Company Profile
Hiscock Legal Aid Society
Company Overview
Hiscock Legal Aid (HLA), founded in 1949, is a non-profit agency located in Syracuse, New York. Committed to promoting equal justice under the law, HLA is a primary provider of legal services for low-income individuals in Central New York. Learn more about our mission at www.hlalaw.org.
Company History
Hiscock Legal Aid Society was founded in 1949 to provide free legal assistance to low income residents of Onondaga County. Funds were provided by the Syracuse Foundation, Inc. from a bequest of the Hon. Frank H. Hiscock, Chief Judge of the New York State Court of Appeals from 1916 to 1926.
In the beginning, we emphasized providing civil legal assistance to those in need and family, housing and unemployment matters continue to represent the most numerous cases in our Civil Program. In 1965, the Society contracted with the Onondaga County Bar Association to administer the first Assigned Counsel Program and established an in-office Appeals Program to handle appeals from criminal convictions.
From 1974 until 2004 we provided complete criminal defense services to low income persons accused in non-felony cases in Syracuse City Court. In 2004, through a contract with Onondaga County, we began to provide complete legal representation to adults in Family Court cases, as well as parole revocation and extradition defense.
Today the Hiscock Legal Aid Society also has a large Immigration Program.
Benefits
Excellent fringe benefits include generous paid vacation, sick, personal, and hourly leave totaling more than 30 days per year; minimum of 14 paid holidays per year; health, dental, life, and vision insurance; 401(k) retirement plan with employer match; reduced membership to the YMCA of CNY; $100 monthly parking/transportation stipend; reimbursement for bi-annual attorney registration and other professional fees; and eligibility for Public Service Loan Forgiveness.
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