Legal Services NYC
Heather McLinn is a staff attorney in the Housing Unit at Legal Services NYC since September 2019. Previously, Heather served as a Clinic Student in both the Criminal & Youth Justice Clinic and the Civil Justice Clinic at Rutgers Law School from May 2017 to May 2019. Additional roles at Rutgers included Co-Editor-in-Chief of the Women's Rights Law Reporter, Research Assistant to Professor Suzanne Kim, and Public Interest Fellow at The Center for Gender, Sexuality, Law & Policy. Internships prior to full-time employment encompassed positions with the New Jersey Office of the Public Defender in the Appellate Division, The Legal Aid Society of NYC as a Prisoners' Rights Legal Intern, a Judicial Extern for The Honorable Judge Esther Salas at the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, and as an Immigrant Rights Legal Intern at the Sylvia Rivera Law Project. Heather earned a Doctor of Law (JD) from Rutgers Law School and a Bachelor's degree in Political Science and Gender Studies from Indiana University Bloomington.
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Legal Services NYC fights poverty and seeks justice for low-income New Yorkers. For 50 years, we have challenged systemic injustice and helped 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, with deep roots in all of the communities we serve. Our staff of more than 500 people in neighborhood-based offices and outreach sites across all five boroughs helps more than 100,000 New Yorkers annually. LSNYC addresses the underlying causes of our clients’ problems through all forms of advocacy. We partner with scores of community-based organizations, elected officials, public agencies, pro bono lawyers, and the courts to maximize our effectiveness. Our work fights discrimination and helps to achieve equal opportunity and economic, social, and racial justice for all low-income New Yorkers. Support our work! Donate online at https://lsnyc.secure.nonprofitsoapbox.com/get-involved/giving-to-legal-services-nyc