Job o' the Day: Housing Help in Holyoke
By Lauren Forbes
Apologies for the alliteration here, but the Massachusetts Fair Housing Center (MFHC) is seeking a full-time Staff Attorney. MFHC is a private non-profit fair housing organization that serves Berkshire, Hampden, Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester Counties. Established in 1989, MFHC is the oldest fair housing agency in Massachusetts. Its mission is to enforce civil rights laws in housing, provide education and community outreach on fair housing issues, and work toward equal housing opportunities for all people.
Responsibilities:
- Represent victims of housing discrimination by investigating, developing and litigating fair housing cases before administrative agencies and in federal and state court;
- Represent victims of unfair home lending practices by analyzing, investigating and advocating for distressed homeowners facing foreclosure;
- Supervise fair housing testing activities;
- Supervise law students, interns and volunteers;
- Conduct fair housing/fair lending educational workshops and seminars in a variety of settings;
- Maintain full and accurate case files and assist in maintaining data base for grant reporting;
- Assist with other projects as assigned.
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