Staff Attorney

Compensation Range : $75,000 - $93,000 yearly commensurate with experience.Benefits : Three comprehensive healthcare plans; housing costs covered by Housing Works with staff paying a portion. PTO accrues immediately for up to 30 days earned in the first year. Educational benefit for tuition loan reimbursement, tuition costs, and textbooks.Position offers the following features:Caring work environment, reasonable caseload with no quotas, and supportive coworkers. Flexible remote work options. Union position.Significant mentorship and collaboration with a dynamic team of experienced housing attorneys and civil‑rights specialists.Opportunity for creative, zealous litigation and to guide your own docket.Defense against homelessness for vulnerable populations, upholding the tenet that "housing is healthcare" through litigation, advocacy, and activism.Participation in award‑winning civil‑rights impact litigation and expansion of litigation skills.OverviewHousing Works seeks a Staff Attorney to conduct poverty law and impact litigation. The role requires at least one year of housing court experience to provide services to indigent individuals living with HIV/AIDS and other vulnerable clients, focusing on housing law and related client services, while supporting award‑winning impact litigation.ResponsibilitiesIntake, advice, and representation in all facets of housing law, benefits, consumer, and name‑change matters.Assistance in all phases of impact litigation on issues such as housing, disability, gender discrimination, public assistance, and homelessness.QualificationsStrong commitment to social justice and human/civil rights.Initiative and strong research, writing, and interpersonal skills.Significant experience with housing law.Spanish proficiency preferred but not required.Bar membership required.Application InstructionsInclude a cover letter and résumé. Send applications via email only to Legal Director Armen H. Merjian (he/him/his) at merjian@housingworks.org.Applications accepted on a rolling basis; only competitive applicants will be contacted.This position is included in a bargaining unit of Housing Works' New York City employees represented by the Retail Wholesale and Department Store Union (“RWDSU”). Accordingly, the RWDSU has the exclusive right to bargain over the terms and conditions of employment related to this position, and it may become covered by a collective bargaining agreement between Housing Works and the RWDSU.Equal Employment Opportunity StatementHousing Works provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Housing Works complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. Housing Works also does not request prior salary information during the hiring process. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.For further information regarding your rights as an applicant, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.#J-18808-Ljbffr