PT Staff Attorney - Family Law Unit Trust- Hl6909

About the Institution

Ranked in the top 9% of private US colleges that provide the best return on tuition investment, Pace University transforms the lives of its diverse students-academically, professionally, and socioeconomically. Currently, the University enrolls more than 13,000 students in more than 150 bachelor's, master's, and doctoral programs. Pace University is at the forefront of creating opportunity. Through the convergence of strong academics, experiential learning, and dedicated advising, Pace University empowers its students and positively impacts its communities.

Benefits Offered

Pace University provides a competitive benefit program designed to offer the following:

• Medical, vision and dental insurance for preventive care or diagnostic and surgical procedures as well as an incentivized medical plan waiver option for those who choose not to participate (FT Employees).

• Income protection in the event an employee is not actively at work, due to illness (FT Employees).

• 403B investment opportunity to save toward financial security in retirement (PT and FT Employees).

• Programs and services that assist in balancing work and personal life (PT and FT Employees).

• Educational opportunities for the employee and eligible members of their family to pursue a degree at Pace or another higher education institution (PT and FT Employees).

• Opportunity for faculty and staff to participate in Pace's award-winning health and wellness program, Pace Yourself to Wellness, which is designed to inspire employees to engage in healthy habits while optimizing health care resources (PT and FT Employees).

• Discount purchase plans for everything from entertainment, shopping and travel (PT and FT Employees).

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The Pace Women's Justice Center is an independently funded legal services center within Pace University School of Law, under the 501(c) (3) nonprofit status of Pace University. Founded in 1991, it was the first academic legal center in the country devoted to training attorneys and others on domestic violence issues. The Center's mission is to end abuse by providing innovative legal services including direct legal representation for victims and survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and elder abuse, training, community education and outreach, service coordination, and information and referrals. Today, with a staff of 34 and over 10,000 hours contributed annually by pro-bono attorneys, volunteers, and law students, PWJC provides direct legal assistance to over 3,100 victims and survivors of domestic violence and elder abuse and conducts over 140 training and outreach events each year.

PWJC is seeking a part-time litigation staff attorney for its Family Law Unit who is committed to the Center's mission and work. The Family Law Unit provides comprehensive, holistic, direct civil legal services to victims and survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault and/or stalking in Putnam and Westchester counties. The attorney in this position will be part of the Center's TRUST Project, which is a grant designed to establish a coordinated community response to DV, Sexual assault and Stalking. The attorney will work collaboratively with the White Plains Department of Public Safety (WPDPS) and 2 other grant partners, Westchester Independent Living Center (WILC) and El Centro Hispano to serve victims and survivors of domestic violence from underserved populations including older adults, individuals with disabilities, and the Latino community. Duties will include direct representation in civil protective order and enforcement proceedings, as well as custody and support matters, advocacy and negotiation, screening of domestic incident reports, cross referrals among grant partners, safety planning, and training and community outreach. This part- time position is for 19 hours/week, requiring both in-person and remote work with flexible scheduling options.

Position Duties

• Primary responsibilities include providing direct legal representation, advice and consultation in civil protective order proceeding, and custody and support matters primarily in White Plains Family Court and the Integrated Domestic Violence Court in the Westchester County Courthouse.

• Working with partnering agencies WPDPS, WILC and the Hispanic Coalition.

• Screening of all Domestic Incident Reports from WPDPS.

• Monthly meetings with WPDPS and partners.

• Participation in community education, training and outreach programs.

• Collaboration with Center staff attorneys on litigation matters and strategies.

• Data collection.

• Preparation of program reports.

• Performs other such duties as may be assigned from time to time.

Position Qualifications

• Member in good standing of the New York State Bar.

• At least two years experience, including litigation, or its equivalent in Family Law practice preferred.

• Experience with and/or knowledge of litigation issues associated with domestic violence cases preferred.

• Bi-lingual (English/Spanish) required.

• Demonstrated commitment to public interest law.

• Excellent litigation, oral advocacy and writing skills.

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills/sensitivity to survivors of abuse.

• Outstanding organizational, planning and time management skills.

• Proficient computer skills, specifically in Word and Excel.

• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment and prioritize while working with various clients.

• Professional demeanor for interacting with a wide range of individuals from different cultures and backgrounds.

Work Hours

This part- time position is for 19 hours/week, requiring both in-person and remote work with flexible scheduling options.

Please submit resume and cover letter.