Bilingual Staff Attorney

Groundworks New Mexico; Albuquerque (NM); On-site; USD 82,800 - 96,000; Full time

Job summary

Groundworks New Mexico is seeking a Staff Attorney to represent victims of domestic violence, perform legal research, and provide informed legal guidance. The role emphasizes trauma-informed client service, policy analysis, and ongoing CLE participation, with a commitment to immigrant and socioeconomic justice within Enlace's mission. Bilingual English/Spanish required.

Qualifications

• 1 year of law practice experience (family law/domestic violence preferred) or a law student who will sit for the bar within 12 months.
• One year of supervisory experience preferred.
• Bilingual fluency in English and Spanish, written and verbal.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal representation to victims of domestic violence.
• Prepare legal research and give legal advice.
• Provide legal and policy analyses of case-related issues.
• Participate in Continuing Legal Education trainings.
• Provide services through a trauma-informed, client-directed lens.

Skills

Bilingual English/Spanish

Law practice experience

Supervisory experience

Job description

The Staff Attorney provides legal representation to victims of domestic violence (DV), prepares legal research, gives legal advice, provides legal and policy analyses of case-related issues, and participates in Continuing Legal Education training. All direct client work is performed through a trauma-informed lens and is client directed.

Additional Areas of Responsibility:

• Be committed to advancing immigrant rights, gender equity, and socioeconomic justice;
• Be committed to advancing Enlace's mission, vision, core values, and programmatic goals;
• Respect differences in race, ethnicity, age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, religion (or lack thereof), ability, arrest or conviction history, socioeconomic status, and immigration status; and

Other Information/Requirements:

Position Qualifications

• 1-year practice of law experience (family law/domestic violence experience preferred); clinical law experience may be considered to fulfill practice of law requirement; OR
• Newly graduated law student who will sit for the bar within 12 months of hire.
• One year of supervisory experience preferred.
• Bilingual fluency (English/Spanish), both written and verbal

Salary Range:

Annual salary for the Staff Attorney position is $82,800 to $96,000 depending on experience.