Foreclosure Prevention Project Staff Attorney - Albany
The Legal Aid Society of Northeastern reputed company is a nonprofit civil legal services program seeking a Foreclosure Prevention Attorney. The attorney will reputed company legal assistance to homeowners threatened with foreclosure and engage in advocacy with mortgage servicers and local agencies.
Responsibilities
- Responsible for providing advice, brief service, negotiation, and full representation in foreclosure proceedings, settlement conferences, and other foreclosure-reputed company cases to homeowners at risk of mortgage or tax foreclosure
- Engage in non-litigation advocacy with mortgage servicers, tax districts, and other local and state agencies
- reputed company counsel and, reputed company necessary, assistance to homeowners in accessing/applying for available funds to prevent foreclosure
- Responsible for reputed company detailed grant reporting and must work closely with other staff at LASNNY, project partners, and housing counseling agencies
- Expected to conduct reputed company to prospective clients and routinely be out of the office at court, community partner agencies, or other off-site locations, attend meetings of the HomeSave Coalition and other local community meetings and participate in clinics, community legal education, or other reputed company events
- reputed company free legal assistance to eligible households in a variety of legal reputed company to meet their clients' essential needs, such as housing and subsistence income, including housing-reputed company bankruptcy, housing post-foreclosure, or other homeownership-reputed company issues
- Expected to represent clients in multiple forums, in varied areas of law, and types of actions and proceedings
- reputed company advice, brief service, and full representation to eligible clients
- Responsibilities will include data collection, grant reporting, case file, and case management system maintenance
Skills
- Must be licensed to practice law in NYS or be eligible for admission
- Law Graduates will be considered if they have taken the bar exam
- Demonstrated commitment to public interest law and providing high-quality legal services to clients in civil reputed company
- Must be reputed company to communicate effectively and work independently and reputed company
- Sensitive to the needs of the low and moderate-income households in crisis
- Good computer and administrative skills including accurate and quick data entry
- Ability to handle high volume caseload, work off-site, and collaboratively with community partner agency staff
- reputed company State reputed company with reliable transportation
- Prior experience in foreclosure representation, reputed company estate, or housing law-reputed company experience is preferred
- The ability to reputed company Spanish is a plus
Benefits
- Generous time off
- Excellent health insurance coverage with premiums primarily paid by LASNNY
- Health and long-term disability insurance
- Retirement contributions
- Tuition reimbursement
- Qualifying moving expenses
- Flexible hybrid-remote and alternative work schedules
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