Jobs
New York Lawyers for the Public Interest (NYLPI) occasionally has job openings for attorneys, community organizers, legal assistants, and administrative assistants. NYLPI offers excellent benefits including in- and out-of-network health coverage, flexible spending accounts, and a retirement plan. Available positions are listed below:
Post-Graduate Fellowships
Every year NYLPI recruits candidates for post-graduate legal fellowships. Organizations such as Equal Justice Works and the Skadden Fellowship Foundation provide two-year fellowships to recent law graduates or clerks who are motivated to work at a public interest law office such as NYLPI, which will sponsor the prospective fellow. NYLPI has been fortunate to host a number of fellows and has several past and present fellows on staff.
Please note that we have completed our recruitment for 2010. Please check back in April 2011 for details on the application process for the 2011 Post-Graduate Fellowships.
Internships
- Social Justice Summer Internships
NYLPI offers up to six public interest law internships to rising 3L students each summer. We provide significant and broad opportunities for professional development. Interns receive a summer stipend of up to $5,500, upon documentation of best efforts to secure maximum available funding from other sources.
We are currently accepting applications for summer 2011. Please click here for more information.
- Single-Term Internships
Term-time internships are available for current law students in the New York City area with an interest in racial equality and/or disability rights. During the semester, interns have the opportunity to work in all areas of our practice: disability rights, health justice, and environmental justice.
Positions are available part-time (8-16 hours/week; hours and days are flexible according to class schedule and school calendar) during spring and fall semesters. Interested applicants should email a letter of interest and resume to internships@nylpi.org.
Please take note of the following recruitment periods:
Fall semester: May 1 - June 15
Spring semester: November 1 - December 15
- Schulte Roth & Zabel Fellowship
Every year NYLPI recruits a highly accomplished, progressive, community-minded law student with excellent legal research and writing skills to advance the goals of our programs as a Schulte Roth & Zabel Fellow. The Fellow is required to dedicate a minimum of 15 hours per week during the school year and receives a stipend of $2,000 per semester. The position is open to both 2Ls and 3Ls.
Please note that we have completed our recruitment for 2010. Please check back in March 2011 for details on the application process for the 2011 Schulte Roth & Zabel fellowship.
Volunteer Opportunities
Law graduates and admitted attorneys are encouraged to volunteer at NYLPI. Our practices in disability rights, environmental justice, and health justice offer anyone interested in public interest work access to stimulating work, practical experience and mentoring. Interested volunteers should send an e-mail to internships@nylpi.org.
NYLPI is an affirmative action employer and actively recruits people of color and individuals with disabilities.
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