Careers
The Urban Justice Center is always looking for people interested in moving social justice forward. See below for opportunities – vacancies are sorted by the name of the Project they are with.
Immigration Staff Attorney – Domestic Violence Project
DVP seeks a full-time Immigration Staff Attorney with 0-5 years of experience to join a passionate team of attorneys and advocates to help survivors of intimate partner violence and their children gain safety, security, and independence. The Attorney will provide legal representation and advocacy on immigration matters including U and T visas, SIJS, adjustment of status, VAWA Self-Petitions, Battered Spouse Waivers, naturalization, and removal defense and lead community-based outreach and trainings. The ideal candidate is able to thrive working both independently and collaboratively as part of a team, is comfortable with public speaking, and has a passion for helping to build partnerships and community.
Community Organizer – Freedom Agenda
The full-time Community Organizer role which includes some evenings and weekends will be responsible for building and developing Freedom Agenda’s membership base in NYC, primarily in the South Bronx, East Harlem, Lower East Side, Brownsville, East New York, Bedford-Stuyvesant, South Jamaica, and Stapleton communities.
Ongoing Development Interns – Free to Be Youth Project
The Free to Be Youth Project seeks interns for the Communications team on an ongoing, semester-to-semester basis.
Ongoing Multimedia Interns – Free to Be Youth Project
The Free to Be Youth Project seeks interns for the Communications team on an ongoing, semester-to-semester basis.
Ongoing Legal Interns – Free to Be Youth Project
The Free to Be Youth Project seeks interns for their Legal team on an ongoing, semester-to-semester basis.
Temporary Organizer – Safety Net Project
SNP seeks applicants for a Temporary Organizer position which will focus on organizing with SNP’s member-base of public benefits recipients and currently and formerly homeless New Yorkers, known as the Safety Net Activists (“SNA”).
Housing Staff Attorney – Safety Net Project
The Safety Net Project is seeking housing staff attorneys who are looking for a creative and non-traditional environment, working with passionate and dedicated advocates in the fight against gentrification, displacement, and racist housing systems.
Legal interns and Volunteers – Safety Net Project
The Safety Net Project offers internships and volunteer opportunities at our Lower Manhattan offices on a rolling basis. We welcome law students, prospective legal fellows, and legal volunteers who would like to help further our efforts to minimize evictions and ensure tenants obtain necessary repairs to their buildings and apartments.
Immigration Legal Intern (Sex Workers Project)
The Sex Workers Project is looking for highly motivated problem-solvers committed to advancing the rights of immigrant sex workers and survivors of trafficking. SWP seeks legal interns in our immigration practice area.
Transparency in Coverage Rule Disclosure:
https://www.cigna.com/legal/compliance/machine-readable-files
This link leads to the machine readable files that are made available in response to the federal Transparency in Coverage Rule and includes negotiated service rates and out-of-network allowed amounts between health plans and healthcare providers. The machine-readable files are formatted to allow researchers, regulators, and application developers to more easily access and analyze data.
Page last updated on April 14th, 2025.
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