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Legal Services NYC · 2 days ago

Deputy Director, Universal Access to Counsel

Bronx Legal Services

Full-time

Hybrid

Lead/Staff, Director/Executive

$122K/yr - $194K/yr

5+ years exp

Legal Services NYC (LSNYC) fights poverty and seeks racial, social and economic justice for low-income New Yorkers. The Deputy Director will manage the administrative and programmatic operations of the Housing Unit, supervise housing staff attorneys, and work to strengthen relationships with community organizations while identifying systemic housing-related trends.

Law EnforcementLegalProfessional Services

Comp. & Benefits

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Shape the direction and manage the administrative and programmatic operations of the Housing Unit

Help manage and report on the practice’s grant responsibilities

Supervise the practice of a group of housing staff attorneys and supervisors

Develop and strengthen relationships with partner community organizations

Identify systemic housing-related trends that could be affected by strategic litigation

Qualification

Housing litigation experienceHousing law expertiseLegal writing skillsAdvocacy skillsSupervisory experienceCommunity organization experienceTeaching skillsSpanish proficiencyInterpersonal skillsOrganizational skills

Required

Five or more years of housing litigation experience

Demonstrated expertise in local, state and federal housing law and policy, housing court practice, housing programs and subsidies, and public benefits

Excellent legal writing, litigation and advocacy skills

Strong interpersonal, teaching/training and organizational skills

Preferred

Prior supervisory experience

Experience working with community-based organizations

Proficiency in Spanish or another language commonly spoken in the communities we serve

Company

Legal Services NYC

Legal Services NYC is a legal service company.

Founded in 1968

New York, New York, USA

501-1000 employees

https://www.legalservicesnyc.org/

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