Staff Attorney

Legal Aid Of West Virginia; Charleston (WV); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Legal Aid Of West Virginia seeks a motivated attorney for the Survivor Re-entry role, funded by a DOJ grant. The attorney will provide direct legal services to survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and dating violence who have recently been released from prison and are under post-conviction supervision.

The position covers protective orders, family law, housing, benefits, expungement and license reinstatement, serving Cabell, Clay, Boone, Kanawha, Lincoln, Mason, Putnam and

Qualifications

• Demonstrable commitment to low-income clients.
• J.D. and WV admission or eligible to take WV Bar Exam.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct legal services to victims and survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and dating violence recently released from prison and under post-conviction supervision.
• Assist survivors with protective and personal safety orders, family law, housing and public benefits issues, expungement and driver's license reinstatement.
• Serve clients in Cabell, Clay, Boone, Kanawha, Lincoln, Mason, Putnam and Wayne counties.
• Collaborate with partners to implement the project and conduct community training at parole centers or other locales.

Skills

Client advocacy

Administrative balance

Legal research

Education

J.D.

WV Bar admission eligibility

Tools

LAWV case management software

Job description

Description

LAWV is looking for a highly motived attorney to fill the remaining two years of 3-year defined term position funded by a Legal Assistance to Victims (LAV) grant from the U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence against Women to Legal Aid of West Virginia, Inc.

The Survivor Re-entry Attorney Will

• Provide direct legal services to victims and survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and dating violence who have recently been released from prison and who are taking part in post-conviction community supervision and re-entry programs.
• Assist survivors and victims in re-entry with protective and personal safety orders, family law matters, housing and public benefits issues, expungement and driver’s license reinstatement matters, and other legal issues that fall within LAWV’s areas of practice for survivors.
• Assist survivors in re-entry in Cabell, Clay, Boone, Kanawha, Lincoln, Mason, Putnam and Wayne counties.
• Collaborate with funded partners at the WVCADV, Branches, and YWCA Resolve Family Abuse Program and unfunded partners at the Bureau of Corrections and Rehabilitation to establish and implement the project and conduct annual community-based training at Parole Centers or other locales.

Requirements

• The successful candidate will have a demonstrable commitment to understanding and addressing issues of low-income constituents; and
• Will have a J.D. and be admitted to practice in West Virginia and be in good standing or will be eligible for admission to the West Virginia Bar under W.Va. Supreme Court Rule 9 if admitted to practice in another state or must be eligible to take the next regularly scheduled West Virginia Bar Exam; and
• Will have skills to use office technologies, including learning LAWV case management software; and
• Will be able to balance administrative and client advocacy responsibilities.