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The Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem (NDS) is a community-based, client-centered, holistic public defense office located in Harlem, providing the highest quality representation in criminal, civil, immigration and family courts to residents of Northern Manhattan and the Bronx who cannot afford to hire a lawyer. NDS clients are represented by multidisciplinary teams including attorneys, advocates, team administrators and social workers. NDS is accepting applications within our Family Defense Practice for a Family Preservation Staff Attorney.
Overview
The Family Defense Practice at NDS represents parents in family policing cases (sometimes called “child welfare” cases) filed by the Administration for Children’s Services (ACS) as well as related family court cases, including custody, visitation and termination of parental rights proceedings. Through our holistic approach to representation, the Family Defense Practice provides parents with the help they need—both inside and outside of court—to keep their families safe and stable. However, when clients’ families continue to be separated by ACS and the Family Court after Article 10 Disposition, the risk of termination of parental rights, or the civil death penalty, increases exponentially. Cases at this stage can evolve into complex civil litigation that will benefit from focused attention and experience. As part of NDS’s commitment to advancing due process rights for parents by fighting unwarranted state intervention in their lives and advocating for related systemic change, FDP seeks to hire an experienced attorney to provide direct representation on post-disposition and termination of parental rights (TPR) cases and to establish and develop our Family Preservation practice for all clients who face family separation.
Role and Responsibilities:
COMPENSATION
Compensation is commensurate with experience and is in adherence to the NDS compensation scale. For this position, the salary range for attorneys with 5-10 years of directly relevant experience is $88,000 to $104,000. Full medical and dental benefits, as well as other benefits, are provided. The salary, benefits, and employment policies relevant to this position are governed by the CBA between NDS and the NDS Union, part of ALAA UAW 2325.
How to Apply
Interested applicants should submit a cover letter, resume, and writing sample in a single PDF email to Myranda Mendez, with the subject line: “Family Preservation Staff Attorney, Family Defense Practice.”
Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At NDS we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
Full Time
Scientific Services
$152k-195k (estimate)
11/11/2023
05/01/2025
neighborhooddefender.org
NEW YORK, NY
25 - 50
1990
LEONARD E NOISETTE
$10M - $50M
Scientific Services