Employment Staff Attorney, Civil Justice Practice

Brooklyn Defender Services (BDS) seeks an attorney to join our Civil Justice Practice as an employment attorney to provide legal representation for individuals with concurrent criminal legal, family court, and immigration matters.

BDS is a public defense office representing thousands of low-income New Yorkers each year in criminal, family, immigration, and civil legal matters. In addition to a zealous legal defense, our interdisciplinary teams of attorneys, social workers and advocates provide a wide range of legal and advocacy services to clients with complex legal needs, their families, and communities in Brooklyn and Queens.

BDS’s Civil Justice Practice (CJP) aims to reduce civil collateral and direct consequences from legal system involvement and provides legal services in Housing and Benefits, Education, Employment, and other matters. CJP also serves as a resource to BDS’s other practice areas, advising attorneys, clients, and other staff of potential ramificat...