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The Paralegal will draft legal documents, motions, and petitions while interviewing clients to prepare affidavits. They will also summarize case records, staff court intake shifts, and assist attorneys with administrative hearings and evidence organization.
Candidates must have a bachelor's degree with related experience or at least 3 years of experience as a paralegal or legal assistant. Strong organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills are required to manage multiple assignments simultaneously.
Brooklyn Defender Services (BDS) seeks a Paralegal to join the Family Defense Practice (FDP).
BDS is a public defense office representing low-income New Yorkers in criminal, family, immigration, and civil legal matters. For nearly 30 years, BDS has worked, in and out of court, to protect and uphold the rights of individuals and to change laws and systems that perpetuate injustice and inequality. Our legal expertise work with clients is focused on the intersections of these legal systems that disproportionately impact Black and Brown communities living in poverty.
BDS represents thousands of people each year who have diverse, complex, and multi-faceted legal needs. In addition to a zealous legal defense, our interdisciplinary teams of attorneys, social workers and advocates provide a wide range of legal and advocacy services, including for housing, public benefits, education, and employment. BDS staff work collaboratively and across disciplines to deliver high-quality legal services that serve the people we represent, their families and communities.
BDS’ Family Defense Practice (FDP) is the primary provider of legal representation for parents and caretakers who are facing an ACS investigation or prosecution in Brooklyn Family Court.
The Paralegal will join a team of FDP paralegals and work under the supervision of the Manager of Paralegal and Administrative Support. Paralegals will also work under the supervision of attorneys for specific assignments.
This is a full-time, non-exempt, salaried position in the collective bargaining unit. The normal schedule is Monday to Friday 9am-5pm. The position is based at BDS’s offices, located in Downtown Brooklyn.
BDS determines salary based on education and experience. For this position, there is a salary range from $63,000-70,000 based on the applicant’s experience and education. Applicants with more than five years of experience may earn more than the top of the range.
For people with a lot experience, the pay may exceed the upper end of the range. BDS also offers comprehensive benefits including health and dental insurance, short-term disability and life insurance, a 403(b)-retirement plan with employer contribution, pre-tax commuter benefit, pre-tax flexible spending accounts, and above-average vacation, sick, holiday, family, and medical leave policies.
Application Instructions
Click “Apply Now” to submit a cover letter and resume on our online application portal. Applications will be reviewed until the position is filled. Please submit your application by June 30, 2026.
Brooklyn Defender Services is a proud equal opportunity employer committed to celebrating diversity and maintaining an equitable and inclusive work environment. We strongly encourage candidates of all identities, expressions, orientations, disabilities, and experiences to apply. If you require an accommodation due to a disability or another reason, please contact the Managing Director of Human Resources, Christina Wallace, at Cwallace @ bds.org.
Brooklyn Defender Services is a public defense office whose mission is to provide outstanding representation and advocacy free of cost to people facing loss of freedom, family separation and other serious legal harms by the government. We believe in a client-centered approach and work, in and out of court, to uphold the rights, freedom and dignity of people threatened by unjust, racist and harmful legal systems.
Offices: 177 Livingston St. 7th Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11201, US
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