Employment Opportunities at ILS
The mission of Indigent Legal Services (ILS) is to improve the representation provided to people facing criminal charges or Family Court proceedings who cannot afford counsel. Our agency’s work is transforming criminal defense and parental representation, while helping people in crisis achieve greater justice in criminal cases and maintain family integrity. Join us to help shape policy and practice statewide and to have a profound impact on justice statewide. Become part of a team of dedicated professionals who share your commitment to a more fair and just society.
Current Openings
Appellate Attorney
Appellate Attorney
The New York State Office of Indigent Legal Services (ILS) seeks to hire an Appellate Attorney for the Statewide Appellate Support Center at ILS in Albany, New York. The Appellate Attorney will be part of a team that includes the ILS Director of Quality Enhancement for Appellate and Post-Conviction Representation, two Supervising Appellate Attorneys, two other Appellate Attorneys, an Assistant Appellate Attorney, a paralegal, a Special Assistant for Investigation and a Special Assistant for Mitigation. The Center helps fulfill the agency’s statutory mission to “improve the quality of services provided pursuant to article 18-B of the county law” and its vision for an innovative resource office for attorneys providing mandated criminal and Family Court defense statewide. The Appellate Attorney will help develop statewide initiatives and provide individual consultation services to improve mandated appellate and post- conviction representation.
Salary: $109,180
Application Deadline and Instructions: Applications are due by December 2, 2024. Please review the full vacancy announcement and application instructions here: https://statejobs.ny.gov/public/vacancyDetailsView.cfm?id=162954.