Description:
Position: Oregon Law Center (OLC) seeks a full-time staff attorney to provide civil legal services to low-income clients. The position is based in Ontario, Oregon and primarily serves clients in Baker, Malheur, Grant and Harney counties. OLC's Ontario Office comprises two attorneys and one paralegal. Priorities are set according to client need; current priorities are housing, employment, administrative, and family law. We seek to make a real difference in clients' lives and to help eliminate the barriers that cause poverty or reduce our clients' ability to escape poverty.The staff attorney will handle impact litigation and individual cases, with a significant emphasis on impact work in state and federal courts. The attorney will conduct community education and outreach to clients and community-based groups, which includes irregular hours, frequent daytime travel and occasional overnight travel. There are also opportunities to promote the interests of low-income individuals in the development and implementation of laws, regulations, policies and practices that directly affect our clients.
Requirements:
- Admission to Oregon Bar, reciprocal eligibility for admission, or availability to sit for next exam.
- Demonstrated commitment to justice for low-income communities.
- A high degree of initiative and ability to independently manage a caseload.
- Desire and ability to work successfully as part of a team.
- Demonstrated ability to take direction and guidance from low-income clients and their self-identified priorities and work for solutions within the legal process.
- Excellent written and verbal advocacy skills.
- Commitment to developing litigation and other advocacy skills.
- Ability to think creatively about how to address our clients' legal issues.
- Proficient use of Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams), Adobe, Zoom, and cloud-based phone services.
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Preferences:
- Experience representing low-income clients, especially non-English-speaking communities.
- Experience with complex, impact litigation.
Salary/Benefits: The salary scale ranges from $65,500 to $102,500, and placement on the scale is determined by years of relevant experience as an attorney. Additional compensation for bilingual ability. Competitive benefits package includes individual and family health, vision and dental insurance coverage, employer retirement contribution, generous paid holidays, vacation and sick leave, paid moving expenses and bar study leave, among others.