graduate positions available in the Housing Justice Unit—Tenant Defense for Fall 2027. While awaiting New York Bar admission, Law Graduates will work closely with a Housing Supervisor and within the parameters of the LAS Practice Order. Tenant Defense handles a broad range of individual and group tenant representation at the trial and appellate levels, including holdovers, nonpayment proceedings, administrative hearings, and affirmative litigation in state and federal courts. The Unit also works with tenant associations, tenant organizers, community-based organizations, partner legal services agencies, and pro bono attorneys.

Responsibilities

Client representation and advocacy with city, state, and federal agencies and in court proceedings, administrative hearings, and affirmative litigation
Conduct regular courthouse-based and off-site intake, possibly including during evening hours
Provide training, community outreach, and education to individuals, local community-based organizations, and housing advocates
Advocate for policy changes before legislative, administrative, and judicial bodies to advance the interests of clients
Represent and promote the work of the office, the Civil Practice, and The Legal Aid Society in the community
Work collaboratively with other organizations, pro bono lawyers, and partners
Maintain a full caseload of clients
Some weekend and night advocacy may be necessary
Other duties as assigned

Requirements

Current 3L students who will graduate in Spring 2027 and will sit for the New York Bar Exam in July 2027 or its equivalent
Those participating in post-graduate Fellowships or Clerkships who took the first available bar exam are eligible to apply
Winter 2027 graduates sitting for the first available New York Bar Exam or its equivalent are also eligible
Demonstrated commitment to serving historically excluded communities and identifying how race, gender, class and intersectionality impact client outcomes
Applicants must be creative, flexible, and highly motivated
Applicants must have the ability to work independently as well as collaboratively and manage a high volume of cases
All applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States for any employer without sponsorship for a work visa or permit
You are only eligible for employment if you take the first Uniform Bar Examination (UBE) immediately after graduation and pass either that exam or the one immediately following
You must also take and pass the New York Law Exam (NYLE) and the Multi-State Professional Responsibility Exam (MPRE), if you have not already done so

Skills

Excellent written, analytical, organizational, and oral advocacy skills
Proficiency in languages other than English is desirable but not required

Location

New York

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

Law Graduate

Education Level

3L students graduating Spring 2027
Winter 2027 graduates

Salary/Compensations

$86,520 - $157,075

Benefits

Health insurance
Paid vacation
Disability insurance
Life insurance
Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)
State and Federal loan forgiveness programs
Assistance from New York state for loan repayments (for NY residents, depending on years of practice)

About the Company

The Legal Aid Society is committed to a work culture of zealous advocacy, respect, diversity and inclusion, client-oriented defense, access to justice and excellent representation.
We are dedicated to building a strong professional relationship with each of our clients (people), to understanding their diverse circumstances, and to meeting their needs.
Every member of our community is expected to continuously learn about the dynamic, evolving, and emerging field of knowledge of identity, bias, and systemic forms of oppression and participate in productive efforts to dismantling bias in all forms.

Equal Opportunity

As an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Employer, The Legal Aid Society prohibits discriminatory employment actions against and treatment of its employees and applicants for employment based on actual or perceived race or color, size (including bone structure, body size, height, shape, and weight), religion or creed, alienage or citizenship status, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity (one’s internal deeply-held sense of one’s gender which may be the same or different from one’s sex assigned at birth); gender expression (the representation of gender as expressed through, for example, one’s name, choice of pronouns, clothing, haircut, behavior, voice, or body characteristics; gender expression may not conform to traditional gender-based stereotypes assigned to specific gender identities), disability, marital status, relationship and family structure (including domestic partnerships, polyamorous families and individuals, chosen family, platonic co-parents, and multigenerational families), genetic information or predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, domestic violence victim status, arrest or pre-employment conviction record, credit history, unemployment status, caregiver status, salary history, or any other characteristic protected by law.