Staff Attorney (Consumer), CAMBA Legal Services, Brooklyn

Who We Are: CAMBA is a community of staff, volunteers, clients, donors, neighbors and partners who work together to build an inclusive New York City, where all children and adults have access to the resources and supports they need to thrive. We take a comprehensive approach by offering more than 180 integrated programs in: Education & Youth Development, Family Support, Job Training & Employment Support Services, Health, Housing, and Legal Services. We reach more than 73,000 individuals and families, including almost 13,000 youth. CAMBA serves a diverse cross section of New Yorkers from new mothers in Brownsville to job seekers in the Rockaways. More than half of our clients are immigrants and refugees from around the globe. Over 85% of our families are in living in poverty, reflecting the challenges faced by nearly 1.7 million New Yorkers today.

CAMBA Legal Services, Inc. (CLS) is the legal services arm of CAMBA, Inc. CLS provides free civil legal services to low-income New Yorkers in the areas of consumer law, foreclosure prevention, immigration, housing law, and domestic violence assistance. In addition to providing direct representation and providing legal advice and counsel to thousands of clients, CAMBA attorneys also engage in legislative advocacy, impact litigation in both state and federal court, provide community education and offer expert training on a wide range of issues, services that allow members of our community improve their lives.

Position: Staff Attorney Consumer

Reports To: Program Director

Location: 20 Snyder Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11226

What The Staff Attorney Consumer Does:

• Conduct client intake and assessment of client cases.
• Represent clients in court and before quasi-judicial or administrative agencies of government.
• Interview clients and witnesses, as appropriate, in preparation for litigation and/or court proceedings.
• Prepare legal documents, conduct legal research, etc. in consumer proceedings.
• Gather evidence to formulate defense or to institute legal action on clients’ behalf.
• Develop legal strategies, arguments, and testimonies in preparation for presentation of cases for trials, hearings, and oral arguments.
• Draft and file motions, briefs, pleadings, legal memos, and appeals.
• Conduct intake on the assigned week.
• Record case notes and outcomes in a timely fashion in CLS’s data base.
• Communicate effectively with clients, staff, peers, supervisors, and funders.
• Manage own time effectively and coordinate program activities to maximize efforts of the team.
• Attend appropriate trainings.
• Maintain accurate and comprehensive client files, including up to date case note documentation.
• Provide advice and counsel in consumer litigation.
• Prepare legal documents in consumer proceedings.
• Research and analyze statutes, judicial decisions, legal articles, legal codes, etc.
• Advise clients of their rights, laws, rulings, and regulations applicable to their case.
• Research and interpret laws, rulings, and regulations as they relate to clients' cases.
• Monitor clients' progress to ensure program outcomes are achieved.
• Review written documentation related to clients' cases for accuracy, completeness, and clarity (i.e., court documents, case files, etc).
• Participate in staff meetings.
• Provide required information for weekly, monthly, quarterly, semester, and annual reports to CAMBA management and/or to funders.
• Tasks may be modified, expanded and/or assigned over time.

Minimum Education/Experience Required:

• Juris Doctorate (JD) degree
• Admitted to the New York State Bar, Active and in Good Standing.

Other Requirements:

• Knowledge of, and experience in, civil litigation.
• Demonstrated commitment to public interest work and economic justice.
• Excellent written & verbal communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Proficiency in Outlook, Word, and Excel.
• Strong Computer literacy in other Microsoft Office Suite products.

Compensation: $77,000-$120,841 annually

When salary ranges are listed, the range would represent the low and high end for the applicable position & program. The salary offered would be based on various factors unique to each program and candidate. This includes but is not limited to experience, education, budget and/or program size, internal equity, skills and other factors that may be required for the position and organization.

Status: Full-time (35 hours per week)

Benefits: CAMBA offers a comprehensive benefits package including health insurance, dental insurance, 403(b) retirement plan with employer match, paid time off (vacation, personal, and sick time), and paid holidays.

The support staff, law graduates, and staff attorneys at CAMBA Legal Services are unionized with the Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW Local 2325 as the CAMBA Legal Services Workers Union.

CAMBA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value a diverse workforce and inclusive workplace. People of color, people with disabilities, and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people are encouraged to apply. We consider all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, disability, socio-economic status, marital or veteran status, pregnancy status or sexual orientation.