We are currently hiring for three staff attorney positions.
If you are interested in exploring a career at NHLAA, please send your resume, cover letter, and three references to Employment@nhlegal.org.
After reviewing your application, we will be in touch with you.
NHLAA is seeking to hire an attorney to join its busy housing unit. Candidates should demonstrate a passion for public interest law and social justice and want to work closely with communities burdened by systemic socioeconomic barriers to prevent eviction and homelessness. The attorney will be expected to thoughtfully work with our NHLAA team, clients, and community groups to resolve individual issues, as well as systemic issues related to the eviction process. The attorneys will primarily represent clients in summary process eviction cases, as well as administrative proceedings involving federal rent subsidies including court and administrative hearings, engage in negotiated settlements, and work with local social service providers that may support the client.
In addition to representing tenants in eviction proceedings in court and administrative proceedings, the work presents opportunities to work closely with community organizations, to change the culture of the courts as part of a growing cohort that will transform landlord-tenant relations over the coming years.
New Haven Legal Assistance seeks to hire a paralegal to join our immigration team. Immigration paralegals are crucial in helping individuals navigate the often complex and intricate legal processes involved in immigration cases. Our team works to advance the rights of low-income immigrants and families through individual legal representation, community outreach and education, legal advocacy, and community organizing. The paralegal will work with attorneys on behalf of clients in removal and bond proceedings before the Hartford Immigration Court, the Board of Immigration Appeals, and related proceedings before the USCIS. The paralegal will assist immigration attorneys in preparing legal documents, communicating with clients, and helping ensure the timely submission of applications and petitions.
NHLAA seeks a Human Resources Manager to work with the Executive Director to support LAA’s workplace culture that is welcoming, energizing, and empowering to employees of all identities, communities, and experiences. The HR Manager will be responsible for the day to day HR functions of NHLAA, including encouraging staff participation in professional development, coordinating hiring and onboarding of new staff, maintaining strong internal communications across the organization, compliance with state and federal employment laws, maintaining personnel files and the employee handbook, working with NHLAA’s unions, and coordinating staff events.