Staff Attorney Foreclosure Unit, CAMBA Legal Services (CLS) Housing

Who We Are:CAMBA is a community of staff volunteers clients donors neighbors and partners who work together to build an inclusive New York City where all children and adults have access to the resources and supports they need to thrive. We take a comprehensive approach by offering more than 180 integrated programs in: Education & Youth Development Family Support Job Training & Employment Support Services Health Housing and Legal Services. We reach almost 80000 individuals and families including almost 13000 serves a diverse cross section of New Yorkers from new mothers in Brownsville to job seekers in the Rockaways. More than half of our clients are immigrants and refugees from around the globe. Over 85% of our families are living in poverty reflecting the challenges faced by nearly 1.7 million New Yorkers today.

CAMBA Legal Services Inc. (CLS)is the legal services arm of CAMBA Inc. CLS provides free civil legal services to low-income New Yorkers in the areas of consumer law foreclosure prevention immigration housing law and domestic violence addition to providing direct representation and providing legal advice and counsel to thousands of clients CAMBA attorneys also engage in legislative advocacy impact litigation in both state and federal court provide community education and offer expert training on a wide range of issues services that allow members of our community to improve their lives.CAMBA Legal Services Foreclosureprovides legal advice advocacy and foreclosure prevention and mortgage counseling to Brooklyn homeowners in owner-occupied 1-4 family homes that are at risk offoreclosure.

Position: Staff Attorney Foreclosure Unit

Reports To: Supervisor

Location: 20 Snyder Avenue Brooklyn NY

What does the Staff Attorney do:

• Provide legal counsel and representation to clients facing foreclosure proceedings.

• Advocate for clients in negotiations with lenders mortgage servicers and courts.

• Conduct client intake and assessment of clientcases.

• Assist clients in exploring foreclosure-prevention options such as loan modifications refinancing or government programs.

• Interview clients and witnesses as appropriate in preparation for litigation and/or courtproceedings.

• Advise clients of their rights laws rulings and regulations applicable to theircase.

• Develop legal strategies arguments and testimonies in preparation for presentation of cases for trials hearings and oralarguments.

• Prepare and file legal documents related to foreclosure cases.

• File motions briefs pleadings legal memos and appeals with courtclerks.

• Research and interpret laws rulings and regulations as they relate to clientscases.

• Coordinate follow up advocacy with lenders agencies providing financial assistanceetc.

• Ensure paralegals conduct proper follow-up with all aspects of cases (i.e. proper filing and service of court documents follow-up with administrative and socialagencies).

• Coordinate with other attorneys to ensure case/ intakecoverage.

• Provide legal seminars and workshops for variousorganizations.

• Attend appropriatetraining.

• Stay informed about changes in foreclosure laws and regulations.

• Provide all required information for weekly/monthly/quarterly/annualreport.

• Maintain accurate and comprehensive client files including up to date case notedocumentation.

• Participate in and coordinate with other housing foreclosure prevention and consumeradvocates.

• Record all court dates in the shared courtcalendar.

• Assists with billing cases including completing billable hour forms and corresponding affidavits.

• Collaborate with attorneys and paralegals to effectively manage and advance foreclosure matters

• Research andanalyzelegal sources including statutes recorded judicial decisions legal articles legal codes and other relevant authorities.

• Conducts community and client outreach.

• Delivers or directs the delivery of subpoenas to witnesses and parties to an action.

• Follows up with clients and other organizations regarding clients progress toward their legal goals.

• Recommends and implements strategies to encourage and support clients full participation in their legal matters and processes.

• Advocates on behalf of clients when applications or benefits are denied including preparing advocacy letters and other necessary documentation.

• Tasksmay be modified expanded or reassigned as organizational needs evolve.

Education Licenses and/or Certifications Required:

• Juris Doctor (JD) degree from an accredited law school.

• Admitted to practice law in New York State and in good standing with the New York State Bar.

Minimum Experiences and Skills Required:

• Knowledge of and experience in civil litigationrequired.

• Demonstrated commitment to public interestwork.

• Prior experience working with vulnerable populations.

• Excellentnegotiationand client advocacy skills.

• Excellent written & verbal communication and interpersonalskills.

• Proficiency in Outlook Word andExcel.

• Strong Computer literacy in other Microsoft Office Suiteproducts.

• Demonstrated professionalism and ethical standards.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge of and experience inForeclosurelawpreferred

• Ability to converse with clients in a language other than English preferred (Haitian-Creole French Spanish Arabic Russian Urdu etc.)

CAMBAS Specific Competencies:

Organization:

• Manages multipleprojects

• Determines project urgency in a practical way; uses goals to guideactions.

• Creates detailed actionplans.

• Organizes and schedules people and taskseffectively.

Confidentiality:

• Remains sensitive to Human Resource issues and maintains confidentiality neutrality and objectivity as appropriate.

Compensation: 87637-$139665 annually

Status: Full-time (35 hours weekly)

Benefits: CAMBA offers a comprehensive benefits package including health insurance dental insurance 403(b) retirement plan with employer match paid time off (vacation personal and sick time) and paid holidays.

CAMBA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value a diverse workforce and inclusive workplace. People of color people with disabilities and lesbian gay bisexual and transgender people are encouraged to apply. We consider all applicants without regard to race color religion creed gender gender identity gender expression national origin age disability socio-economic status marital or veteran status pregnancy status or sexual orientation.