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City of New York · 16 hours ago

LEGAL ASSISTANCE HOUSING COURT LIAISON

New York, NY

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$60K/yr - $69K/yr

4+ years exp

City of New York is dedicated to fighting poverty and addressing homelessness through its Department of Social Services. They are seeking a Legal Assistance Housing Court Liaison to serve as a chief liaison between the Housing Courts and legal services providers, ensuring effective coordination and support for clients in need.

GovernmentLegalPublic Relations

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Serve as the chief liaison between the Housing Courts, HRA and the legal services providers, ensuring and coordinating the flow of services, and maintaining strong ongoing relationships with all entities

Conduct interviews with clients/tenants to determine eligibility for legal services in addition to reviewing identity documents and income support documentation provided by the client and reviewing critical benefit information from the various agency electronic systems

Provide information on the legal services offered at the Housing Court to clients/tenants and make referrals to the appropriate legal services provider; supervise and coordinate the day-to-day activities of support staff

Make referrals for rental assistance and respond to emergency cases by expediting referrals for legal services and rental assistance

Qualification

Administrative experienceSupervisory experienceClient interviewsLegal services knowledgeCommunication skills

Required

A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and three years of satisfactory full-time progressively responsible clerical/administrative experience, one year of which must have been in an administrative capacity or supervising staff performing clerical/administrative work of more than moderate difficulty

An associate degree or 60 semester credits from an accredited college and four years of satisfactory full-time progressively responsible clerical/administrative experience including one year of the administrative supervisory experience described in '1' above

A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent approved by a State's department of education or a recognized accrediting organization and five years of satisfactory full-time progressively responsible clerical/administrative experience including one year of the administrative supervisory experience as described in '1' above

Education and/or experience equivalent to '1', '2', or '3' above. However, all candidates must possess the one year of administrative or supervisory experience as described in '1' above. Education above the high school level may be substituted for the general clerical/administrative experience (but not for the one year of administrative or supervisory experience described in '1' above) at a rate of 30 semester credits from an accredited college for 6 months of experience up to a maximum of 3½ years