Legal intern supporting NYLAG’s LGBTQ Law Unit through client intake and interviews, legal research and writing, document drafting and filing, client file maintenance, and participation in client meetings. The role provides civil legal services to LGBTQ New Yorkers across housing, family, immigration, benefits, estate, employment discrimination, and related matters. Candidates must be current law students; fluent Spanish speakers are strongly preferred. The position follows a hybrid policy with at least two days of in-person work weekly.
About NYLAG:
Founded in 1990, NYLAG is a leading civil legal services organization combatting economic, racial, and social injustice by advocating for people experiencing poverty or in crisis. Our services include comprehensive, free civil legal services, financial empowerment, impact litigation, policy advocacy, and community partnerships. NYLAG exists because wealth should not determine who has access to justice. We aim to disrupt systemic racism by serving individuals and families whose legal and financial crises are often rooted in racial inequality. NYLAG goes to where the need is, providing services in more than 150 community sites (e.g. courts, hospitals, libraries) and on our Mobile Legal Help Center. During COVID-19, most of our services were virtual to keep our community safe. NYLAG’s staff of 380 impacted the lives of nearly 129,000 people last year.
Job description
The LGBTQ Law Unit serves New York City’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer communities by providing free representation and advice on a wide array of civil legal matters and offering group trainings on legal issues affecting the LGBTQ community. The LGBTQ Law Unit provides free representation in the following areas: housing and family law matters, including orders of protection, second parent adoptions, custody and visitation, divorces, legal name changes, immigration issues, orders of protection, public benefits, estate matters, advance directives, housing and employment discrimination, and more. Intern responsibilities will include working directly with clients; intake; client interviews; maintaining and updating client files; legal research; and drafting and filing court and client documents. Strong preference for fluent Spanish speakers.
Duties and Responsibilities
Qualifications
Application Instructions: Please save resume, cover letter, and a writing sample on one pdf.
NYLAG’s Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
NYLAG is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. People of color, women, people with disabilities, immigrants, veterans, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people, and those with lived experiences in the communities we serve are strongly encouraged to apply.
NYLAG is committed to a hybrid work policy for staff whose work does not require their full-time presence in the office. NYLAG’s current policy is that most staff are required to work in NYLAG’s offices or do other in-person work at least two days each week. This policy is subject to change.
Founded in 1990, NYLAG is a leading civil legal services organization combatting economic, racial, and social injustice by advocating for people experiencing poverty or in crisis. Our services include comprehensive, free civil legal services, financial empowerment, impact litigation, policy advocacy, and community partnerships. NYLAG exists because wealth should not determine who has access to justice. We aim to disrupt systemic racism by serving individuals and families whose legal and financial crises are often rooted in racial inequality. NYLAG goes to where the need is, providing services in more than 150 community sites (e.g. courts, hospitals, libraries) and on our Mobile Legal Help Center. During COVID-19, most of our services were virtual to keep our community safe. NYLAG’s staff of 380 impacted the lives of nearly 129,000 people last year.
Job description
The LGBTQ Law Unit serves New York City’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer communities by providing free representation and advice on a wide array of civil legal matters and offering group trainings on legal issues affecting the LGBTQ community. The LGBTQ Law Unit provides free representation in the following areas: housing and family law matters, including orders of protection, second parent adoptions, custody and visitation, divorces, legal name changes, immigration issues, orders of protection, public benefits, estate matters, advance directives, housing and employment discrimination, and more. Intern responsibilities will include working directly with clients; intake; client interviews; maintaining and updating client files; legal research; and drafting and filing court and client documents. Strong preference for fluent Spanish speakers.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Drafting and filing court and client documents
- Observe and/or participate in client calls and meetings
- Maintaining client files
- Legal research and writing
- Other duties that arise
Qualifications
- MUST BE A CURRENT LAW STUDENT.
Application Instructions: Please save resume, cover letter, and a writing sample on one pdf.
NYLAG’s Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
NYLAG is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. People of color, women, people with disabilities, immigrants, veterans, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people, and those with lived experiences in the communities we serve are strongly encouraged to apply.
NYLAG is committed to a hybrid work policy for staff whose work does not require their full-time presence in the office. NYLAG’s current policy is that most staff are required to work in NYLAG’s offices or do other in-person work at least two days each week. This policy is subject to change.
New York Legal Assistance Group New York, New York, USA Office
New York, NY, United States
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