Job Title: Managing Attorney
PVN ID: ME-2505-006839
Category: Instruction and Social Service
Location: MEDGAR EVERS COLLEGE

Job Description

General Description

The Center for Law and Social Justice (CLSJ) at Medgar Evers College (MEC) seeks a Program Managing Attorney (CUNY Title: Community Outreach and Legal Advocacy Programs Manager) to play a key role in advancing the Center’s mission by combining legal expertise, program management, and community engagement to support CLSJ’s advocacy and education efforts. Specifically, the PMA will:

  • Lead the development and implementation of the Esmeralda Simmons Pre-Law Preparatory Program, including program design, evaluation, and strategic recommendations.
  • Develop and execute short and long-term goals for CLSJ’s programs, ensuring alignment with the Center’s mission and community needs.
  • Supervise the Pre-Law Preparatory Program team, providing leadership and guidance to staff and program participants.
  • Collaborate with CLSJ leadership to design and implement a comprehensive community outreach plan, engaging individuals, organizations, and partners in support of the Center’s work.
  • Assist in planning and executing forums, conferences, and special events that promote CLSJ’s mission and priorities.
  • Participate in fundraising and development activities to sustain and expand the Center’s programs.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Other Duties

Qualifications

  • Juris Doctor from an accredited law school and six years’ related experience
  • Must be licensed to practice law in New York State and be in good standing
  • A minimum of three years of state and federal litigation on civil rights cases
  • Administrative and supervisory experience
  • Prior experience with community-based organizations or institutions preferred

RFCUNY Benefits

RFCUNY Employee Benefits and Accruals

About the Research Foundation

The Research Foundation of The City University of New York (RFCUNY) is a nonprofit educational corporation founded in 1963 to provide post-award fiscal and administrative support for CUNY’s research and sponsored programs. RFCUNY’s services allow CUNY researchers, faculty, and staff to focus on their intellectual curiosity and scientific discoveries, on projects and programs that serve our local and global communities, proposing concrete solutions to society’s most pressing challenges.

RFCUNY serves as a fiscal agent and works closely with all the CUNY campus Grants Offices to perform the core functions of post-award financial management for CUNY research projects and sponsored programs. These functions include legal assessment and signing of agreements where RFCUNY is named as a fiscal agent; setting up award accounts; preparing sub-awards and assisting PIs in monitoring the work of the recipients of sub-awards; supporting project directors with hiring and managing research project and sponsored program staff; supporting the purchasing and paying for goods and services with grant and program funds; managing financial aspects of projects including accounts receivable, financial reporting, invoicing, budget monitoring, and cost compliance with uniform guidance; ensuring that sponsor financial requirements are met; monitoring compliance with applicable project and financial management rules and laws; supporting the management of independent and external audits and financial reviews; and providing data, information, management expertise, and other supports to CUNY’s research and sponsored programs.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

The Research Foundation of the City University of New York is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Americans with Disabilities Act/E-Verify Employer. It is the policy of the Research Foundation of CUNY to provide equal employment opportunities free of discrimination based on race, color, age, religion, sex, pregnancy, childbirth, national origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, domestic violence victim status, arrest record, criminal conviction history, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

Key Features

Department
SPCD/CLSJ
Status
Full Time
Annual Salary Range
$80,000.00 - $85,000.00
Closing Date
Jul 08, 2025 (Or Until Filled)
Bargaining Unit
No

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