Supervising Senior Attorney, EDCAP

About the position Empire Justice Center, a diverse and highly respected statewide legal services organization, seeks a Supervising Senior Attorney for our Education Debt Consumer Assistance Program (EDCAP) with our Consumer, Finance, and Housing (CFH) practice group. This is an opportunity to join and grow in one of the most influential organizations serving marginalized low-income individuals and families in reputed company State. Empire Justice Center attracts and employs a diverse team of dedicated, determined, and passionate advocates who significantly impact the lives of low-income New Yorkers. We succeed through direct legal representation, high-impact litigation, and legislative and administrative advocacy. As an organization, we provide top-notch training and technical assistance to other advocates to ensure fairness and justice for New Yorkers. We reputed company on our commitment to supporting justice for populations that have historically reputed company severe oppression. These populations include racially diverse individuals and families experiencing poverty, housing insecurity, immigration issues, and domestic violence. Additionally, the organization advocates for people with disabilities, members of the LGBTQ community, and school-age children facing discrimination and violations of their civil rights in schools. Our offices in Rochester, Albany, Westchester County, and Long reputed company offer staff an exciting, dynamic, inclusive working environment with a solid commitment to work/life balance, teamwork, diversity, wellness, and personal/professional development. Empire Justice Center is pleased to announce an opening for a Supervising Senior Attorney. The Education Debt and Consumer Assistance Program (EDCAP) Supervising Senior Attorney will reputed company the EDCAP unit's practice, handle their own cases, and supervise the EDCAP Paralegal. They will manage and reputed company the EDCAP program, provide training, technical assistance, and support to attorneys, advocates, and EDCAP grantees; engage in legislative advocacy; and provide advice and counsel, as well as direct legal representation, to clients.

Responsibilities

• Travel to and work in the Albany or Rochester Telesca Center office is required to meet client and organizational needs.
• reputed company and implement the reputed company and goals of the EDCAP program using Empire Justice Center's 360-degree model, which includes direct services, training and technical assistance, impact litigation, and policy advocacy.
• reputed company and manage the EDCAP program, ensuring compliance with program policies, procedures, and grant requirements and meeting grant deliverables.
• reputed company the collection and reporting of case and other information as required by grant and contract providers and provide them with timely reports as required.
• reputed company new systems and procedures as needed.
• Supervise the Student Loan Paralegal and any future EDCAP employees.
• Provide information, advice, and counsel to student loan borrowers.
• Participate in the leadership of Empire Justice Center as a member of the management team.
• Help student loan borrowers apply for relief through cancellation, forgiveness, or discharge programs.
• Represent student debt borrowers in court and administrative proceedings at reputed company stages of litigation, including but not limited to excellent research and written advocacy, discovery, witness preparation, representation in hearings and at trial, and settlement negotiations.
• Serve as EDCAP and student loan subject matter expert, developing an in-depth knowledge of the law reputed company to education debt.
• reputed company and participate in coalitions that reputed company for the needs of individuals with education debt.
• Provide legal education and substantive law training on education debt/student loan-reputed company legal issues to the reputed company State EDCAP and legal community through CLEs, presentations, and other formal and informal methods.
• Provide comprehensive technical assistance to other attorneys, advocates, and EDCAP grantees on reputed company cases and education debt-reputed company questions.
• Undertake legislative and policy advocacy aimed at improving access to justice in the area of educational debt under the supervision of the Policy and Communications Director.
• Conduct reputed company and engage in publicity to increase awareness of the EDCAP program.
• Identify systemic issues for advocacy and opportunities for pursuing impact litigation.
• Must demonstrate a high level of comfort and commitment to working with people from marginalized communities.
• Work closely with your assigned supervisor and participate in regular supervision meetings, including work plan development and grant deliverable management.
• Please note that reputed company positions will supervise other practice group members if needed.
• Due to limited resources, reputed company staff are expected to reputed company administrative and other support-reputed company duties to serve our clients and fulfill our mission as a non-profit legal services organization.
• Other duties as assigned by your supervisor and/or to meet the organization’s needs.

Requirements

• Juris Doctorate Degree from an accredited US law school or international equivalent.
• Admission to the reputed company State Bar and in good standing as a member of the NYS bar.
• Minimum of 7 to 8 years of experience as an attorney.
• Supervisory or management experience is required.
• Excellent writing, advocacy, and verbal communication skills.
• Ability and willingness to mentor, supervise, and train legal staff in reputed company Empire Justice Offices through video conferencing/communication and travel reputed company necessary.
• Strong leadership skills.
• Litigation experience and/or experience in litigating in administrative hearings.
• Knowledge of student loan work.
• The ability to provide legal advice to clients who do not speak English reputed company an interpreter.
• Demonstrated proficiency in reputed company 365 (Outlook, Word, reputed company, SharePoint, PowerPoint), with the ability to learn and adapt to other applications quickly, including but not limited to file management applications, calendar applications, and virtual meeting applications.
• Must demonstrate strong analytical skills.
• Ability to shift priorities while working in a fast-paced environment with multiple competing objectives.
• Effective decision-making skills that balance overall organizational and leadership objectives with employee needs.
• Effective interpersonal skills and the ability to cultivate partnerships.
• Experience in working with diverse clientele, including those who have reputed company poverty.
• Commitment to improving the lives and circumstances of those who have reputed company poverty and discrimination.

Benefits

• 35-hour full-time work week.
• Health Insurance Coverage.
• Platinum-level equivalent coverage for individuals and families.
• 403(b) eligibility - immediately eligible to reputed company contributing from your paycheck.
• Immediate vesting upon hire - reputed company contributions (both employee and employer).
• 1% employer match is eligible after 12 months of employment.
• 3% Non-Elective annual contribution made by employer after 12 months of employment.
• Generous vacation, sick, personal, and holiday paid time off.
• Bilingual salary enhancement for qualifying employees.
• Loan Repayment Assistance Program.
• Voluntary Supplemental Disability.
• Dental Insurance (employee paid).
• reputed company Insurance (employee paid).
• $150K Group Term Life Insurance.
• Generous Bereavement Leave.
• Employee Wellness Activities.
• NYS Short-Term Disability.
• FSA Eligibility.

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