STAFF ATTORNEY, DISABILITY ADVOCACY PROJECT, BRONX LEGAL SERVICES
Bronx Legal Services seeks a Staff Attorney for its Disability Advocacy Project. The DAP team assists low-income residents of The Bronx seeking federal disability benefits based on mental and/or physical health impairments and disabilities. We assist clients with case development and represent them in administrative hearings, appeals, and collateral issues which arise after an award of benefits. We work with community members and partner organizations in identifying and resolving systemic barriers to obtaining disability benefits.Bronx Legal Services, the Bronx office of Legal Services NYC, fights poverty and seeks racial, social, and economic justice for low-income New Yorkers. We provide high-quality legal services to resolve those problems which have the greatest impact on low-income New Yorkers, namely affordable and decent housing, income support, abusive lending and consumer practices, family stability, domestic…
