Legal Attorney

Summary

Join the City Bar Justice Center (CBJC) as a part-time, fully remote Legal Hotline Staff Attorney! Provide legal assistance to New Yorkers via a high-volume hotline, answering questions and offering advice on various civil legal issues. Collaborate with a team of attorneys to handle approximately 1,000 calls and online inquiries monthly. Conduct brief follow-up services, maintain accurate case records, and stay updated on legal changes. This position requires New York bar membership, at least three years of relevant experience, and professional bilingual fluency. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, tech-savvy, and committed to serving under-resourced communities.

Requirements

• Candidates must be New York bar members in good standing with at least three years of relevant practice experience, preferably in nonprofit legal services and/or with a focus on landlord/tenant, family/matrimonial, and/or consumer law
• Professional fluency in a language in addition to English is required
• We seek a detail-oriented self-starter with superb legal judgment and a capacity to multi-task who is creative, thoughtful, tech savvy, and has high standards in work quality, and who can demonstrate a commitment to racial and economic justice and to serving those who struggle with a lack of resources
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and an ability to work both independently and with a team
• Excellent people and client counseling skills, including effectively interacting with members of the public in a respectful and sensitive way, many of whom suspect institutions and the legal profession, and some of whom struggle with mental illness
• Collegiality and being able to communicate and work collaboratively with other staff attorneys via online platforms such as Slack and Teams
• Proficient with Microsoft Office 365 and ability to effectively learn and use legal database and other platforms
• Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States
• We are not able to sponsor visas for this position

Responsibilities

• Serve as part of a team of staff attorneys who answer questions and provide legal assistance on CBJC’s high-volume Legal Hotline, which typically responds to approximately 1,000 calls and online inquiries per month
• Provide callers/online applicants with legal information, advice, and referrals on a range of civil legal issues
• Occasionally conduct follow-up brief services, such as reviewing legal documents and helping callers draft simple court pleadings
• Enter clean data and succinct notes into our case management system for each caller/online applicant
• Stay abreast of changes and updates to the law

Benefits

• Salary for this position is $40,000-$50,000 (annualized) based on experience and a 20 hours/week schedule
• The New York City Bar Association’s benefits package for part-time employees working 20 hours/week includes paid time off
• 401K
• Employee Assistance Program
• Complimentary New York City Bar Association membership
• Many free City Bar CLEs and employee discounts, among others