What are the responsibilities and job description for the Assistant Attorney-in-Charge, Juvenile Rights Trial Office (Citywide) position at National Legal Aid & Defender Association?
Position Description
Assistant Attorney-in-Charge, Juvenile Rights Trial Office (Citywide) #25-78
New York, New York, United States
Deadline is 3:00 PM EST for Date Listed
May 02, 2025
Job Description
The Juvenile Rights Practice seeks an Assistant Attorney-in-Charge (AAIC), with a deep commitment to children’s rights and youth justice to join a dedicated team of managers, staff attorneys, social workers, paralegal client advocates and investigators to fill vacancies in Staten Island, Brooklyn, and the Queens trial offices. Applicants must have a demonstrated litigation experience addressing fundamental issues of child welfare and youth justice within an interdisciplinary model of representation and strong commitment to creative approaches to management and professional development.
Together with the Borough Attorney-in-Charge and the trial office management team, the AAIC will be responsible for staff development, supervision, and support of all staff members. The AAIC will be involved in all aspects of day-to-day trial office operations and work closely with a multidisciplinary leadership team. The AAIC will also participate in Practice-wide and Society-wide management discussions and decision-making, as well as maintain relationships with external stakeholders and advocates in the legal, court and service communities.
Essential Duties/Responsibilities
General Responsibilities
Together with the Borough’s Attorney-in-Charge, provide legal and managerial leadership to the Juvenile Rights Trial Office of the assigned location
Monitor and maintain high standard of representation and client service
Respond to client, community and staff concerns
Evaluate office needs and identify necessary resources to address the needs
Analyze legal issues, develop legal strategy, and supervise its implementation
Foster and encourage teamwork and communication
Ensure staff accountability and data management
Coach, develop, and evaluate staff
Train, develop skills and knowledge of staff members
Evaluate conflicting demands and prioritize workload
Represent JRP and Legal Aid in the community
Team Development and Supervision
Schedule employee hours, assign work, approve time off and remote work schedule requests following the guidance of LAS policy and procedures
Attend management meetings, participate in management trainings, and utilize current employment policies, practices and guidance as provided by management and Human Resources
Conduct management and supervision practices that affirmatively support equity and inclusion in the workplace
Supervise direct reports in setting performance standards, provide routine feedback as well as coaching/counseling, and issue disciplinary action as needed
Identify and provide training and development opportunities and ensure mandatory trainings are completed
Identify, delegate, and document work responsibilities, roles, and procedures to meet the mission of the department
Identify and implement department/unit management and accountability practices to improve performance
Resolve employee conflict, complaints, and address union concerns, with guidance from Human Resources
Lead organizational and culture change for the unit
Professional Development and Other Duties as Assigned
Participate in continuous professional development
Continuously learn about forms of bias in the workplace and demonstrate affirmative behaviors that support an inclusive work environment
Other duties as assigned
Salary And Benefits
The salary range represents a good faith estimate of the range we expect to pay for this role. The actual salary offered may vary depending on many factors, including but not limited to job-related knowledge, skills, and experience, as well as collectively bargained salary steps for unionized roles.
Salary Range: $99,444 - $163,507
The Legal Aid Society offers a generous benefits package including health insurance, paid vacation, disability, and life insurance, and more. Click here to read more about benefits.
Higher Education and Loan Forgiveness
The Legal Aid Society is a qualified employer for the purposes of the Public Service Loan Forgiveness. This position allows an employee to take advantage of PSLF and other State and Federal loan forgiveness programs. Additionally, employees who are New York residents may be eligible for assistance from New York state to assist with loan repayments, depending on years of practice. To learn more, click the links below.
studentaid.gov
hesc.ny.gov/loan-forgiveness-programs
How To Apply
All applications must be completed online via the career portal. We do not accept emailed applications. Submit the following documents as a combined PDF:
Cover Letter
Resume
For technical difficulties or questions regarding this posting, please email jobpostquestions@legal-aid.org.
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
As an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Employer, The Legal Aid Society prohibits discriminatory employment actions against and treatment of its employees and applicants for employment based on actual or perceived race or color, size (including bone structure, body size, height, shape, and weight), religion or creed, alienage or citizenship status, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity (one’s internal deeply-held sense of one’s gender which may be the same or different from one’s sex assigned at birth); gender expression (the representation of gender as expressed through, for example, one’s name, choice of pronouns, clothing, haircut, behavior, voice, or body characteristics; gender expression may not conform to traditional gender-based stereotypes assigned to specific gender identities), disability, marital status, relationship and family structure (including domestic partnerships, polyamorous families and individuals, chosen family, platonic co-parents, and multigenerational families), genetic information or predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, domestic violence victim status, arrest or pre-employment conviction record, credit history, unemployment status, caregiver status, salary history, or any other characteristic protected by law.
OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION
The Legal Aid Society is committed to a work culture of zealous advocacy, respect, diversity and inclusion, client-oriented defense, access to justice and excellent representation. We are dedicated to building a strong professional relationship with each of our clients (people), to understanding their diverse circumstances, and to meeting their needs. Our ability to achieve these goals depends on the efforts of all of us and our ability to build strong relationships with our colleagues. Every member of our community is expected to continuously learn about the dynamic, evolving, and emerging field of knowledge of identity, bias, and systemic forms of oppression and participate in productive efforts to dismantling bias in all forms.
