Job Description
Organization Seeking Supervising Attorney with 5 Years of Litigation Experience in NYC
HCC, a 50-year-old not-for-profit organization based in Hell's Kitchen/Clinton on Manhattan's West Side, is seeking a Supervising Attorney to join their team of staff attorneys, advocates, and tenant organizers. This role will involve overseeing and training 3-4 full-time staff attorneys and 1-2 legal support staff, as well as providing brief legal advice and pre-litigation advocacy to tenants and tenant associations. The ideal candidate will have a commitment to social and economic justice, experience working with diverse communities, and a focus on maintaining affordable housing.
Responsibilities
- Supervise 3-4 full-time staff attorneys and 1-2 legal support staff. - Ensure high-quality client services and representation. - Train and supervise new and experienced staff. - Maintain accurate client data entry. - Provide brief legal advice and pre-litigation advocacy to tenants and tenant associations. - Maintain a small individual caseload. - Collaborate with HCC's tenant and community organizers, paralegals, social workers, tenant advocates, and Senior Community Resource Coordinator. - Conduct workshops on housing law, immigration law, and older adult issues. - Conduct intake, especially in the context of the Right to Counsel intake in Housing Court. - Participate in HCC's Monday Night Legal Clinic. - Collaborate with and oversee law student interns, volunteers, and pro bono co-counsel. - Facilitate weekly Legal and Organizing Component meetings, intake, and equitable distribution of cases amongst staff attorneys. - Collaborate with other members of the management team on office issues. - Participate in HCC's Annual West Side Tenants' Conference.
Qualifications
- Admission to the New York State Bar. - Minimum of five years of litigation experience, with a focus on NYC Landlord-Tenant law. - Excellent written and oral communication skills. - Ability to work with a diverse team and client base. - Willingness to partner with non-attorney advocates. - Demonstrated commitment to maintaining affordable housing and social justice. - Experience working with community and tenant organizers preferred. - Supervisory experience preferred. - Adherence to time-sensitive reporting requirements. - Bilingual (Spanish) preferred. - Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. and unable to sponsor an employment visa.
Salary and Benefits
- Salary range of $100,000 to $125,000 depending on experience. - Ability to work remotely up to two days per week. - Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance with no employee contribution. - 24 days of annual leave, increasing to 28 days after the second year of employment, plus one floating holiday. - 14 paid holidays. - After six months of employment, 5% employer contribution to 403(b) retirement plan.
Application Process
Interested applicants should send their resume and cover letter in a single PDF labeled [Last Name, First Name – HCC Application] to **MEMBERS ONLY**SIGN UP NOW***. Please insert “Supervising Attorney Applicant” in the subject heading field of the email. Applications will be reviewed and interviews scheduled on a rolling basis. Only applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.
HCC is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages people of color, transgender and gender nonconforming people, survivors of violence, people with disabilities, and individuals of diverse backgrounds to apply. HCC does not discriminate based on race, color, creed, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, height, weight, national origin, disability, or citizen, marital, veteran, or HIV status.
