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The Administrative Assistant serves as the primary point of contact for incoming calls and manages communication with clients and external parties. Additional duties include preparing correspondence and entering data into the case management system.
Candidates should have previous experience in a similar administrative role and strong interpersonal skills for working with diverse populations. An interest in supporting parents and caregivers within the Family Court system is required.
Brooklyn Defender Services (BDS) seeks an Administrative Assistant 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 Administrative Assistant will join a team of FDP Legal Assistants and administrative professionals and work under the supervision of the Manager of Paralegal and Administrative Support.
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 $62,000-68,000 with the possibility for more than the top part of the range for applicants with extensive experience. 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.
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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