Legal Assistance Of Western New York, Inc. (LawNY)

Supervising Family Court Attorney

Legal Assistance Of Western New York, Inc. (LawNY)

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Bath • New York • 🇺🇸 United States

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Salary

💰 $85,000 - $116,600 per year

Job Level

Mid-LevelSenior

About the role

  • Provide direct legal services to low income victims of domestic violence and sexual assault in Family Court matters including advice, negotiation, litigation and administrative advocacy.
  • Maintain specialized knowledge of NYS Family Law, particularly: family offense, custody and visitation, child support violations, abuse and neglect proceedings.
  • Develop skills advocating for low-income clients in other civil legal areas affecting victims of domestic violence and sexual assault, including, for example, housing law, public and disability benefits, and divorce.
  • Interact respectfully with clients and staff from a wide range of backgrounds, with an awareness of the importance of cultural competence and humility.
  • Supervise caseload of supervised personnel, ensuring that each supervisee handles an appropriate amount of work, and coordinate the periodic review of the cases.
  • Help identify leadership development and mentoring opportunities for supervisees.
  • Create and maintain a safe and healthy work environment for supervisees.
  • Collaborate with other human services providers, non-profit organizations and community groups as well as the courts, administrative tribunals and the private bar to address legal problems within our community, particularly those affecting victims of DV/SA.
  • Cooperate in all grant reporting requirements, program reporting, timekeeping, file maintenance, case closing and compliance review.
  • Maintain a high level of professional competence through attending of training sessions, seminars and conferences and individual efforts to keep abreast of current developments in family law, trauma-informed legal services, poverty law and in the application of an equity lens to client service.

Requirements

  • Admitted to practice and in good standing in New York State
  • Three (3) years experience providing legal services as a licensed attorney.
  • Demonstrated commitment of service to low-income people.
  • Commitment to engaging in learning and developing supervision skills that support diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Benefits
  • 94% Employer paid Medical Premium with 100% Employer paid in-network deductible
  • 100% Employer paid Dental Insurance
  • 100% Employer paid Life Insurance
  • 100% Employer paid Enhanced Short-term Disability
  • 100% Employer paid Long-term Disability
  • Vision Insurance
  • 20 Paid Vacation days per year
  • 12 Sick days per year
  • 5 Personal days per year
  • 13.5 Holidays plus 2 floating Holidays per year
  • 35-Hour Work Week
  • Hybrid Work Schedule (new staff are able to work from home up to 3 days per week. After 6 months, this increases to 5 days per week with Manager approval, as workload permits)

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
litigationnegotiationadministrative advocacyfamily lawhousing lawpublic benefitsdisability benefitsdivorcetrauma-informed legal servicespoverty law
Soft skills
cultural competencehumilityleadership developmentmentoringcollaborationcommunicationsupervisioncommitment to diversitycommitment to equitycommitment to inclusion
Certifications
licensed attorneyadmitted to practice in New York State