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About the Role

The Criminal Defense Practice has an opening for a Mitigation Specialist in its Staten Island office. This hybrid position will work jointly with the Social Work Unit and The Pre-Arraignment Project to provide client services. The Mitigation Specialist will interview clients, pre and post arraignment, and collaterals with the goal of gathering a life history to highlight mitigating circumstances such as mental illness, drug addiction, trauma and/or chronic poverty leading to a client’s involvement in the criminal justice system.

Responsibilities

Interview pre and post arraignment clients and complete psychosocial and intake assessments
Provide crisis intervention, brief treatment, or short-term counseling services to individuals
Identify and interview collateral sources of information, including family members, friends, teachers, social workers, community members, and others connected to the client
Request, review, and analyze life history records to document specific arguments within written reports
Assist in case preparation and casework plans with the legal team to develop alternative sentencing plans, create treatment plans, and create bail applications/packages
Assess a client's readiness for treatment and make appropriate referrals for substance abuse treatment, domestic violence victims, mental health counseling, shelters, etc.
Provide oral advocacy and/or testimony in court
Conduct in-person visits to clients in the community and at jails, detention centers or hospitals
Conduct training for LAS staff, social work interns, treatment providers, and criminal justice personnel
Maintain a caseload
Other duties as assigned

Requirements

An MSW degree and New York State (NYS) certification in social work (LMSW or LCSW)
Minimum 3 years of relevant experience
Strong assessment skills and experience working with clients with special needs including mental health and substance use, intellectual and other developmental disabilities, and neurological disorders
Ability to interface with Judges, District Attorneys, and Correctional Personnel
Ability to negotiate with community-based organizations to increase client access to supportive services
Excellent written and oral communications skills
Excellent organizational and time management skills; ability to manage a diverse caseload and prioritize tasks
Proficient in using Microsoft 365
Ability to work in an interdisciplinary team
All applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States for any employer without sponsorship for a work visa or permit.
For citizens of Canada and Mexico, LAS will provide a letter documenting employment status that is needed to obtain a TN visa.

Skills

Assessment skills
Written communication skills
Oral communication skills
Organizational skills
Time management skills
Microsoft 365 proficiency

Location

Staten Island

Work Type

Hybrid
Full-time

Experience Level

Minimum 3 years of relevant experience

Education Level

MSW degree
New York State (NYS) certification in social work (LMSW or LCSW)

Salary/Compensations

$83,631 - $125,627

Benefits

Health insurance
Paid vacation
Disability insurance
Life insurance
Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)
State and Federal loan forgiveness programs
Potential assistance from New York state for loan repayments

About the Company

The Legal Aid Society is a qualified employer for the purposes of the Public Service Loan Forgiveness.
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.