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LEGAL AID SOCIETY OF NORTHEASTERN NEW YORK
RACIAL JUSTICE AND RE-ENTRY PAID SUMMER
LAW FELLOWSHIP
The Legal Aid Society of Northeastern New York
(LASNNY) is a publicly funded law office with five offices providing free civil
legal services to low income individuals living in 16 counties in northeastern
New York. Our current priorities are
Support for Families, Preserving the Home, Maintaining Economic Stability,
Maintaining Safety, Stability & Health, and Serving Populations with
Special Vulnerabilities, Children's Advocacy and Delivery of Legal Services. We seek motivated staff members who want to improve
the community by providing free legal services to low income people.
LASNNY is looking to hire a paid summer Diversity Clerk in our
Albany office, serving Albany, Rensselaer and Schenectady Counties. The goal of the Diversity Clerk Summer
Fellowship is to help overcome the adverse and disproportionate civil and
financial impacts of criminal records and justice system involvement on
communities of color. The Diversity
Clerk, working closely and collaboratively with a Senior Attorney and the
Deputy Director of Strategic Operations, will provide legal assistance to
individuals who need help sealing or correcting their criminal records and/or
obtaining certificates of relief to remove barriers to employment, occupational
licensing, education and other economic opportunities. The Diversity Clerk will also assist with
advocacy for persons who have faced discrimination in employment, occupational
licensing, housing, or public benefits or other areas because of justice system
involvement. The Fellow will help with
place-based legal services and projects, including helping to coordinate
know-your-rights trainings and legal clinics in our office and at partner
organizations in the Arbor Hill, West Hill and South End Neighborhoods in
Albany as well as in Schenectady and Rensselaer Counties.
Requirements: Current law student
or recent graduate. Position is full
time 35 hours per week for 10 - 12 weeks. Applicants must demonstrate a strong
commitment to helping low income and disadvantaged people overcome
institutional barriers to access employment, safety, housing and income
supports. Must be intelligent,
hardworking, careful, reliable, have good judgment, attention to detail and a
demonstrated commitment and sensitivity to the low-income community. Must be able to
communicate well with low income people, and effectively with staff, work independently and efficiently and be able to problem
solve and work collaboratively with community partner agency staff. Training or experience in community lawyering
or community organizing, and demonstrated strong listening and relationship
building skills, experience, creativity and willingness to use varied legal and
non-legal advocacy tools to advance community identified initiatives preferred.
Must be willing to travel throughout the
service area and have a car and a clean valid New York driver's license. Strong computer, administrative, reporting and
data entry skills required. Ability to
speak Spanish a plus. Applicants with
personal or other experience with
the criminal justice system are also strongly encouraged to apply.
Salary: $15 per hour
Application Deadline: May 24, 2019
Any applications that do not have a cover letter,
resume and writing sample will not be considered.
To apply, please go to www.lasnny.org OR
1) Complete the Application
linked here, or the mobile-friendly
application linked here
2) Complete the Demographic
Survey linked here
We are Equal
Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Minorities, women, the elderly, LGBT
persons, applicants and recipients of public assistance, people with
disabilities and protected veterans are strongly encouraged to apply.
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