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Job Title: Staff Attorney, Housing Justice Project
Job Type: Full-time, this position is in-person with schedule flexibility
Salary & Benefits: Salary starting at $65,000 DOE (grant funded), medical, dental, and vision available
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
Start Date: Immediately
Overview: Snohomish County Legal Services, a legal aid organization serving low-income residents of Snohomish County, has an opening for a Staff Attorney in its Housing Justice Project Program. This is a full-time position requiring some local travel.
Our values: We value diversity and strive to hire a workforce that reflects the community that we serve. It is essential to our mission that we create and maintain an office that is diverse and inclusive. All staff, Board, and volunteers are expected to uphold these commitments and approach their role with a desire to learn and grow in this area.
Job Description: The Housing Justice Project (“HJP”) Staff Attorney will work with low-income tenants facing eviction or other housing legal issues. This includes, but is not limited to, triage, legal consultations, brief services, and limited representation. The attorney will have opportunities to contribute to policy initiatives as they arise.
Position Mission: The primary focus of this position will be pre-eviction housing stability including, but not limited to, rent disputes, habitability issues, illegal practices, security deposit disputes, discrimination, and subsidized housing issues. The Staff Attorney is also expected to represent the agency at coordinating and networking meetings involving housing issues and perform community outreach and education.
Reports to: Managing Attorney
Primary Responsibilities:
Staff and manage legal clinics;
Evaluate the needs of and advise low-income tenants through in-depth interviews and analysis of documents to identify legal issues;
Utilize fact-fathering methods, such as reviewing court documents, analyzing leases and ledgers, and consulting third parties, to assess client needs;
Provide legal assistance to clients in urgent and emergent situations, including brief services;
Develop training and materials for and supervise and mentor law student interns and volunteers;
Attend and participate in internal and external meetings;
Maintain professionalism and strict adherence to the Rules of Professional Conduct;
Perform other duties as directed by the Executive Director or Managing Attorney
Administration:
Complete and input case data into legal case management system – LegalServer;
Prepare reports, data, articles, and communications for internal and external community distribution;
Meet monthly metrics, timekeeping and case administration and management, as defined by various grants
Outreach and Collaboration:
Update community resources for client use and distribution;
Conduct outreach and presentations to underserved communities throughout Snohomish County;
Work with other SCLS departments and community partners and social service agencies to refer cases for holistic service delivery;
Work with other legal services providers in the community to develop and implement outreach efforts to community groups, agencies, housing partners, and related audiences;
Represents SCLS at coordinating and networking meetings;
Stay up-to-date on local, state, and federal housing laws, regulations, and case precedents to ensure accurate and effective legal assistance to clients;
Engage with the community, stakeholders, and advocacy organizations, raising awareness about housing issues and collaborating on systemic change and coordinated delivery of services;
Perform community outreach, presentations, and other educational opportunities
Qualifications: Admission to the Washington State Bar with good standing. Experience in housing and landlord/tenant cases is beneficial, but not necessary. Understanding and empathy with the experience and problems of the poor, particularly an interest in social justice. Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team environment.
TO APPLY:
Applicants should submit a resume and cover letter to Snohomish County Legal Services by e-mail to [email protected]. For additional information please send an email to the same address.
Reasonable Accommodation
Persons with disabilities may request special accommodations to participate in a selection process or to perform work once hired. Requests for accommodations should be made as soon as possible. This may be done by a written letter or an appropriate alternative format to our offices, or by calling 425-258-9283.
Equal Opportunity Employment
As an equal opportunity employer, SCLS is committed to upholding an equity and justice-based organizational environment for the public, the client communities it serves, its members, its Boards, its staff and its volunteers. This means the organization actively promotes mutual respect, acceptance, teamwork, and productivity among people who are diverse in work background; lived and professional experience; immigration status and citizenship; education; race and ethnicity; national origin; sexual orientation; age; indigenous group membership; religious preference; marital status; sensory, mental, and physical abilities; social class; gender identity; veteran status, as well as other differences relevant to equity and justice. SCLS actively promotes mutual respect, acceptance, teamwork and productivity. The resulting diversity is both a source of organizational strength and a matter of fundamental human fairness.
Ability to commute/relocate: Everett, WA 98201: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: From $65,000.00 per year
Benefits:
Dental insurance
Health insurance
Paid time off
Vision insurance
Schedule:
Monday to Friday
Work Location: In person
Title: Patent Agent
Company: Swyft Filings
Location: Texas
