Description:

The Northwest Workers' Justice Project (NWJP) protects workplace dignity by supporting the efforts of low-wage, immigrant and contingent workers to improve wages and working conditions and to eliminate imbalances in power that lead to inequity. NWJP has seven attorneys and eight paralegals/support staff that work collaboratively together and with our clients to build power as a way of dismantling structural racism and inequities. We offer high-quality, direct legal assistance to workers and their organizations; support organizing efforts; educate workers, their leaders, and the public about workplace rights; advocate for better employment laws; and promote greater access to low-cost employment legal assistance. For more information about NWJP, visit www.nwjp.org.

Our main office is in Portland, Oregon, but a successful applicant may choose to be based in Portland or at NWJP's office in Medford, Oregon. Some remote work is possible.

Position Description:
The central focus of the position is client representation in the areas of wage-and-hour violations, workplace discrimination, workplace health and safety, and employer retaliation in Oregon. There will also be opportunities to support worker-led advocacy and organizing and to engage in outreach and education. We are looking for attorneys committed to strategically using their legal training to create long-term change for working people.

The position requires the ability to work well with colleagues and a variety of external partners including unions, civil and immigrants' rights organizations, law enforcement agencies and community and advocacy groups.

Required Qualifications:

Ability to take direction and guidance from low-income clients and their self-identified priorities;
Ability to work with diverse communities and cultural competence to address the legal needs of immigrant workers;
Commitment to developing litigation and other advocacy skills;
A high degree of initiative and ability to manage a litigation caseload;
Excellent communication, writing, organizational and research skills;
Ability to work independently and as a team player;
Ability to think creatively and a willingness to implement unconventional legal strategies to blaze new legal trails;
Demonstrated commitment to social justice, as well as a desire to disrupt existing systems of oppression;
Willingness to work irregular hours on occasion to meet the needs of clients;
Proficiency in spoken and written Spanish; and
Oregon bar accreditation, or ability and willingness to obtain it as soon as possible.

Preferred Qualifications: