Organization Overview:
Lawyers
Alliance for New York
is the leading provider of business and transactional legal services for nonprofit organizations and social enterprises that are improving the quality of life in New York City neighborhoods. Our network of pro bono lawyers from law firms and corporations and staff of experienced attorneys collaborate to deliver expert corporate, tax, real estate, employment, intellectual property, and other legal services to community organizations. By connecting lawyers, nonprofits, and communities, Lawyers Alliance for New York helps nonprofits to provide housing, stimulate economic opportunity, improve urban health and education, promote community arts, and
operate
and advocate for vital programs that
benefit
low-income New Yorkers of all ages.
Fellowships:
Lawyers Alliance is
interested in
speaking
with qualified fellowship candidates who are applying for third-party funding through
Equal Justice Works
and other funders, to help assess whether a public interest fellowship at Lawyers Alliance is a good
fit
.
Lawyers
Alliance is seeking a May 2027 JD graduate, recent graduate, or an experienced attorney looking to transition to public interest work. Experience working with low-income clients and/or with nonprofit organizations on transactional legal issues is preferred.
Lawyers
Alliance welcomes the opportunity to expose fellows to legal work and practical skills that address the legal needs of community-based and other nonprofit organizations. Legal fellows work at Lawyers Alliance as a full-time staff attorney for one or two years and provide invaluable legal
assistance
to nonprofits and social enterprises that
are serving
low-income and disadvantaged New Yorkers. Our clients need help navigating a wide range of business law and issues, including nonprofit governance, structuring, contract, real estate, tax, regulatory and other concerns. Many seek legal advice on legal transactions with other parties.
Many of our past fellows have worked on a wide range of business law and transactional issues across program priority areas, while others have developed or focused on one or more specific program priorities. Fellows develop professional skills and strengthen nonprofits by working on legal representation projects, teaching
workshops
and webinars on nonprofit legal issues, and
assisting
with client outreach, client screenings, legal research, pro bono clinics, volunteer attorney support, legal alerts and publications, and resource calls.
Lawyers Alliance is currently hosting a fellow through the National Center on Philanthropy and the Law Fellowship in Nonprofit
Law, and
also has a positive record of hosting public interest law fellows sponsored through the Skadden Foundation, Equal Justice Works, Harvard Law School, and Northwestern Pritzker School of Law.
Lawyers
Alliance for New York is an equal opportunity employer. People of color, women, people with disabilities, veterans, people over 40, and gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people are welcome and encouraged to apply.