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Director of Mission Advancement
Legal Services NYC
40 Worth Street, Suite 606
New York, NY 10013
(646) 442-3565 (tel & fax)
aquesada@ls-nyc.org



Legal Services NYC Responds to Union Strike Vote
Thursday, 16 May 2013

We are disappointed that the Legal Services Staff Association (LSSA) voted to strike rather than accept our proposal to respond to a 50% drop in Federal funding ($8 million total) with necessary changes to healthcare and retirement programs. Without those changes, we will be forced to lay off as many as 50 people by the end of 2014.

Effective May 16, LSSA’s 220 members will be on the picket line instead of in the courts and offices fighting for their clients.

A strike is not good for our staff, our clients or their communities. We are very hopeful that we can return to the bargaining table quickly and resolve this impasse to restore programs like foreclosure prevention and immigration assistance for the New Yorkers who depend on us.

In the interim, please know that all of our offices will remain open. We have put into place very detailed plans to ensure continued services to clients.

 

 

 

Jazz for Justice 2013
Thursday, 25 April 2013

 

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Legal Services NYC Celebrates 2009 Pro Bono Recognition Awards
Tuesday, 01 December 2009

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Legal Services NYC on December 4th honored the work of pro bono attorneys and other volunteers throughout the Legal Services at our 2009 Pro Bono Recognition Awards Breakfast, held at Reed Smith LLP. The event included a Special Address from the Honorable Fern Fisher, Deputy Chief Administrative Judge for the New York City Courts. Above, LS-NYC Executive Director and President Andrew Scherer with John Aerni (Partner at Dewey & LeBoeuf, accepting a Visionary Award on the firm's behalf and a Leadership Award recipient himself) Jeffrey S. Trachtman (Partner at Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel, accepting a Visionary Award on the firm's behalf), LS-NYC Board President Mark G. Cunha, and LS-NYC Board Member and Reed Smith Partner John P. Hooper.

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Jazz at Lincoln Center Benefit a Success
Tuesday, 16 June 2009

On June 15th, Legal Services NYC held its annual Jazz for Justice benefit to celebrate our 42nd year helping improve the lives of thousands of low-income New Yorkers.The Annual Benefit, which drew some 400 attendees from New York City's leading law firms and corporations, was held at the Allen Room at Frederick P. Rose Hall, Home of Jazz at Lincoln Center.

Jazz for Justice honored three Visionary Leaders for providing crucial help to New Yorkers at a time of economic crisis and soaring demand for legal services: Goldman Sachs Gives, The New York Community Trust, and The New York Times Neediest Cases Fund. Legal Services NYC Staff were awarded the Advocates of Justice Award.

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All Photos by David B. Smith 

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Legal Services NYC 2008 Pro Bono Awards Reception
Friday, 21 November 2008

Legal Services NYC's 2008 Pro Bono Recognition Awards Reception, honoring the work of pro bono attorneys and other volunteers throughout the Legal Services NYC System, took place on Thursday, October 30 at Chadbourne & Parke LLP. The reception included a Special Address from Terryl Brown Clemons, Esq., then Acting Counsel to New York State Governor David A. Paterson. Ms. Clemons spoke on the Governor's behalf. 

Pictured: Legal Services NYC Executive Director and President Andrew Scherer with Terryl Brown Clemons, Esq.

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New York State Diversity Coalition Event Draws a Crowd
Thursday, 13 November 2008

The New York State Diversity Coalition held its annual Networking Event for Lawyers of Color in Legal Services, Legal Aid and Firms with a Public Interest/Pro Bono Practice on Monday, November 10th, at Ashford & Simpson's Sugar Bar. Nearly 160 attorneys attended to meet colleagues and hear remarks by the Honorable Diana Johnson and the Honorable Margarita Lopez Torres of Kings County Surrogate Court.

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Join the Fight for Justice with the Brooklyn Family Defense Project
Friday, 07 November 2008

On November 17th, the Brooklyn Family Defense Project will celebrate its success in helping more than a thousand families stay together since January 2007.

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