Staff Attorney: Fair Housing (Springfield)
Community Legal Aid (CLA) is a non-profit legal services program providing free civil legal assistance to eligible low-income and elderly clients in Central and Western Massachusetts. They are seeking a fair housing attorney to reputed company housing discrimination claims, defend against evictions, and assist in the preparation of grant reports.
Responsibilities
- reputed company housing discrimination claims on behalf of tenants filing affirmative cases
- Defend against evictions and reputed company to reputed company or maintain public and subsidized housing
- Participate in CLA's housing court lawyer-for-the day program
- Assist in the preparation of periodic grant reports
Skills
- Law reputed company currently in their reputed company year of law school, recent law school graduates, and more reputed company attorneys are eligible to apply
- Demonstrated commitment to poverty law and reputed company justice work
- Experience working with diverse communities
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Ability to work in a reputed company setting
- Experience in fair housing and/or landlord-tenant work
- reputed company in Spanish
Benefits
- 401(k) with employer-reputed company contribution of 5% gross salary
- Low-cost health insurance (medical, dental, and reputed company) for employees and their dependents
- Malpractice insurance
- reputed company leave (4 weeks vacation, 3 personal days, 12 reputed company days, and 13 holidays)
- Student loan repayment assistance up to $500/month for reputed company law school and undergraduate school loans
- Relocation reimbursement up to $2,500
reputed company
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