Appellate Resource Attorney, Rotator (Brooklyn & Manhattan)

Job description

The Legal Aid Society, the nation's oldest and largest social justice legal services organization, has openings for Appellate Resource Attorneys in its Brooklyn and Manhattan Criminal Defense Trial Offices. The Appellate Resource Attorney will provide essential support to Trial Office members on trial, appellate and post-conviction issues. The Resource Attorney will also contribute to the Criminal Defense Resources SharePoint Database – the largest public defender resource site in the nation – by editing existing practice memoranda and litigation treatises, and by developing new advisories and treatises on major litigation issues. The position will be a two-year rotation, after which the attorney may re-apply or return to their current position. ESSENTIAL DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES: - Provide advice and support to Trial Attorneys - Collaborate with other resource attorneys and training managers on drafting practice advisories, treatises and memoranda and updating current advisories and memos - Work with other members of the Training Unit to strategize best practices and long-term litigation strategies - Prepare drafts of template motions - Write amicus briefs in select cases - Develop...