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Job Description
Albany Law School seeks to provide work-life balance and exciting career opportunities. What do we offer?
Compensation: The estimated pay range for this position is $60,500 to $80,000 per year. Pay rate offered will be based on the successful candidate’s relevant experience, knowledge, skills and abilities, and in consideration of internal equity. Comprehensive benefit package includes medical, dental, vision, retirement plan with 5% retirement contribution, employer paid life insurance and disability coverage and generous paid time off (PTO, volunteer time off, holidays and parental leave). We are a Public Service Loan Forgiveness eligible employer.
Application Instructions: To apply, submit cover letter, resume, and contact information for three references. Applications will be considered as received.
Albany Law School is an equal opportunity employer and actively seeks applicants who reflect the diversity of our student body and community. We encourage applicants including first-gen professionals, women, applicants of color, LGBTQ, veterans, and other members of systemically marginalized groups.
Salary
Albany Law School seeks a Staff Attorney to work in The Justice Center providing legal advocacy services and direct representation to clients in its Community Economic Development Clinic and performing other related duties. Appointment will be as Associate Staff Attorney, Staff Attorney or Senior Staff Attorney, depending on experience. We value diversity and seek applicants from backgrounds that add to a community that aims to foster respect and inclusion.
Essential Job Functions:
Essential Job Functions:
- Provides direct client representation or technical assistance to clinic clients and partner agencies, as necessary.
- At the Director’s discretion, assists in direct supervision of clinic students in providing representation, counseling, technical assistance, referrals, and advice to Clinic clients and partner agencies.
- May assist Director in the selection of clients and development of legal matters.
- Conducts community outreach as directed.
- May assist Director in meeting donor/major gift/grant objectives, including attending meetings, drafting reports and contributing to matters impacting Clinic policy.
- Assists Director with organizational tasks for classroom (student manuals, syllabi, readings, and guest speakers).
- Performs legal research as needed, particularly with regard to student legal representation issues and long-term scholarship projects of the Director.
- Provides limited instruction in classroom, at the discretion of and under the supervision of the Director.
- Handles client representation during breaks and summer.
Required Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities:
- Excellent organizational and time management skills.
- Excellent lawyering skills, specifically-client counseling, and oral advocacy.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Excellent legal research skills and analysis.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Demonstrated ability using Microsoft Office Suite products, Lexis and Westlaw.
Qualification Standards:
- Juris Doctor from an ABA approved law school.
- Admission to the New York State Bar.
- Two or more years of practical legal experience in the area of community economic development/ entrepreneurship & start-ups preferred. Recent law school graduate with clinical legal experience or coursework in business organizations or real estate issues will be considered.
- Valid driver’s license.
Albany Law School seeks to provide work-life balance and exciting career opportunities. What do we offer?
Compensation: The estimated pay range for this position is $60,500 to $80,000 per year. Pay rate offered will be based on the successful candidate’s relevant experience, knowledge, skills and abilities, and in consideration of internal equity. Comprehensive benefit package includes medical, dental, vision, retirement plan with 5% retirement contribution, employer paid life insurance and disability coverage and generous paid time off (PTO, volunteer time off, holidays and parental leave). We are a Public Service Loan Forgiveness eligible employer.
Application Instructions: To apply, submit cover letter, resume, and contact information for three references. Applications will be considered as received.
Albany Law School is an equal opportunity employer and actively seeks applicants who reflect the diversity of our student body and community. We encourage applicants including first-gen professionals, women, applicants of color, LGBTQ, veterans, and other members of systemically marginalized groups.
Posted 2/10/25
- $60,500 - $80,000/year
