Description:
Primary Responsibilities:Under the supervision and guidance of A Groundbreaking Nonprofit Organization's Criminal Defense Supervisor, the Criminal Defense Staff Attorney's primary responsibility will be to represent clients on their concurrent criminal cases in Criminal and Supreme Court. This position will be based in either Manhattan or Queens however the candidate should expect to appear and represent clients in each borough where A Groundbreaking Nonprofit Organization is a provider of legal services to indigent parents in Family Court.
The candidate will work collaboratively with clients' legal teams, composed of attorneys, social work staff, paralegals and parent advocates; clients' legal teams may involve staff from the family, immigration or housing units.
The candidate should expect to:
- provide advice and guidance to legal teams on potential criminal issues that arise on clients' cases;
- maintain new and evolving criminal defense data in CMS and client legal notes;
- keep files up to date;
- keep additional data related to deliverables for private funders supporting the criminal practice and/or to meet with prospective and current funders;
- and help to inform and grow A Groundbreaking Nonprofit Organization's Criminal Defense practice.
Qualifications:
- Candidates for this position should have a minimum of 3 years experience representing indigent clients on misdemeanor and felony matters including representation at arraignments, pre-trial suppression hearings, trials, and sentencing.
- Applicants who are bilingual in Spanish are strongly encouraged to apply.
- Applicants should be able to demonstrate strong interpersonal and communication skills, an ability to work as part of a team and a desire to share in both the exhilaration and challenges of a growing endeavor.
