Civil Rights Attorney

Job Description

Job Description

This Jobot Job is hosted by : Farrell Ougheltree

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Salary : $150,000 - $210,000 per year

A bit about us :

Our client is a nationally recognized litigation firm dedicated to passionately representing their clients in a number of practice areas . As a family-run legal practice in New York and New Jersey, their lawyers are committed to guiding accident victims and their families through the complex litigation process to obtain full compensation after a serious or fatal accident. They focus on several practice areas including civil rights, labor law, product and premise liability, and personal injury. They have 20 attorneys and 50 staff members and are growing consistently.

Why join us?

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• PTO
• Short and long term disability
• Transit, parking, and flexible spending benefits

Job Details

Our client is currently seeking a Civil Rights attorney. Qualified candidates should have 3+ years of civil rights experience and should be admitted to practice law in the state of New York.

Beneficial Experience :

Experience handling Section 1983 cases in EDNY and SDNY for claims against The City of New York (NYPD and DOC)

Experience in the areas of : civil and human rights, discrimination, constitutional law, municipal law, criminal law, labor and employment, sexual assault claims, and human trafficking.

Experience in litigating a mixture of police misconduct, excessive force, wrongful conviction, prisoner rights, civil rights class actions, denial of medical care, sex abuse, and trafficking cases

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