Are you interested in serving the public? Want to learn about legal internship opportunities, attorney honors programs, and attorney careers with the U.S. government? Attend the

Date:     Friday, January 27, 2017

Time:     10:30 AM to 2:00 PM

Place:    290 Broadway, 30^th Floor, New York, NY 10278

Remarks by the Honorable Robert A. Katzmann, Chief Judge of the Second Circuit Court of Appeals

• Many and varied Federal agencies will participate!
• Speak directly with representatives from Federal agencies, many of whom are actively recruiting for internships and/or attorney positions.
• Learn about the application process for honors programs, legal internships, and full-time attorney positions.
• Drop off your resume and gain new contacts!

To register, please email your name, law school, and year of graduation or expected graduation to NY.OGC.FedFairRSVP@ssa.gov. There is no fee to attend. We will send each individual a confirmation email. Space is limited so reserve your spot right away! 

Please see the U.S. Office of Personnel Management’s “Frequently Asked Questions” for employment requirements, including eligibility for non-citizens. https://www.opm.gov/faqs/topic/employment/index.aspx

This program is a look at the many facets of the tenure of Former Chief Judge Judith S. Kaye through reminiscences of her former clerks, as well as a look back on her influence as mentor, role-model and teacher.

For more information, click the link below.

http://us8.campaign-archive2.com/?u=abcb3147842dd1806dbd4bb15&id=6a60bead66

The Cervantes Society of the Courts of the State of New York invite you to participate in their 21st ANNUAL TOYS FOR TOTS.

COLLECTION SITES AND COORDINATORS:

Kings County Supreme Court Bronx County Supreme Court Civil Term Civil Term 360 Adams Street, Outside Room 848B Room 611 Luz Bryan: 347-225-7498 Lily Marquez: 718-618-1229 or Lissette Morales: Rm 1077 917-941-9150

Kings County Supreme Court Bronx County Family Court Criminal Term Room 8-8, 8th Floor 320 Jay Street, Room 1478 Gilbert Rodriguez: 718-618-2108 Evelyn Stewart: 347-296-1294

Kings County Criminal Court Richmond County Criminal Court 120 Schermerhorn Street, Room 106 26 Central Ave, Staten Island, Room 129 Tito Zayas: 347-528-5190 Ada Molina 718-675-8522

N.Y. Supreme Court Harlem Justice Center 60 Centre Street, Room 700 121 E. 121st Street, NYC, Room 306 Luis Carrero: 212-256-7750 Tania Antero: 212-360-4144 Margie Cole: 212-360-4115

For more information, click the link below.

https://goo.gl/ivUmtC

The Legal Aid Society’s Civil Practice has one staff attorney position in the Brooklyn Neighborhood Office as part of a new initiative, created by Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman, Legal Hand in Brownsville, Brooklyn. Co-located in the Brownsville Community Justice Center,  Legal Hand creates neighborhood storefronts staffed by trained community volunteers who provide free legal information, assistance and referrals to help resolve issues in areas such as housing, family law, benefits, employment law and consumer law and prevent problems from turning into legal actions.  The staff attorney will provide back-up training and assistance to the community volunteers assisting the community with legal information at the Legal Hand office in Brownsville.

In addition, the staff attorney will divide their time between either the Housing Unit, or the Family/DV Project and the Consumer Law Project. The Housing Practice handles a broad range of individual and group tenant representation at the trial and appellate levels, including holdovers, nonpayment proceedings, Housing Authority administrative hearings and State court appeals. The Family/DV Project provides comprehensive direct legal assistance to survivors of domestic violence in a broad range of civil matters, including orders of protection, divorces, custody, visitation, child support, spousal support, property rights, disability, housing, public benefits, health, employment, and immigration. As part of the Family/DV Practice, the staff attorney will also work in conjunction with several community‑based organizations that are our partners in this city‑wide collaboration to provide reciprocal referrals, training, back‑up case consultation, clinics, outreach and joint community education on various issues affecting survivors of domestic violence. The attorney will also actively participate in City and Statewide committees and task forces regarding DV issues. The Consumer Law Project provides representation, legal assistance, legal advocacy, and education to clients who are vulnerable to the abusive practices of unscrupulous lenders and creditors, handling issues such as access to financial services, debt collection, debt settlement company abuses, credit fraud, identity theft, medical debt, auto fraud and student loans.

