Over a thousand public defense attorneys ended a labor dispute with the city’s largest legal aid organization when they voted to ratify a new collective bargaining agreement on Thursday.
Read MoreThe largest public defender strike the city has seen in 30 years may start sooner than later, as a small group of legal services attorneys went on strike last week and as unions representing thousands of attorneys issued impending strike deadlines.
Read MoreAttorneys working at the city’s largest public defender group are prepared to begin the largest public defender strike in 30 years if the organization they work for doesn’t increase their pay and meet other demands for a new labor contract.
Read MoreAs the June 30 deadline for the city budget approaches, lawmakers and legal advocates gathered on the steps of City Hall on Thursday demanding more funding for immigrant legal services.
Read MoreAs the end of the year approaches, the New York legal community this week made their pitch to Governor Kathy Hochul for expanding student loan assistance for attorneys working in the public sector, who often get paid far less than their private sector counterparts.
Read MoreHundreds of lawyers this week called on the governor and state legislature to include in the state’s upcoming budget a bill from a Queens lawmaker that would increase the amount of student loan forgiveness for public interest attorneys saddled with debt from law school.
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