Staff Attorney

Legal Aid Of West Virginia; Huntington (WV); Presencial; USD 60.000 - 80.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Legal Aid of West Virginia is seeking a motivated attorney to fill a two-year term position funded by a Department of Justice grant to support survivors re-entry after prison release. The Survivor Re-entry Attorney will provide direct legal services to victims and survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and dating violence in West Virginia.

You will handle protective orders, family law, housing, benefits, expungement and license issues across Cabell, Clay, Boone, Kanawha,

Formación

• Commitment to addressing issues of low-income constituents.
• J.D. and WV bar admission or eligible under Rule 9 if admitted elsewhere.
• Ability to learn and use LAWV case management software.
• Ability to balance administrative duties with client advocacy responsibilities.

Responsabilidades

• Provide direct legal services to victims and survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and dating violence who are recently released and on post-conviction supervision and re-entry programs.
• Assist survivors with protective and personal safety orders, family law matters, housing and public benefits issues, expungement and driver’s license reinstatement, and other LAWV areas of practice.
• Serve survivors in Cabell, Clay, Boone, Kanawha, Lincoln, Mason, Putnam and Wayne counties.
• Collaborate with partners to establish and implement the project and conduct community-based trainings at Parole Centers or other locales.

Educación

J.D.

Licensed to practice in West Virginia (or eligible under Rule 9)

Herramientas

LAWV case management software

Descripción del empleo

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.