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National Legal Aid & Defender Association · 22 hours ago

Staff Attorney – Salem Regional Office

positionSalem, OR
timeFull-time
remoteHybrid
senioritySenior Level, Lead/Staff
money$74K/yr - $105K/yr
date5+ years exp

National Legal Aid & Defender Association is seeking a full-time Staff Attorney for its Salem Regional Office. The role involves maintaining a varied poverty law caseload focusing on housing, family law, and administrative law matters, along with handling all aspects of legal representation for low-income clients.

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Responsibilities

The staff attorney will be responsible for maintaining a varied poverty law caseload that will focus on housing, family law, and administrative law matters and other substantive areas as assigned by the Regional Director
The attorney will handle all aspects of legal representation including client contact, pleading preparation, research, file maintenance, working with support staff, and hearing and trial work

Qualification

Litigation experienceOregon State Bar membershipAdministrative law hearingsAdvocacy for low-income populationsCultural competencyAnti-bias principlesJudgmentEnthusiasmBilingual in SpanishCollaborationCreativityInitiative

Required

Five or more years of legal experience
Member of the Oregon State Bar
Substantial litigation experience
Proven interest in and commitment to advocacy for the legal rights of low-income and other vulnerable populations
Enthusiasm, creativity, good judgment, initiative, and willingness to work collaboratively
Demonstrated understanding and commitment to anti-bias principles, cultural competency and addressing systemic racism and other forms of oppression

Preferred

Experience appearing in administrative law hearings
Bilingual in Spanish and/or another language spoken by our client population

Benefits

Full benefits package including individual and family health, vision, and dental insurance coverage
6% employer retirement contribution
Generous paid holidays, vacation, and sick leave
Paid moving expenses

Company

National Legal Aid & Defender Association

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National Legal Aid & Defender Association leads a broad network of advocates on the frontlines to advance justice and expand opportunity.
dateFounded in 1911
location
Washington, District of Columbia, USA
people-size11-50 employees
web-link
https://www.nlada.org/

Funding

Current Stage
Early Stage
Total Funding
$0.3M
Key Investors
Lumina Foundation
2022-02-15Grant· $0.3M

Leadership Team

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April Frazier Camara, Esq.
President & CEO
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Vernina A.
Executive Assistant To Chief Executive Officer
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