Legal Aid Society celebrates 150th year
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The largest and oldest public defender firm in the country is celebrating its 150th anniversary this year.
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Queens Defenders gets new interim executive director amid leadership shakeup
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Several days after the Queens Defenders’ founder and executive director was forced to go on leave by the organization’s board of directors, the public defense group has a new interim leader.
Read MorePublic defenders call for better pay, case caps and transparent negotiations in Queens
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Attorneys working for the Legal Aid Society picketed their employer this week as contract negotiations between their union and the city’s largest public defense firm continue.
Read MoreCouncil calls on mayor to increase funds for public defenders
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With the deadline for the city’s budget fast approaching, over half of the City Council is calling on the mayor to up funding for public defenders who contract with the city and provide free legal services to New Yorkers.
Read MoreAdams admin dodges questions about struggling legal program
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The Adams administration had difficulty answering questions about the city’s struggling Right to Counsel program during a City Council oversight hearing held on Monday.
Read MoreQueens public defenders walk out amid contract negations with Legal Aid Society
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“It's really disgusting that we're even being put in this situation, to be always trying to survive, scraping by with a law degree and with the amount of experience that we have,” said one Legal Aid Society attorney. Contract negotiations between the attorneys’ union and the Legal Aid Society have been ongoing for seven months.
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