Job o’ the Day: Health Justice Attorney at New York Lawyers for the Public Interest
New York Lawyers for the Public Interest is a legal services organization that promotes equality and civil rights with a focus on health justice, disability rights, and environmental justice through community lawyering and partnerships with the private bar. They are currently looking for a staff attorney to join their Health Justice program.
From the PSJD job posting:
The HJ Program brings a civil rights and immigrant rights focus to health care advocacy in New York City. Current campaigns focus on language access in pharmacies, race- and insurance-based discrimination in major academic medical centers, the impact of Medicaid cuts on safety net health care providers serving low-income communities of color, and medical deportation. The Staff Attorney will take on existing advocacy and have ample opportunity to lead and collaborate upon new campaigns. The Staff Attorney will engage in legal, policy, and administrative advocacy, as well as community organizing and outreach, coalition-building, and media work.
NYLPI pioneered the practice of community lawyering in the five boroughs of New York City. With every case and every campaign, we continue to elaborate an approach to working with marginalized communities that is ambitious, participatory, and dynamic. Our work draws on a range of strengths: community trust; proficient organizing; media savvy; effective legislative advocacy; and bold, creative approaches to litigation. The Staff Attorney will work both independently and in collaboration with other attorneys, community organizers, and media and lobbying consultants.
For more information on qualifications and application instructions, view the full listing at PSJD.org (log-in required)!