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Center For Family Representation
116 John Street
19th Floor
New York, NY 10038
Fax: 212/691-0951
The Center for Family Representation, Inc., (CFR), an innovative law and policy organization, expects
to have several openings for staff attorneys between March 1, 2010 and September 2010.
CFR’s mission is to insure that every family that can remain safely together has the opportunity to do
so: we provide legal and social work assistance to parents whose children are at risk of
foster care placement, we train more than 500 professionals each year in the city, state, and around
the country, and we advocate at the city, state and national level for policies that promote parent
engagement and family preservation.
Attorneys’ primary responsibility will be to represent parents in Family Court who are respondents in
Article 10 and Termination of Parental Rights proceedings as part of CFR’s interdisciplinary legal
teams. Attorneys will also pursue interim appeals on behalf of CFR’s family court clients.
Teams are comprised of attorneys, social work staff, paralegals and parent advocates (parents who
have successfully reunified with their children). Objectives of the teams include shortening
lengths of stay for children in foster care, promoting quality visiting arrangements and insuring that
families receive services that are well-tailored to expediting safe and lasting reunification.
Attorneys will also provide assistance to parents who are the subject of ACS investigations, with the
objective of diverting foster care. CFR’s team model was chosen by the City of New York to
be replicated in Manhattan Family Court in 2007 and has since served more than 800 families; we expect
to expand the model to the borough of Queens in the early spring of 2010. Staff attorneys
receive supervision from Litigation Supervisors and are expected to keep case data and client legal
notes and files up to date. Professional Development for staff attorneys can also include
participating in CFR’s policy initiatives, supervising law school interns, presenting to community
based agencies about our model and writing final appeals.
CFR is seeking staff attorneys of varying levels of experience. Applicants must be Law
Graduates and/or admitted to practice law in the State of New York (or be awaiting admission after
notification that the applicant has passed the New York State Bar Exam). Prior experience
in Article 10/TPR family court practice is preferred. Applicants’ experience with public
benefits, housing, immigration and fluency in Spanish are all desirable. Applicants should
be able to demonstrate strong interpersonal and communication skills, an ability to work as part of a
team and a desire to share in both the exhilaration and challenges of a growing endeavor.
Salary is commensurate with experience; excellent benefits package. Diverse candidates are
encouraged to apply; CFR is an EOE.
Applicants should send or email a cover letter, resume, writing sample and three references
(including phone and email contacts) to Ms. Elizabeth Fassler, Litigation Supervisor, to the above
address, or to
efassler@cfrny.org.
If emailing, please write “Staff Attorney Applicant” in the subject line. No phone inquiries please.
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- Become a member of CFR's Junior Board. Click here for more information.
- To inquire about legal and social work internships, contact us at
info@cfrny.org
- To inquire about pro bono opportunities to assist clients with appeals, assist staff with
administrative hearings on behalf of clients or in the development of practice toolkits, contact us at
info@cfrny.org.
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