Legal Research Assistant; Land Use

Position: Legal Research Assistant (Land Use) Location: New York The NYU Furman Center and Prof. Vicki Been seek NYU Law students to work as research assistants (RAs). We are currently accepting applications for Spring and Summer 2026, with an opportunity to extend into future semesters. The NYU Furman Center is a joint center of the New York University School of Law and Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service that advances research and debate on housing, neighborhoods, and urban policy. The Center is currently seeking part-time legal RAs to work on a project to build a database of state land use laws across the country that promote housing development. RAs will be tasked with, among other responsibilities, finding and summarizing all state land use and related reforms in recent years (e.g. tenant protections), creating tags to code and categorize legislation, helping to design a legislative tracker, draft model legislation, and tracking recent developments in land use laws across jurisdictions (e.g. “Builder’s remedy”, Accessory Dwelling Unit, or ‘gentle density’ policies), and supporting research and writing for policy briefs. RAs also will participate in brainstorming sessions with our faculty members, staff, post-doctoral fellows, and PhD and graduate students, and have access to informal and formal extracurricular training opportunities and networking. This position is open to 2L and 3L students. Ideal candidates exhibit an interest in or passion for housing and land use planning policy. These RA positions are flexible and RAs may work remotely, but we encourage RAs to be members of the Furman Community. To apply: NYU Law Students should submit the following four items: • Current resume • NYU Law academic transcripts (unofficial copies of the transcript are acceptable) • Writing sample NYU Law Students should email the required documents below as attachments to furmanjobs with the subject line “Legal Research Assistant: Land Use.” Please also indicate in your application your expected availability and when you are available to begin working. Approximate number of hours: 5-10 hours per week during the school year and may work up to 35 hours/week during summer and holiday breaks. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. In compliance with NYC’s Pay Transparency Act, the hourly base salary at NYU Law School for student employment positions is $17.00 per hour. NYU is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to a policy of equal treatment and opportunity in every aspect of its recruitment and hiring process without regard to age, alienage, caregiver status, childbirth, citizenship status, color, creed, disability, domestic violence victim status, ethnicity, familial status, gender and/or gender identity or expression, marital status, military status, national origin, parental status, partnership status, predisposing genetic characteristics, pregnancy, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, unemployment status, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis. Women, racial and ethnic minorities, persons of minority sexual orientation or gender identity, individuals with disabilities, and veterans are encouraged to apply for vacant positions at all levels. About the Furman Center#J-18808-Ljbffr