LEGAL AID STAFF ATTORNEY: HOUSING (Worcester MA) at Community Legal Aid in Worcester, MA, USA

Job description

• CLA seeks a housing attorney to work in its Worcester office. The attorney will represent tenants in eviction cases, assist tenants facing denials or terminations from public and subsidized housing programs, and handle other housing-related matters. The attorney will regularly participate in a Housing Court lawyer-for-the-day program. The attorney will have significant client contact and will engage in community outreach and education.

Responsibilities

• Represent tenants in eviction cases.
• Assist tenants facing denials or terminations from public and subsidized housing programs.
• Handle other housing-related matters.
• Regularly participate in a Housing Court lawyer-for-the-day program.
• Have significant client contact.
• Engage in community outreach and education.

Requirements

• Recent law school graduates and more experienced attorneys are eligible to apply. Applicants should have a demonstrated commitment to poverty law and social justice work. Prior experience in landlord-tenant work or court-based law school clinical work is preferred, as is fluency in Spanish.

Skills

Required

• Legal representation
• Client advocacy
• Community outreach

Preferred

• Prior experience in landlord-tenant work
• Court-based law school clinical work
• Fluency in Spanish

Benefits

• The starting salary for this position is $73,000, which is based on a union scale and adjusted upward depending on experience to a maximum of $109,000.
• CLA offers a very generous benefits package that includes
• 401(k) with employer-paid contribution; low-cost health insurance (medical, dental, and vision) for employees and their dependents.
• Malpractice insurance.
• Paid leave (4 weeks vacation, 3 personal days, 12 sick days, and 13 holidays).
• Student loan repayment assistance; and relocation stipend.
• CLA has a hybrid work environment and requires advocates to work in their assigned office at least three days per week.