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Legal Services NYC (LSNYC) fights poverty and seeks racial, social and economic justice for low-income New Yorkers. For over 50 years, we have challenged systemic injustices that trap people in poverty and provided legal services that help our clients meet basic needs for housing, income and economic security, family and immigration stability, education, and health care. LSNYC is the largest civil legal services provider in the country; our staff of more than 600 people in neighborhood-based offices and outreach sites across all five boroughs helps hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers annually. We partner with scores of community-based and client-run organizations, elected officials, public agencies, pro bono lawyers, and the courts to maximize our effectiveness. Our work fights discrimination and helps to achieve equity for all low-income New Yorkers. LSNYC employees have numerous opportunities for growth and professional development, including access to our internal Justice Learning Center, which provides opportunities to earn free CLEs and gain experience as a trainer.  LEGAL SERVICES NEW YORK CITY (LSNYC) SEEKS A CITYWIDE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRANT JUSTICE Legal Services NYC (LSNYC)  — the nation’s largest civil legal services provider and one of the leading immigration legal services organizations in New York City — seeks a dynamic, strategic, and collaborative  Citywide Immigrant Justice Deputy Director  to work in close partnership with the Citywide Immigrant Justice Director. This new leadership position will play a critical role in shaping, strengthening, and executing LSNYC’s immigration vision and advocacy strategy across all five boroughs.    Amid unprecedented challenges for immigrant New Yorkers, LSNYC is expanding its leadership team to ensure that our immigration practice remains client- and community-centered, agile, and deeply rooted in justice. The Deputy Director will provide coordination and advanced technical expertise to LSNYC advocates, as well as, crucially,  leading and supporting federal litigation  on behalf of LSNYC clients who have been unlawfully detained or who need federal litigation to protect their rights while applying for immigration benefits or defending against deportation.      Our Organization   Legal Services NYC fights poverty and seeks racial, social, and economic justice for low-income New Yorkers. For over 50 years, LSNYC has challenged systemic injustices that keep people in poverty and has provided critical legal services that help clients meet basic needs for housing, family and immigration stability, economic security, education, and health care. With nearly 700 staff across five borough-based programs, LSNYC assists over 100,000 New Yorkers each year. Our partnerships with community-based organizations, elected officials, law schools, public agencies, and pro bono partners amplify our impact and help achieve equity for low-income New Yorkers.     The Opportunity   The  Citywide Immigrant Justice Deputy Director  will report to the  Citywide Immigrant Justice Director  and work closely with the Chief of Litigation and Advocacy. The Deputy Director will support the Director in leading LSNYC’s immigration practice—an interdisciplinary network of approximately 50 advocates citywide—by ensuring alignment, coordination, and excellence in service delivery, advocacy, and strategic response to emerging crises.   The Deputy Director will help translate LSNYC’s immigration vision into day-to-day practice, help manage citywide communications and collaboration across borough offices, and, crucially, provide leadership and support to federal litigation on behalf of LSNYC clients who are fighting illegal deten