Staff Attorney - Tenant Housing Rights Advocate

Community Legal Aid; Worcester (MA); Hybrid; USD 73.000 - 109.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

401(k) with employer-paid contribution

Low-cost health insurance (medical, +d

Dental and vision insurance

Malpractice insurance

Paid leave: 4 weeks vacation, 3 days,

Loan repayment assistance

Relocation stipend

Zusammenfassung

Community Legal Aid (CLA) seeks a housing attorney to join its Worcester office. The attorney will represent tenants in eviction cases, assist tenants facing denials or terminations from public and subsidized housing programs, and handle other housing-related matters.

The attorney will participate in a Housing Court lawyer-for-the-day program and have significant client contact with community outreach. Qualified applicants include recent law school graduates and experienced attorneys committed

Qualifikationen

• Recent law school graduates and more experienced attorneys are eligible to apply.
• Commitment to poverty law and social justice work is essential.
• Experience in landlord-tenant work or clinical work is preferred; fluency in Spanish is a plus.

Aufgaben

• Represent tenants in eviction cases and assist with housing denials or terminations.
• Handle other housing-related matters and participate in Housing Court lawyer-for-the-day.
• Maintain significant client contact and engage in community outreach and education.

Kenntnisse

Spanish fluency

Ausbildung

Recent law school graduates

Jobbeschreibung

Community Legal Aid (CLA) seeks a housing attorney to join its Worcester office. The attorney will represent tenants in eviction cases, assist tenants facing denials or terminations from public and subsidized housing programs, and handle other housing-related matters.

The attorney will participate in a Housing Court lawyer-for-the-day program and have significant client contact with community outreach. Qualified applicants include recent law school graduates and experienced attorneys committed