Location
Citywide
Assistant Attorney-in-Charge, Juvenile Rights Trial Office (Citywide) #25-78
New York, New York, United States
Deadline is 3:00 PM EST for Date Listed
May 02, 2025
Job Description
The Juvenile Rights Practice seeks an Assistant Attorney-in-Charge (AAIC), with a deep commitment to children’s rights and youth justice to join a dedicated team of managers, staff attorneys, social workers, paralegal client advocates and investigators to fill vacancies in Staten Island, Brooklyn, and the Queens trial offices. Applicants must have a demonstrated litigation experience addressing fundamental issues of child welfare and youth justice within an interdisciplinary model of representation and strong commitment to creative approaches to management and professional development.
Together with the Borough Attorney-in-Charge and the trial office management team, the AAIC will be responsible for staff development, supervision, and support of all staff members. The AAIC will be involved in all aspects of day-to-day trial office operations and work closely with a multidisciplinary leadership team. The AAIC will also participate in Practice-wide and Society-wide management discussions and decision-making, as well as maintain relationships with external stakeholders and advocates in the legal, court and service communities.
Essential Duties/Responsibilities
General Responsibilities
Together with the Borough’s Attorney-in-Charge, provide legal and managerial leadership to the Juvenile Rights Trial Office of the assigned location
Monitor and maintain high standard of representation and client service
Respond to client, community and staff concerns
Evaluate office needs and identify necessary resources to address the needs
Analyze legal issues, develop legal strategy, and supervise its implementation
Foster and encourage teamwork and communication
Ensure staff accountability and data management
Coach, develop, and evaluate staff
Train, develop skills and knowledge of staff members
Evaluate conflicting demands and prioritize workload
Represent JRP and Legal Aid in the community
Team Development and Supervision
Schedule employee hours, assign work, approve time off and remote work schedule requests following the guidance of LAS policy and procedures
Attend management meetings, participate in management trainings, and utilize current employment policies, practices and guidance as provided by management and Human Resources
Conduct management and supervision practices that affirmatively support equity and inclusion in the workplace
Supervise direct reports in setting performance standards, provide routine feedback as well as coaching/counseling, and issue disciplinary action as needed
Identify and provide training and development opportunities and ensure mandatory trainings are completed
Identify, delegate, and document work responsibilities, roles, and procedures to meet the mission of the department
Identify and implement department/unit management and accountability practices to improve performance
Resolve employee conflict, complaints, and address union concerns, with guidance from Human Resources
Lead organizational and culture change for the unit
Professional Development and Other Duties as Assigned
Participate in continuous professional development
Continuously learn about forms of bias in the workplace and demonstrate affirmative behaviors that support an inclusive work environment
Other duties as assigned
Salary And Benefits
The salary range represents a good faith estimate of the range we expect to pay for this role. The actual salary offered may vary depending on many factors, including but not limited to job-related knowledge, skills, and experience, as well as collectively bargained salary steps for unionized roles.
Salary Range: $99,444 - $163,507
The Legal Aid Society offers a generous benefits package including health insurance, paid vacation, disability, and life insurance, and more. Click here to read more about benefits.
Higher Education and Loan Forgiveness
The Legal Aid Society is a qualified employer for the purposes of the Public Service Loan Forgiveness. This position allows an employee to take advantage of PSLF and other State and Federal loan forgiveness programs. Additionally, employees who are New York residents may be eligible for assistance from New York state to assist with loan repayments, depending on years of practice. To learn more, click the links below.
studentaid.gov
hesc.ny.gov/loan-forgiveness-programs
How To Apply
All applications must be completed online via the career portal. We do not accept emailed applications. Submit the following documents as a combined PDF:
Cover Letter
Resume
For technical difficulties or questions regarding this posting, please email jobpostquestions@legal-aid.org.
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
As an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Employer, The Legal Aid Society prohibits discriminatory employment actions against and treatment of its employees and applicants for employment based on actual or perceived race or color, size (including bone structure, body size, height, shape, and weight), religion or creed, alienage or citizenship status, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity (one’s internal deeply-held sense of one’s gender which may be the same or different from one’s sex assigned at birth); gender expression (the representation of gender as expressed through, for example, one’s name, choice of pronouns, clothing, haircut, behavior, voice, or body characteristics; gender expression may not conform to traditional gender-based stereotypes assigned to specific gender identities), disability, marital status, relationship and family structure (including domestic partnerships, polyamorous families and individuals, chosen family, platonic co-parents, and multigenerational families), genetic information or predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, domestic violence victim status, arrest or pre-employment conviction record, credit history, unemployment status, caregiver status, salary history, or any other characteristic protected by law.
OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION
The Legal Aid Society is committed to a work culture of zealous advocacy, respect, diversity and inclusion, client-oriented defense, access to justice and excellent representation. We are dedicated to building a strong professional relationship with each of our clients (people), to understanding their diverse circumstances, and to meeting their needs. Our ability to achieve these goals depends on the efforts of all of us and our ability to build strong relationships with our colleagues. Every member of our community is expected to continuously learn about the dynamic, evolving, and emerging field of knowledge of identity, bias, and systemic forms of oppression and participate in productive efforts to dismantling bias in all forms.
Location
Citywide
Salary : $99,444 - $163,507
