By Lauren Forbes

It is about time we head back down south! The Mississippi Center for Justice seeks to hire a Managing Attorney for our soon to be opened Delta office in Indianola. The Managing Attorney will lead the launch of the new office and will supervise an initial staff of four. The Center seeks an experienced leader, manager and attorney whose substantive law focus will be educational opportunity.

The Center is a nonprofit, public interest law firm committed to advancing racial and economic justice statewide. Our lawyers work with community leaders to support their social justice campaigns and to channel the energies of the legal community to combat discrimination and poverty. With offices in Jackson and Biloxi and a third office soon to open in Indianola, we seek systemic solutions that promote educational opportunity, protect the rights of consumers, secure access to health care and child care, and put affordable housing within the reach of all Mississippians.

Job Responsibilities:
As a full-time employee, based in Indianola and reporting to the Advocacy Director, the Managing Attorney will lead and oversee the operations of the Delta office and will supervise an initial staff of four. The Managing Attorney will lead the office’s work in all of the Center’s program areas, with a particular focus at the outset on the Center’s work in the areas of educational opportunity and access to health care. The Managing Attorney’s substantive law concentration will be on improving public education statewide, with goals and activities that include:

• Narrowing the achievement gap and racial and economic class disparities in Mississippi’s public education system;
• Increasing parental and community engagement in the public school system;
• Using legal, policy and media advocacy to combat inequitable practices regarding special education and school discipline;
• Tracking school closings around the state and targeting high performing, predominantly African-American schools for organizing and advocacy strategies; and
• Providing legal and policy support to statewide coalitions advocating for adequate and equitable school funding.

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By Lauren Forbes

Legal Information for Families Today (LIFT) is seeking a talented and experienced professional to join the team as the Women’s Program Coordinator. Reporting to the Chief Program Officer, the Women’s Program Coordinator will be a key member of LIFT’s team with the following responsibilities: (1) coordinate legal and social services for women participants; (2) systematize infrastructure and operations for women’s programming; (3) facilitate curriculum-based evening support group sessions, workshops, and classes; (4) conduct participant screenings; (5) identify and build organizational relationships with social service providers to ensure high impact referrals for LIFT’s participants and families; (6) serve as an ambassador for all LIFT programs; and (7) facilitate trainings for LIFT team members. The LIFT Team is collaborative, fast-paced, and maintains a sense of humor.

Qualifications:

• Advanced degree, including LCSW/MSW;
• Self-starter, motivated, and committed to empowering women and improving the lives of children and families;
• Demonstrated successful program operations experience;
• Knowledge of organizations serving women citywide and public benefits mosaic;
• Proven success working with women, especially single mothers and grandmothers;
• Excellent communication skills, energy, and enthusiasm;
• Ability to handle multiple tasks, work independently and in a team environment;
• Interest and experience in Family Court, family law, child welfare and/or providing services to families;
• Proficiency in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint; and
• Fluency in Spanish a plus – multilingual candidates are encouraged to apply.

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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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By Jamie Bence

For our friends north of the border and aspiring Canadians, today’s job comes from Legal Aid Ontario.

Legal Aid Ontario has a need for Staff lawyers with family law experience to fill a 3 to 6 month contract positions in our Client Service Centre. In this Staff Lawyer role, the incumbents will be required to work on the phone giving summary legal advice to individuals interested in pursuing legal aid assistance.  Work hours are flexible and  telecommuting is a possibility.

Following the conclusion of the contract, successful applicants will also have the opportunity to apply to join Legal Aid Ontario’s Lawyer Workforce Strategy – a talent management program that provides lawyers with an opportunity to learn and work in a number of Legal Aid Ontario’s practice areas and departments. This program not only offers Legal Aid Lawyers with a varied, challenging career, it also provides our clients with highly skilled, well-rounded lawyers.

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By Lauren Forbes

Legal Services of Southern Piedmont seeks a Family Support and Health Care Attorney.  The purpose of the Family Support and Health Care Program is to ensure that low-income children, the elderly, disabled persons, immigrants and their families have access to health care and public services. The program is designed both to obtain specific relief for the individuals and families who contact the program for assistance, and also to utilize systemic advocacy strategies to change the rules, procedures and practices of federal and state agencies to ensure access to health care and public services for all affected persons.

The program focuses its advocacy efforts on the following issues:

• Access to quality health care for children and parents in low and moderate-income families.
• Assisting families on, formerly on or in danger of needing welfare in becoming self-sufficient by improving access to child support enforcement, child care, education, training, transportation, substance abuse treatment, Food Stamps, EITC, Medicaid, affordable housing, and other supportive services.
• Improving health care and income support for the disabled and elderly poor, with a focus on issues involving Social Security, SSI, Medicaid, Medicare, and on improving mental health services, care in nursing and rest homes, access to community-based care, services to the HIV-positive population, and managed care.
• Working closely with the LSSP Immigrant Justice Program to address these issues as they impact immigrants.

