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FamilyLawEsq wrote:For those PI graduates looking in New York :

Staff Attorney Position – Albany and Plattsburgh, New York

Prisoners’ Legal Services of New York (PLS) is searching for an entry level staff attorney for our Albany and Plattsburgh, New York regional offices. PLS is a statewide program providing civil legal services to people incarcerated in New York State prisons with regional offices in Albany, Buffalo, Ithaca and Plattsburgh. PLS engages in civil rights advocacy and litigation primarily on behalf of those incarcerated in New York State prisons. These types of cases include deliberate indifference to serious mental health and medical needs, unconstitutional conditions of confinement, prolonged placement in solitary confinement, excessive use of force, and sentencing issues.

PLS is seeking to hire an attorney who is committed to providing legal services to the disadvantaged. Applicants must be admitted to practice in New York State with up to three years experience or have recently taken the N.Y. State Bar exam. The ideal applicant will have experience in the areas of prisoners’ rights, civil legal services, civil rights, poverty law or federal litigation. Applicants should be self-motivated and capable of complex analytical work. Applicants must possess excellent legal research and writing skills, good communications skills, and a desire to work in a cooperative environment.

PLS offers a salary that is competitive with other public interest law firms in the area, and will be set depending on experience. PLS also offers a generous benefits package. We encourage people of color, women, and people with disabilities to apply. We have a serious need for staff who are fluent in Spanish.

Please send your cover letter, resume, writing sample, and at least three (3) references by mail or email for the Plattsburgh office to: Michael Cassidy, Prisoners’ Legal Services of NY, 121 Bridge St., Suite 202, Plattsburgh, NY 12901 or to mcassidy@plsny.org., and for the Albany office please send by email to pkane@plsny.org. No phone calls please. Due to the volume of applications expected, PLS cannot respond to each one. The position will remain open until filled.

Samantha Howell, Esq.
Director of Pro Bono & Outreach
Prisoners' Legal Services of New York
41 State Street, Suite M112
Albany, New York 12207
518-445-6050 x1101
showell@plsny.org

Anonymous User wrote:What's the dress code like for legal aid non-profits? Should I suit up the first day?

queenb921 wrote:

Anonymous User wrote:What's the dress code like for legal aid non-profits? Should I suit up the first day?

I really think it depends on your workplace. I currently work at a non-profit that does immigration legal aid and the dress code is casual. My supervisor is an attorney and wears casual tops, leggings and jeans, flats, etc. The last nonprofit I interned at before this was even more casual, with the supervisor of the department wearing jeans/sneakers even not on Fridays.

I also live in San Diego, though, which is probably the most casual in regards to office attire of any area.

Anonymous User wrote:

queenb921 wrote:

Anonymous User wrote:What's the dress code like for legal aid non-profits? Should I suit up the first day?

I really think it depends on your workplace. I currently work at a non-profit that does immigration legal aid and the dress code is casual. My supervisor is an attorney and wears casual tops, leggings and jeans, flats, etc. The last nonprofit I interned at before this was even more casual, with the supervisor of the department wearing jeans/sneakers even not on Fridays.

I also live in San Diego, though, which is probably the most casual in regards to office attire of any area.

It's an LGBT legal aid nonprofit, so I'm hoping for a casual environment. Don't have many suits.

queenb921 wrote:

Anonymous User wrote:What's the dress code like for legal aid non-profits? Should I suit up the first day?

I really think it depends on your workplace. I currently work at a non-profit that does immigration legal aid and the dress code is casual. My supervisor is an attorney and wears casual tops, leggings and jeans, flats, etc. The last nonprofit I interned at before this was even more casual, with the supervisor of the department wearing jeans/sneakers even not on Fridays.

I also live in San Diego, though, which is probably the most casual in regards to office attire of any area.

Anonymous User wrote:What's the dress code like for legal aid non-profits? Should I suit up the first day?

Anonymous User wrote:Hmmm, this thread doesn't seem quite as popular as the summer associate thread

queenb921 wrote:

Anonymous User wrote:What's the dress code like for legal aid non-profits? Should I suit up the first day?

I really think it depends on your workplace. I currently work at a non-profit that does immigration legal aid and the dress code is casual. My supervisor is an attorney and wears casual tops, leggings and jeans, flats, etc. The last nonprofit I interned at before this was even more casual, with the supervisor of the department wearing jeans/sneakers even not on Fridays.

