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About the Role

The Legal Aid Society seeks Non-Attorney volunteers to support its Pro Bono Practice, expanding legal services to clients and communities. Volunteer placements align with current client needs and staff capacity, matching candidates' experience with practice areas and projects.

Responsibilities

Duties include research, writing, interviewing, assisting clients, and litigation preparation, based on client needs and volunteer experience.
Volunteer opportunities are available during regular business hours, Monday through Friday, 9 am to 5 pm, unless otherwise specified by a supervisor.
Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Commitment of a minimum of 6 months of part-time service or 3 months of full-time service.
No legal background or experience required.
Not open to high school students, undergraduates, and law students.
Commitment to the Legal Aid Society’s mission to secure equal justice before the law for all New Yorkers.
Possess interpersonal and communication skills for healthy and productive working relationships.
Ability to perform duties with the highest regard for confidentiality, integrity, and respect.
Commitment to Legal Aid Society’s mission and values.
Must be legally authorized to work in the United States for any employer without sponsorship.
The Legal Aid Society is unable to sponsor employment visas or permits, but will provide a letter for Canadian and Mexican citizens to obtain a TN visa.

Skills

Interpersonal skills
Communication skills

Location

In-person at one of our borough offices

Work Type

Part-time
Full-time
Volunteer

Experience Level

Volunteer

Salary/Compensations

Unpaid opportunity
No salary

Benefits

Not benefits eligible

About the Company

The Legal Aid Society's Pro Bono practice works with volunteers to expand its ability to provide legal services to a greater number of clients and communities.
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.
The Legal Aid Society is dedicated to building strong professional relationships with clients, understanding their diverse circumstances, and meeting their needs.
Every member of the community is expected to continuously learn about identity, bias, and systemic forms of oppression and participate in efforts to dismantle bias.

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.