Careers

The Legal Aid Society is one of the largest and busiest law firms in New York City. It is a law firm for low income New Yorkers and more than 300,000 cases are handled each year. The employees are the core of this great institution--the lawyers, the social workers, the investigators, the paralegals, and the support and administrative staff. Every job and every person help make it possible for our staff to speak for low income families and individuals. The skill, the dedication, the energy and the experience of our staff are the ingredients of the Society's effectiveness.

Whether you have just graduated from college, or have many years experience in your field, consider a career with The Legal Aid Society.  As an intern, a fellow or an employee, The Legal Aid  Society offers a rewarding, stimulating and meaningful career helping New Yorkers who are most in need.

If you are interested in becoming a Legal Aid attorney, please read more about Legal Recruitment (or download the PDF brochure).

The Legal Aid Society, an equal opportunity employer, is also the largest and most diverse legal employer in the New York Metropolitan area.  We offer a competitive benefits package. 

Come help us help New York.

Here are some current opportunities at The Legal Aid Society:

• Arraignment Supervisor
• Deputy Attorney-in-Charge
• Grants and Contracts Associate
• Grants and Contracts Manager
• Interpreter Translator
• Assistant Director of Development
• Forensic Social Worker Brooklyn
• Development Assistant
• Paralegal II Health Law Unit

After successful submission of your job interest application you will receive an automated acknowledgement. However, some email systems may automatically route the acknowledgement to your spam folder or block it entirely. Please be sure to check your spam folder to ensure the automated response was not sent there and add our email address to your address book so that email will not be blocked. Thank you for your interest in a position with The Legal Aid Society.