I also live in San Diego, though, which is probably the most casual in regards to office attire of any area.

Would it be safe to assume San Francisco is probably a bit more formal than San Diego?

queenb921 wrote:

Anonymous User wrote:Hmmm, this thread doesn't seem quite as popular as the summer associate thread

queenb921 wrote:

Anonymous User wrote:What's the dress code like for legal aid non-profits? Should I suit up the first day?

I really think it depends on your workplace. I currently work at a non-profit that does immigration legal aid and the dress code is casual. My supervisor is an attorney and wears casual tops, leggings and jeans, flats, etc. The last nonprofit I interned at before this was even more casual, with the supervisor of the department wearing jeans/sneakers even not on Fridays.

I also live in San Diego, though, which is probably the most casual in regards to office attire of any area.

Would it be safe to assume San Francisco is probably a bit more formal than San Diego?

I can't really say since I've never been to SF, but I don't see how it's possible to be more casual than SD.

Anonymous User wrote:

queenb921 wrote:

Anonymous User wrote:Hmmm, this thread doesn't seem quite as popular as the summer associate thread

queenb921 wrote:

Anonymous User wrote:What's the dress code like for legal aid non-profits? Should I suit up the first day?

I really think it depends on your workplace. I currently work at a non-profit that does immigration legal aid and the dress code is casual. My supervisor is an attorney and wears casual tops, leggings and jeans, flats, etc. The last nonprofit I interned at before this was even more casual, with the supervisor of the department wearing jeans/sneakers even not on Fridays.

I also live in San Diego, though, which is probably the most casual in regards to office attire of any area.

Would it be safe to assume San Francisco is probably a bit more formal than San Diego?

I can't really say since I've never been to SF, but I don't see how it's possible to be more casual than SD.

The Bay Area is still pretty casual (even if it's not all the way to San Diego casual)

I had a couple government jobs in SF (EEOC, DOL) and the dress code was on the more casual side of business casual. No leggings or t-shirts like the SD poster mentioned, and most people did not wear jeans, but basically anything else that looked put together was okay.

I'd be more careful in a job with client contact, and I'd recommend starting any job on the safer side before you figure out what's accepted.

Manali wrote:

Anonymous User wrote:

queenb921 wrote:

Anonymous User wrote:Hmmm, this thread doesn't seem quite as popular as the summer associate thread

queenb921 wrote:

Anonymous User wrote:What's the dress code like for legal aid non-profits? Should I suit up the first day?

I really think it depends on your workplace. I currently work at a non-profit that does immigration legal aid and the dress code is casual. My supervisor is an attorney and wears casual tops, leggings and jeans, flats, etc. The last nonprofit I interned at before this was even more casual, with the supervisor of the department wearing jeans/sneakers even not on Fridays.

I also live in San Diego, though, which is probably the most casual in regards to office attire of any area.

Would it be safe to assume San Francisco is probably a bit more formal than San Diego?

I can't really say since I've never been to SF, but I don't see how it's possible to be more casual than SD.

The Bay Area is still pretty casual (even if it's not all the way to San Diego casual)

I had a couple government jobs in SF (EEOC, DOL) and the dress code was on the more casual side of business casual. No leggings or t-shirts like the SD poster mentioned, and most people did not wear jeans, but basically anything else that looked put together was okay.

I'd be more careful in a job with client contact, and I'd recommend starting any job on the safer side before you figure out what's accepted.

So, suit up the first day, and then play by ear?

Anonymous User wrote:Hmmm, this thread doesn't seem quite as popular as the summer associate thread

queenb921 wrote:

Anonymous User wrote:Two more weeks until I start!

Anonymous User wrote:

Anonymous User wrote:Two more weeks until I start!

Congrats! Where?

Manali wrote:Anyone applying for fellowships this summer? Yikes, can't believe that time has come.

Manali wrote:

Anonymous User wrote:Hmmm, this thread doesn't seem quite as popular as the summer associate thread

queenb921 wrote:

It's been the case for the past three years I've hosted the thread.

Hand wrote:

Manali wrote:

Anonymous User wrote:Hmmm, this thread doesn't seem quite as popular as the summer associate thread

queenb921 wrote:

It's been the case for the past three years I've hosted the thread.

the fact that you're hosting it might have something to do with the lack of responses