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The Ithaca office of LawNY® seeks to fill an immediate opening for a full time Staff Attorney in its Housing Unit to take cases in matters of landlord-tenant, homelessness prevention, and government benefits. We encourage applicants with a wide range of substantive legal experience to apply. We expect those who fill this position will grow and adapt their practice to the needs of the community and the organization. The candidate must have the caring, patience, and emotional maturity to help low-income people overcome crisis situations.

POSITION DESCRIPTION

The Bath office of Legal Assistance of Western New York, Inc. ® has an immediate opening for a full-time Staff Attorney in our Disability Advocacy Program (DAP). The staff attorney’s primary responsibility will be to represent claimants who have been denied Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and/or Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits. This work will include administrative appeals within the Social Security Administration’s appeals process, as well as litigation in federal court.  Our objective is to have the position filled immediately.

Legal Aid of Western Ohio, Inc. (LAWO), a non-profit law firm that provides high-quality legal assistance to eligible low-income individuals and groups in western Ohio, seeks an attorney for our Legal Assistance for Victims Project.