POSITION Paralegal Intern, Diversity Legal Internship Program 2024
About the Center
The Center for NYC Neighborhoods (the “Center”) is a New York not-for-profit that promotes and protects affordable homeownership in New York so that low to moderate-income New Yorkers can build strong, thriving communities. Working with public and private partners, the Center and its affiliates meet and support the diverse needs of homeowners throughout New York State by offering free, high-quality direct services, support of community-based housing counselors, policy research and advocacy, and affordable lending products We assist individuals and communities experiencing ongoing housing discrimination due to systemic barriers to equitable homeownership. Our legal team, consisting of a General Counsel, three staff attorneys, and two compliance officers, collaborates closely to address these challenges effectively .
The goal of the Center’s Diversity Legal Internship Program is to recruit students from diverse academic, professional, and personal backgrounds or who have overcome adversity and provide substantive experience to contribute to their professional development and cultivate the future cohort of legal professionals dedicated to serving individuals and communities facing patterns of historical discrimination.
Position Summary
The Center seeks a part-time paralegal intern to join its legal team. The paralegal intern will work with attorneys and compliance team members on the Center’s legal team and undertake a broad range of responsibilities to gain valuable experience, develop practical legal skills, engage in real-world casework, and gain insight into the legal profession.
This position is based in New York, NY. This is an in-office position that requires eight (8) to twelve (12) hours per week that can be divided between one (1) to three (3) days based on the student’s academic schedule for a period of six (6) to eight (8) months, tentatively starting October/November 2024 and ending May/June 2025 .
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Skills & Qualifications
Salary
We offer competitive pay of $20.00 hourly.
Application
To apply for this position, please submit your cover letter and resume through the career page on our website no later than Friday, October 11, 2024 . We will not consider applications that do not include both the resume and cover letter.
In your cover letter, please answer the following questions:
Only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. Applicant review will continue un til the position is filled. Persons requiring reasonable accommodation to participate in this hiring effort are requested to contact Recruitment at the Center at 646.849.4616. We thank you for your interest in career opportunities with the Center.
The Center for NYC Neighborhoods is an equal-opportunity employer. We recruit, hire, upgrade, train, and promote for all positions and job classifications without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, marital, veteran or disabled veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other status as a member of any other legally protected group or activity.
To learn more, visit cnycn.org
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