Prisoners’ Legal Services of
JOB ANNOUNCEMENT
Director of Pro Bono Affairs
Prisoners’ Legal Services (PLS),
a statewide program, has a challenging career opportunity for a highly
motivated, dedicated professional to lead its statewide efforts to provide pro
bono legal services to people incarcerated in
The Director must be an
innovative self-starter, who is passionate about providing legal services to
the indigent, underserved prison population. The Director will be responsible
for developing, implementing and administering a statewide pro bono program
that includes networking and partnering with large, medium and small law firms,
the New York State Bar Association, the New York City Bar and other county Bar
associations as well as collaborating with law schools and assisting in the development
and implementation of a research and writing project for law
students. The Director will be responsible for coordinating PLS’ CLE
accreditation program, initiating and carrying out special projects and designing
and implementing relevant training programs. The Director will be responsible
for the referral of cases to outside counsel and for overseeing and
coordinating legal backup for those referrals. Statewide travel will be
required to coordinate with upstate law firms and law schools and to enable the
Director to work with the PLS offices in
The ideal candidate must be admitted to practice in New York State and have a minimum of five (5) years of legal practice experience in one of the following: the delivery of legal services to the poor, civil rights, poverty law or federal litigation and three (3) years of pro bono-related experience. This position is available immediately.
Salary commensurate with experience. Please send a cover letter, resume, writing sample, and list of three references by mail, fax or email to:
Prisoners’ Legal Services of
(518) 445-6050
FAX: (518) 445-6053
Email: pkane@plsny.org (Word or WP format)
Equal Opportunity Employer