Description:
An Organization Provides Free Civil Legal Services for New Jersey, a statewide civil legal services organization, seeks a full-time staff attorney to join our dynamic team. An Organization Provides Free Civil Legal Services for New Jersey’s mission is to ensure access to justice for people experiencing poverty. An Organization Provides Free Civil Legal Services for New Jersey fulfills its mission by mobilizing volunteers to work alongside staff to address critical legal needs across New Jersey, advancing racial, social, and economic justice.An Organization Provides Free Civil Legal Services for New Jersey operates 8 distinct pro bono programs, employs 22 staff members, and has a panel of more than 1,700 volunteers. Common legal issues handled include eviction defense, debt relief, criminal record expungement, family law, education law, driver’s license restoration, and estate planning. An Organization Provides Free Civil Legal Services for New Jersey also provides holistic legal services to veterans, families in Newark’s South Ward, and survivors of human trafficking. More information about An Organization Provides Free Civil Legal Services for New Jersey can be found at: www.vljnj.org.
The staff attorney will support An Organization Provides Free Civil Legal Services for New Jersey's work in several of the above areas. In addition to providing direct legal representation to clients through the staff attorney’s own case load, their duties will include recruiting, training, and supporting pro bono attorneys, presenting legal seminars, managing client data and files, preparing reports, and conducting outreach in the community.
An Organization Provides Free Civil Legal Services for New Jersey seeks a highly motivated attorney with a demonstrated commitment to public interest law for this position. The ideal candidate will have:
- License to practice law in good standing in New Jersey
- 2+ years of relevant experience
- Insight into issues affecting our clients that will bring a new perspective to An Organization Provides Free Civil Legal Services for New Jersey, which may be based on prior work, volunteer, or personal experience
- Prior experience working in a legal services or community-based organization is a plus
- Excellent writing, communication, and interpersonal skills
- Outstanding organizational skills and the ability to multi-task
- Candidates should be detail-oriented, have the ability to work both as part of a team and independently and have the flexibility to attend morning or evening meetings/activities
- Strong computer skills including proficiency in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- Fluency in Spanish is a plus