Description:

A Not-For-Profit Professional Membership Association is seeking an experienced, enthusiastic attorney to fill the role of Settlement Conference Coordinator in our Mortgage Foreclosure Assistance Project.

A Not-For-Profit Professional Membership Association operates the Mortgage Foreclosure Assistance Project under the New York State Office of the Attorney General's Homeowner Protection Program (HOPP). Now entering its thirteenth year, the HOPP network continues to work zealously to ensure that no homeowner is without competent and free representation to assist them in the foreclosure process.

The Project serves a unique role of providing limited, for-the-day representation to homeowners in Nassau Supreme Court in Mineola, NY, as well as providing general foreclosure and court procedure information to walk-in, telephone, and email clients. The Project also holds regular legal consultation clinics and community programming throughout Nassau County.

Responsibilities of the Settlement Conference Coordinator include, but are not limited to:

Staff daily the Project table at the Nassau Supreme Court in Mineola
Represent for the day homeowners/pro se defendants for mortgage foreclosure and residential tax lien at settlement conference
Counsel walk-in clients and provide foreclosure resources and referrals for further assistance; educate clients regarding the foreclosure and court processes
Serve as the liaison between the Project Director, court staff and HOPP advocates
Work collaboratively with HOPP network legal service and housing counseling agencies at court appearances and after
Recruit and foster an active core of volunteer attorneys to help staff the daily court table and volunteer for legal consultation clinics and community programming
Oversee all volunteer scheduling for court appearances
Collaborate with Project staff on ideas for community programming and outreach efforts

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