Recovery Fellowship at Advocates for Basic Legal Equality!

The ABLE Fellowship focuses on foreclosure prevention litigation and client advocacy. This is a special position funded by AmeriCorps, Equal Justice Works, and the Ohio Legal Assistance Foundation (OLAF).  The Foreclosure Fellow will be an AmeriCorps member and be placed in the ABLE Special Litigation and Support Unit. The Fellow will work with the ABLE and LAWO Foreclosure Legal Assistance Project as part of the Ohio-FLAG and Save the Dream Programs.

The Equal Justice Works AmeriCorps Fellow will be expected to perform the following duties:

• Handle a caseload that will primarily consist of defending foreclosure actions.  The Fellow will also be expected to participate in affirmative litigation involving, among other issues, predatory lending, house flipping and foreclosure rescue scams.
• Collaborate with the ABLE and LAWO Foreclosure Legal Assistance Project in overseeing the intake, case evaluation, case referral and case handling of all foreclosure cases through the Save the Dream statewide program.
• Collaborate with other Ohio legal aid programs through the Ohio-FLAG project, including attending periodic meetings, and assisting with reporting and evaluation requirements for the FLAG project.
• Engage in community outreach focusing on foreclosure prevention throughout the 32 county service area.
• Participate in community legal education and other training events for pro bono attorneys participating in the Save the Dream Program.
• Collaborating with housing counseling agencies on foreclosure prevention efforts.

Find out how to apply at PSLawNet!