HCC’s Background
Founded in 1972, Housing Conservation Coordinators, Inc. (HCC) is a 50-year-old community-based, not-for-profit organization located in Hell’s Kitchen/Clinton on Manhattan’s West Side. HCC’s programs promote social and economic justice and fight for the rights of poor, low-income, and working individuals and families. Through our services, we seek to promote a vibrant and diverse community with the power to shape its own future. Today we offer a wide range of legal, advocacy, weatherization, and community organizing services to tenants throughout Manhattan.
Job Description (subject to change based on the CBA and needs of the organization)
HCC’s Legal Component serves clients in the Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood through our community-based intake, Right to Counsel court intake, our older adult program, and our immigration clinic. Staff attorneys:
· Represent tenants in nonpayment, holdover, and HP proceedings in Manhattan Housing Court. Our attorneys also represent tenants in NYS Supreme Court, Appellate Courts, SDNY and at administrative proceedings.
· Provide brief legal advice and pre-litigation advocacy to tenants and tenant associations.
· Collaborate with HCC’s tenant and community organizers, paralegals, social workers, tenant advocates, and Senior Community Resource Coordinator, as well as with citywide, statewide, and local coalitions of tenants and advocates.
· Conduct workshops for community members, law students, and others related to housing law, immigration law, and older adult issues.
· Staff attorneys also may have the opportunity to work on immigration and older adult matters.
· Conduct intake, especially in the context of the Right to Counsel intake in Housing Court.
· Participate in HCC’s Monday Night Legal Clinic on a rotating basis (temporarily remote).
· Collaborate with and oversee law student interns, volunteers, and pro bono co-counsel.
· Participate in HCC’s Annual West Side Tenants’ Conference.
Salary and Benefits (Subject to change based on the CBA)
Staff Attorneys earn a minimum of $66,855 and a maximum of $111,140 depending on bar admission date and relevant experience. All HCC staff attorneys are members of National Organization of Legal Services Workers (NOLSW), UAW Local 2320; salary and benefits are pursuant to the Collective Bargaining Agreement.
Qualifications
HCC is seeking a staff attorney with the following qualifications:
· A member of the New York State Bar (or who can transfer admission from another jurisdiction) or a law graduate who sat for the July 2022 NYS Bar Exam.
· Ideally at least one year of relevant experience (including clinics, internships etc.) in any area of poverty law. Preference will be given to individuals with prior experience in housing law.
· Oral and written proficiency in another language.
· Excellent litigation, research, writing, and organizational skills, and the ability to develop relationships with a diverse client population.
· A demonstrated commitment to social justice for underserved populations.
Application Instructions
Interested applicants should send their resume and cover letter in a single pdf labeled [Last Name, First Name – HCC Application] to legaljobs@hcc-nyc.org by December 2, 2022. Please insert “Staff Attorney Applicant Fall 2022” in the subject heading field of the email. Applications will be reviewed and interviews scheduled on a rolling basis. Only applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.
HCC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. People of color, transgender and gender non-conforming people, survivors of violence, people with disabilities and individuals of diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply. HCC does not discriminate based on race, color, creed, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, height, weight, national origin, disability, or citizen, marital, veteran, or HIV status.
Details at a Glance
TIME COMMITMENT
Full Time Schedule
APPLICATION DEADLINE
December 2, 2022
EDUCATION
J.D. Required
Benefits
Salary and benefits pursuant to Collective Bargaining Agreement.
Location
ON-SITE
777 10th Avenue, New York, NY 10019, United States