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The Bronx Defenders 2024 Fall Training Team
8 months ago
Description
Job Title
Training Team Attorney - Criminal Defense, Family Defense, Immigration, and Civil Action Practices
Job Location
The Bronx, New York
Job Overview
The Bronx Defenders (BxD) is a leading nonprofit organization that provides innovative and holistic indigent defense services in the South Bronx. We are currently seeking passionate law graduates and entry-level attorneys to join our Training Team in various practice areas, including Criminal Defense, Family Defense, Immigration, and Civil Action Practices.
Compensation
Salary Range: $74,322 - $76,975 (commensurate with experience)
Responsibilities
For All Attorneys:
- Engage in intensive interviewing, counseling, research, writing, oral advocacy, and negotiations as part of legal representation.
- Provide comprehensive, team-based representation collaborating with an interdisciplinary team of attorneys and advocates.
- Effectively litigate, negotiate, and advocate with adversaries within the carceral systems.
- Co-counsel cases in venues outside of your main practice area.
Criminal Defense Practice:
- Zealously advocate for individuals charged with misdemeanor and felony offenses in Bronx Criminal Court.
- Handle concurrent proceedings such as Department of Motor Vehicle refusal hearings.
Family Defense Practice:
- Zealously represent parents in child protective proceedings in Bronx Family Court.
- Litigate legal matters in abuse and neglect proceedings, including hearings and trials.
- Assist parents in accessing appropriate resources and services to restore full parental rights.
Immigration Practice:
- Advise non-citizens accused of crimes on the immigration consequences of contemplated dispositions.
- Represent non-citizens on applications for immigration benefits and in deportation proceedings.
- Represent clients before the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) Immigration Court and the Board of Immigration Appeals.
Civil Action Practice:
- Advise, support, and defend individuals navigating housing court and other housing-related proceedings.
- Defend individuals navigating proceedings related to eviction, termination, and barriers to obtaining housing.
Requirements
- Third-year (3L) students or recent graduates of an American Bar
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Career Paths
People who completed this type of internship end up in the following types of jobs
- Paralegals And Legal Assistants
- Judicial Law Clerks
- Fundraisers
- Legislators
- Social Science Research Assistants
Top majors
That get hired for this type of internship
People who did this kind of internship end up at the following companies
- US Congress
- United States Senate
- US Department Of Justice
- Federal Judiciary
- US Department Of State
Typical benefits offered for paid internships
(National average offered by employers)
Average internship hourly pay
For Mideast region
Legal Services
Typical pay range:
$18.63 - $23.95
Estimated Monthly Living Expenses
For Bronx, NY | $5,639/mo
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