POSITION DESCRIPTION. LawNY is currently hiring a temporary staff paralegal under our eviction prevention grant. This position will run through September 30, 2026, and is located in our Elmira office which serves Chemung and Schuyler county. The Temporary Staff housing paralegal will provide services in matters relating to eviction, which may include client intake,advocacy to obtain/maintain public benefits, litigation support, and outreach in co...
POSITION DESCRIPTION. LawNY is currently hiring a temporary staff paralegal under our eviction prevention grant. This position will run through September 30, 2026, and is located in our Ithaca office which serves Tompkins and Tioga county. The Temporary Staff housing paralegal will provide services in matters relating to eviction, which may include client intake,advocacy to obtain/maintain public benefits, litigation support, and outreach in cour...
POSITION DESCRIPTION. The Ithaca office of LawNY® seeks to fill an opening for a Supervising Attorney in our General Law Unit. The Attorney will provide direct legal representation to claimants appealing denials of Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Social Security Disability (SSDI) claims. This work will include administrative appeals within the Social Security Administration appeals process, as well as litigation in federal court. In addit...
POSITION DESCRIPTION. The Ithaca office of LawNY® seeks to fill an immediate opening for a full time Staff Attorney in its General Law/Public Benefits Unit. The Staff Attorney will assist at-risk students with cases involving education plans, school discipline for those with special needs, homelessness, and other issues specifically affecting students with low-income. The Staff Attorney will also assist clients with public benefits issues, which ...
Position Description. Legal Assistance of Western New York, Inc. (LawNY) seeks a dynamic leader to fill a Managing Attorney position in LawNY’s Jamestown office. Managing attorneys oversee the day-to-day functioning of the office, provide guidance to the supervision team and collaborate on developing future plans to expand and support the work being done within the service area. This position will be responsible for supervising both local project...
POSITION DESCRIPTION. The Temporary Staff Paralegal will provide direct services to clients with low income with housing issues in Allegany and Steuben Counties at the LawNY® Bath Office. This is a Temporary position and will end on September 30, 2026. LawNY’s Bath Office Eviction Prevention Unit provides a variety of legal services including informational hotlines, education and outreach to the community, legal counsel and advice, negotiation wi...
POSITION DESCRIPTION. LawNY’s ® Geneva office seeks to fill an immediate opening for a Temporary Full-time Staff Attorney to provide eviction-related services in Livingston, Ontario, Wayne, Seneca and Yates Counties. This attorney will represent clients who are homeless or at risk of eviction and need legal and other services to stabilize their housing. The position is funded under an ERAP eviction prevention grant, and will end on September 30, ...
POSITION DESCRIPTION. LawNY is currently hiring a temporary staff paralegal under our eviction prevention grant. This position will run through September 30, 2026, and can be located in any one of our offices across our service area. These offices, and the counties they serve are in Jamestown (Chautauqua), Olean (Cattauraugus), Bath (Steuben and Allegany), Ithaca (Tompkins and Tioga) and Elmira (Chemung and Schuyler). The Temporary Staff housing ...
LEGAL ASSISTANCE OF WESTERN NEW YORK INC.® (LawNY®) is seeking an AMERICORPS LEGAL ASSISTANT (6 Month Term) - Elmira, NY. The Access to Justice Project is a partnership between LawNY® and AmeriCorps, America’s most preeminent volunteer service program, which seeks to address the legal needs of clients with low income by expanding the level of legal assistance available and helping them to access the legal system in order to achieve economic bene...
LEGAL ASSISTANCE OF WESTERN NEW YORK INC.® (LawNY®) is seeking an AMERICORPS LEGAL ASSISTANT (1 Year Term) - Geneva, NY. The Access to Justice Project is a partnership between LawNY® and AmeriCorps, America’s most preeminent volunteer service program, which seeks to address the legal needs of clients with low income by expanding the level of legal assistance available and helping them to access the legal system in order to achieve economic benef...
