Description:
A Non-Profit Organization is looking for NYC-based staff attorneys to join our legal team's efforts to combat anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism on campus.Location: New York City
Hiring Institution:A Non-Profit Organization is an independent, unaffiliated, nonprofit corporation established to advance the civil and human rights of the Jewish people and promote justice for all. LDB engages in research, education and legal advocacy to combat the resurgence of anti-Semitism on college and university campuses, in the workplace, and elsewhere. It empowers students by training them to understand their legal rights and educates administrators and employers on best practices to combat racism and anti-Semitism.
Qualifications: The Staff Attorney – NY should possess a demonstrated commitment to and enthusiasm for A Non-Profit Organization's mission and ability to advocate that mission persuasively.
The ideal candidate will have:
- A J.D and bar admission in New York State
- 3 to 5 years of civil litigation experience, including: handling all aspects of discovery (fact finding, propounding, and responding to written discovery, taking and defending depositions, procedural and dispositive motions practice), taking cases to trial, and settlement negotiations and mediation.
- Experience with cases before federal or state administrative agencies (such as the Education Department's Office for Civil Rights and EEOC) is a plus.
- Excellent academic credentials from an ABA-accredited law school.
- Maintain the highest standards of integrity; exhibit excellence in legal analysis and writing; and display, at all times and to all persons, a courteous, professional and cooperative attitude.
Responsibilities: Key areas of responsibility include:
- Managing a docket of active cases around New York State involving anti-Semitism and discrimination in higher education;
- Interviewing witnesses and potential clients;
- Conducting intake activities including assessment of potential actions;
- Managing discovery and communications with opposing counsel;
- Preparing legal complaints, briefs, and related documents;
- Researching substantive issues of federal and state law;
- Researching and analyzing public policy issues;
- Assist with coordinating local events and efforts by NY area LDB law school chapters;
- Delivering written and oral presentations to a variety of audiences.
