Job o'the Day: LGBT Law in Philly
By Jamie Bence
Today’s job comes to us from Philly!
Mazzoni Center, a comprehensive LGBT Health & Wellness Center located in Philadelphia, is seeking to hire a dynamic and knowledgeable lawyer to head its legal department. The legal director reports directly to the executive director and their duties involve: (1) direct legal representation, (2) supervision of legal staff and management of legal clinic, (3) assistance in grant writing and associated activities, and (4) publicity and community outreach.
Mazzoni Center Legal Services receives approximately 400 requests for assistance each year. Traditionally, our largest practice areas included employment discrimination, discrimination in public accommodations, and family law. Our work is challenging, as PA lacks statewide protection against discrimination based upon LGBT status, and much of our work involves the enforcement of local county and municipal anti-discrimination ordinances. Our work has also involved an interesting mix of both “direct service” and “impact” litigation, and we are the home of Temple Law School’s “Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity Law Clinical Course” which is taught on-site by the legal director. Legal Services also has standing relationships with both the University of Pennsylvania Law School and Rutgers School of Law – Camden.
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