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Are you a dedicated, determined and passionate advocate who wants to make a significant impact on the lives of low income New Yorkers?  


Then, you want to work with us.

We achieve our successes through a combination of direct legal representation and high impact litigation, legislative and administrative advocacy, and by providing training and technical assistance to other advocates who are working towards the same goals.

Empire Justice Center offers a generous benefit package, including health insurance, life insurance, vacation, holiday and sick time.  We are an organization that supports and encourages a work/life balance.  Salary is commensurate with experience and based on the organization’s salary scale.  Empire Justice Center is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer who desires a diverse workforce.  People of color, women, persons with disabilities, individuals who are elderly, gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender are welcomed and encouraged to apply.

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OPEN POSITIONS

Executive Assistant

The Executive Assistant’s role is to provide administrative support, organizational assistance and project coordination to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), the Board and Leadership Team. They will ensure the efficient day-to-day management of the CEO’s schedule, major projects, outside contacts and internal operational needs This person will be a self-motivated, highly-organized and detail-oriented professional with a track record of success in a similar role within a fast-paced environment.


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Civil Rights, Education and Employment Attorney

The staff attorney will be responsible for supporting senior attorneys in the Civil Rights, Education and Employment Practice group in handling individual cases and systemic change litigation, with the opportunity to carry his/her/their own caseload depending on experience. Duties will include: evaluating new cases for acceptance by the practice group; pre-filing case work-up, legal research, drafting memoranda, meeting with clients, drafting pleadings, briefs and/or discovery, document review, case management and other duties as assigned. Case work may involve representing clients in a variety of settings such as state or federal administrative agencies, federal court and possibly state court. An integral part of the staff attorney’s work also includes advocacy through local and state level policy initiatives, and collaboration with community organizations supporting the low-income and marginalized communities we serve.


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Senior Immigrant Rights Attorney

The Senior Immigrant Rights Attorney will be based in our Long Island office and will work as part of a multifaceted team of attorneys and paralegals who provide supportive advocacy and legal services in public benefits, family law, and housing.


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Regional Attorney Coordinators

The two Regional Attorney Coordinators will provide technical assistance, training, and coordinate and support the work of the crime victim attorneys across the state who were hired under the June 2018 VOCA Attorney Services award to provide legal assistance to crime victims on a range of substantive law matters.

One Regional Attorney Coordinator position will be located in Rochester, and the other position will be located in either Long Island or Albany. The Coordinators will be supervised by the Project Leader of the Crime Victims Legal Network and will work as part of the overall statewide team, participate in program development, required data reporting and assessments.


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Crime Victim Services Attorney

The Crime Victim Services Attorney will represent individuals and groups of persons in Westchester County who have civil legal needs as a result of being a victim of crime. Staff attorneys engage in comprehensive legal representation including advice, negotiation, administrative representation and litigation. The Crime Victim Services Staff Attorney is expected to collaborate in work with other services providers and legal providers. Significant travel and working nights/evenings may be involved.


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Foreclosure Prevention Services Coordinator

The full-time Foreclosure Prevention Services Coordinator will work under the foreclosure prevention services program. The Regional Coordinator will assist with the implementation and management of Empire Justice’s role as Anchor Partner under contract with the NYS Office of the Attorney General as part of their Homeowner Protection Program (HOPP). The focus of the position will be to oversee contracts and support legal services and housing counseling organizations under HOPP through networking, technical assistance and identifying training needs, and to engage in policy advocacy.

Our current openings are for (1) Foreclosure Prevention Services Coordinator each to work in our offices located in Rochester, Albany and Long Island.


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Crime Victims Attorney

The Empire Justice Crime Victims Legal Advocacy Team will include staff in Westchester, Rochester and Central Islip. The attorneys in Rochester will serve the general low income community with a focus on victims of consumer fraud, including employment discrimination and civil rights violations.

Each Crime Victim Attorney will be supervised by the Project Manager Attorney and will work as part of the overall statewide team, participating in program development, required data reporting and assessments and will supervise the paralegal assigned to this project, offering mentoring and ensuring professional development opportunities.


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Crime Victims Attorney

We anticipate hiring a team of two staff (one attorney and one paralegal) to work on this project in Westchester joining our current staff of immigration lawyers. The Crime Victims Attorney in the Westchester office will also work as a part of a multifaceted team of Crime Victim attorneys and paralegals to be hired in our Rochester and Long Island offices that together will develop these new services. The focus of the positions in our Westchester office will be on serving immigrant victims of crime.

Each Crime Victim Attorney will be supervised by the Project Manager Attorney and will work as part of the overall statewide team, participating in program development, required data reporting and assessments and will supervise the paralegal assigned to this project, offering mentoring and ensuring professional development opportunities.


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Crime Victims Legal Assistance Paralegal

The Empire Justice Crime Victims team will include staff in Westchester, Rochester and Central Islip. The paralegal in Westchester will support the Westchester Crime Victims attorney. Each Crime Victims paralegal will act as part of the overall statewide team, participating in client representation, community outreach, required data reporting and assessments. Each paralegal will be supervised by the Crime Victims Attorney in their office.


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