In this position, you will: represent clients in administrative hearings, City, State and federal court proceedings and affirmative litigation, and advocate with local, State and federal agencies; train and engage in community outreach and education for individuals, community volunteers, local community-based organizations and advocates; conduct policy advocacy; coordinate and collaborate with other groups and organizations; work with pro bono lawyers; conduct off-site intake, including during evening hours; provide advice, counsel and advocacy to community members in Brownsville, Brooklyn on a variety of legal and consumer issues; train and supervise community volunteers to provide other local community members with legal information on a range of civil legal matters. This includes substantive law and skills training and day-to-day monitoring of volunteers; conduct and supervise intake and assessment for clients, and facilitate referrals to partnering service providers; complete administrative tasks as assigned by supervisor, such as those related to grant reporting; perform additional tasks as assigned by supervisor; and other duties as assigned.

The ideal candidate must have: a J.D. degree; membership in good standing of the New York State Bar; excellent written and oral advocacy skills; the ability to work independently as well as collaboratively in a team and manage a high volume of cases; the ability to coordinate and collaborate successfully with other groups and organizations; excellent organizational skills; the ability to work with pro bono lawyers; experience in providing civil legal services in consumer law; the ability to manage a demanding case load; and excellent time management, priority-setting and organizational skills. Proficiency in languages other than English is desirable, but not required.

To Apply:  The Legal Aid Society is reducing its carbon footprint and therefore paper applications are not accepted.  All applicants must submit a cover letter, resume, references, the Applicant Questionnaire (http://www.legal-aid.org/questionnaire.html) and the Applicant Information Form (http://www.legal-aid.org/info_form.html) electronically in a single PDF document by 12/15/16 to Shervon Small at attorneyjobscivil@legal-aid.org and include the Job Reference Code: CIVIL-2016-064 in all correspondence and in the subject line of your email.  If one or more of the required items are missing or if the application is not in a single PDF, your application will not be processed. 

The Legal Aid Society is an Equal Opportunity Employer – Women, People of Color, Gays and Lesbians, Transgender People, Veterans and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

For those colleagues who may have considered, or may be currently considering, running for office or running a campaign, I thought I would share this link to the Women’s Campaign School at Yale University program: http://www.wcsyale.org/ .

The program runs an intensive week-long boot camp once a year in the summer.   The Women’s Campaign School at Yale is a non-partisan, non-issues-based political training program for women candidates and campaign staff, women officeholders and women who want to enhance their political skills. The dates for the 2017 session have not yet been posted, but you can sign up for their newsletter.  Application available  February 2017.

A message from the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law

“Dear Friend,

Let’s not kid around — there’s never been an American election like this one. We’re all doing everything we can to ensure confidence in and uphold the integrity of our democracy, the light of the world.

Foreign government hacking and interference. The intrusion by the FBI into the election. Cries of a “rigged election.” Citizens being urged to go into inner city neighborhoods to “watch out” for fraud. All on top of an election that laid bare deep anger and legitimate discontent among millions of Americans.

What can we all do to make sure our democracy stays strong? One key thing is the Election Protection hotline run by the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law. The Brennan Center is proud to be part of it. Thousands of lawyers and other volunteers will be able to help voters who face problems at the polls.

We hope you will share this voter pledge with anyone you know who might find it useful. It provides information about the hotline — 866-OUR-VOTE — that will help thousands on Election Day.

At a time like this, we should all respond with a passionate defense of the values of democracy and freedom that have defined our nation at its best.

Please share this with your friends.

If you see any problems, report them to Election Protection at 866-OUR-VOTE, and to your local officials. And if you’d like to volunteer for the hotline, please sign up here.

Sincerely,

Michael Waldman
President
Brennan Center for Justice

P.S. We’re proud to partner with The Nation, Rock the Vote, the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, 18MillionRising.org, and Daily Kos in this effort. Join us. Stand up for democracy. Make your voice heard.”