FSHCP combines representation of individuals in administrative appeals with class action litigation and other impact advocacy to try to change government agency policies and practices to benefit low income and medically needy persons in Mecklenburg county and throughout North Carolina.

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By Jamie Bence

Slip the surly bonds of Hump Day Malaise and check out today’s post, which comes from NASA in Huntsville, AL.

NASA is looking for exceptional leaders for the 21st century! If you are interested in leading dynamic organizations responsible for fulfilling or supporting exciting scientific and aeronautic missions, there may be a place for you on the team. Seize this opportunity to use your current skills, build new ones, and make significant contributions to our nation’s future. As an added benefit, you would be joining an agency ranked as one of the best places in the Federal government to work.

Serves as Chief Counsel and top advisor to the Marshall Space Flight Center Director and entire staff on matters of law and legal policy in connection with Center activities. Develops local policies consistent with and in coordination with the Agency General Counsel.

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By Jamie Bence

Equal Justice Works is now accepting proposals for the 2012-2014 fellowship cycle! Please be advised that you will need to create a log in to see complete proposal information.

The deadline this year is set for September 14 at 5pm.

While we’re on the subject of fellowships, PSLawNet is currently in the process of updating our 2012 Fellowship Guide. If you’re searching for a potential fellowship sponsor, our Application Deadline Calendar has over 250 fellowship deadlines for this cycle. To search our complete listings, visit PSLawNet (login required).

EDIT: and, we have a terrific resource for those interested in project-based fellowships like Equal Justice Works and Skadden: Project-based Fellowship Applications – Take Cues from Those Who Know

By Jamie Bence

Today’s Job o’the Day comes from Sunny California, in the lovely Los Angeles suburb of Glendale. Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles seeks a supervising attorney for their consumer & housing law unit.

This position is available immediately. The job location may be in Pacoima, Glendale, or El Monte California with frequent local travel required.

Duties:
Supervises attorneys and paralegals in all aspects of poverty law, including hearings, litigation and policy advocacy work on individual and impact cases, including health care, government benefits, housing, family law immigration and community development. Responsible for policy work, special staff projects and substantive legal work. Handles quality control, assistance and supervision of representation at hearings and in court, and opportunities for providing direct representation. Develops training and resource materials and trains advocates. May be asked to perform other duties and responsibilities to meet program priorities.

NLSLA is one of Los Angeles County’s leading public interest law offices and has been the primary legal aid program serving the San Fernando Valley for 40 years and the San Gabriel, Pomona & Antelope Valleys since 2001. The NLSLA staff of 100+, including 45 lawyers, provides legal assistance to low-income individuals, families and groups in the areas of family law and domestic violence, housing, health care, education, public benefits, economic and job development, immigrant rights, consumer rights, and environmental justice. The NLSLA program offices are located in the cities of Glendale, Pacoima and El Monte.

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By Jamie Bence

We know it’s almost time for the long weekend… but there’s still time for one more Job o’the Day! This fall/winter internship opportunity comes from the very American city of Boston.

Greater Boston Legal Services is offering a variety of legal internships for the Fall and Winter term.  Due to budgetary constraints, all positions described here are unfunded (unless otherwise noted), so we are presently seeking interns who can obtain full outside funding or will work on a for-credit basis.  Many former interns have successfully arranged for their own funding by combining work-study and public interest grants.  Students should inquire about public interest funding sources at their law school. Another funding source is: Equal Justice America Fellowship (www.equaljusticeamerica.org).

Interested students should send a resume and cover letter indicating, in order of preference, the units they are interested in and available hours to:  Yahaira Ortiz, 2011/2012 Fall and Winter Internship Program, GBLS, 197 Friend Street, Boston, MA 02114 or via email at jobs@gbls.org.

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By Jamie Bence

In the spirit of the upcoming holiday, we present today’s job from the Army Corps of Engineers in Huntsville, AL!

Civilian employees serve a vital role in supporting the Army mission. They provide the skills that are not readily available in the military, but crucial to support military operations. The Army integrates the talents and skills of its military and civilian members to form a Total Army.

Legal Advisor supporting the Agency’s mission. Programs present complex legal issues, involve unique and novel questions of law, involve large sums of money and have Army-wide significance. Performs independent legal research and analysis of issues, which requires interpretation and/or application of federal, state and local laws as well as Army re…

About the Position: Works under the general supervision of the Huntsville Center Counsel who delegates incumbent full authority to function independently in the areas of management of the assigned programs. Responsibilities are varied and diverse and include projects such as: the construction, renovation, maintenance and repair of federal facilities; radon reduction; installation recycling programs; self-help programs; the Unaccompanied Personnel Housing (furniture) program; Utility Monitoring and Control System program; the Electronic Security Systems program; the Energy Savings Performance Contracting program; the Metering Program; Utility Rate Intervention Program; Utility Privatization Program. The programs have the potential to save the Army millions of dollars. Analyzes and evaluates each energy program for compliance with applicable laws and Army regulations. Individual programs may present novel and/or factual issues with no precedent.

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