Deputy Housing Director - Right to Counsel

The posting, as Legal Services NYC wrote it

Legal Services NYC (LSNYC) fights poverty and seeks racial, social and economic justice for low-income New Yorkers. For over 50 years, we have challenged systemic injustices that trap people in poverty and provided legal services that help our clients meet basic needs for housing, income and economic security, family and immigration stability, education, and health care. LSNYC is the largest civil legal services provider in the country; our staff of more than 600 people in neighborhood-based offices and outreach sites across all five boroughs helps hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers annually. We partner with scores of community-based and client-run organizations, elected officials, public agencies, pro bono lawyers, and the courts to maximize our effectiveness. Our work fights discrimination and helps to achieve equity for all low-income New Yorkers.

LSNYC employees have numerous opportunities for growth and professional development, including access to our internal Justice Learning Center, which provides opportunities to earn free CLEs and gain experience as a trainer.

BROOKLYN LEGAL SERVICES SEEKS

DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR HOUSING LAW UNIT

RIGHT TO COUNSEL PRACTICE

Brooklyn Legal Services (‘BLS’) seeks a Deputy Director for its Housing Law Unit – Right to Counsel Practice. The Deputy Director will be expected to work collaboratively with and provide leadership for LSNYC’s city-wide housing practice.

Brooklyn Legal Services is part of Legal Services NYC (LSNYC) and provides high-quality, innovative representation to address the pressing legal needs of Brooklyn’s diverse low-income population. LSNYC’s mission is to fight poverty and seek racial, social, and economic justice for low-income New Yorkers. LSNYC is the largest civil legal services provider in the country. Our staff of over 600 people in neighborhood-based offices and outreach sites across all five boroughs helps more than 110,000 New Yorkers annually. BLS focuses on the problems that have the greatest impact on our clients — preserving affordable and decent housing, maintaining income support, redressing abusive lending and consumer practices, promoting family stability and mitigating the effects of domestic violence, and advocating for older adults and people with disabilities.

As a community-centered, social justice organization, we are committed to fostering an inclusive and equitable workplace where staff and clients feel welcome. Through our various affinity groups and committees, we actively work to foster collegial relationships among staff and allow staff to explore, grow in our understanding of and challenge barriers to opportunity within our organization and through our legal work. All employees are expected to learn about and seek to understand, identify and overcome barriers to justice, from individual preconceptions to structural obstacles, and work to realize our organizational goals and mission.

LSNYC provides numerous opportunities for growth and professional
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• Excellent persuasive writing and editing skills, experience with appellate advocacy;
• Minimum of 6 years of relevant housing litigation experience;
• Working knowledge of housing laws, court procedures, public benefits, and best practices in the field;
• Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively, with a high level of integrity; • Ability to prioritize and meet multiple and competing deadlines;
• Prior supervision experience in a relevant setting, including , mentoring/supervising a group of advocates in a fast-paced environment, and providing trainings and supervision to newer advocates daily; and,
• Strong ties to Brooklyn’s communities of color are helpful, but not required.

How to Apply

Applicants should upload a cover letter, resume, and two writing samples to the Greenhouse portal.

Only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted. No telephone calls, please.

BLS offers an excellent benefits package and a highly competitive public interest salary. Benefits include health, dental, and vision plans; contributions to a 403(b) plan; and generous leave time. Salary is commensurate with experience.

Brooklyn Legal Services is an equal opportunity employer: people of color; women; people with disabilities; gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people; and people over the age of 40 are welcome and encouraged to apply. We are committed to race, gender, and economic justice in our work and within our workplace. Staff members who are not managers are members of the LSSA/NOLSW UAW Local 2320.
Dependent on work history and experience.

Salary Range
$121,909 — $160,000 USD

All employees are strongly encouraged to continue to receive and maintain up-to-date COVID vaccinations unless they are unable to for medical or religious reasons.

Legal Services NYC is an equal opportunity employer. People of color, women, people with disabilities, people over 40, and gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people are strongly encouraged to apply.