Supervising Attorney - Fair Housing Enforcement Program

POSITION DESCRIPTION

Legal Assistance of Western New York, Inc.® (LawNY®) has an immediate opening for a Supervising Attorney to work in the Fair Housing Enforcement Project (FHEP). The candidate may elect to work in the Bath, Rochester or Geneva office of LawNY®. The supervising attorney will provide leadership and supervision to a team of attorneys and paralegals within our Fair Housing Enforcement Project who are conducting advocacy and litigation, outreach and education and coordinating investigative testing. The supervising attorney will be responsible for an independent workload of providing representation to clients in cases involving housing discrimination based upon race, color, national origin, gender, religion, familial status, disability and lawful source of income. The level of services provided to clients range from advice and brief service to representing clients in litigation filed in state or federal court or the Division of Human Rights. The candidate must have the caring, patience, and emotional maturity to help low-income people overcome crisis situations.

Supervisors play a critical role in realizing LawNY®’s vision of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Every supervisor is expected to actively engage in learning and becoming increasingly skilled in supervision that supports this vision.