Housing, Elder & Consumer Staff Attorney

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9240 Center Street
Manassas, VA 20110
United States
Organization information
Organization name: 
Legal Services of Northern Virginia
Street address: 
10700 Page Avenue STE 100
City: 
Fairfax
State: 
Virginia
ZIP: 
22030
Organization URL: 
https://www.lsnv.org/
Job type: 
Legal - Civil
Position Description: 

Legal Services of Northern Virginia (LSNV) is a large, high-volume legal aid organization in Virginia, with 45+ attorneys spanning 7 offices. We help thousands of clients each year in civil legal matters, while cultivating relationships with community service organizations, local law firms, pro bono attorneys, and local bar associations, and other stakeholders to serve the region’s low-income and neediest populations.

Legal Services of Northern Virginia (LNSV) is currently seeking a full-time Housing, Elder & Consumer Staff Attorney to join our dedicated team.

This full-time attorney position provides legal representation to the LSNV client community, by focusing on housing, elder, and consumer law. The attorney works closely with the Managing Attorney (and the Housing, Elder, and Consumer Practice Group Chairs) to plan and implement outreach and community legal education.

This is a hybrid position which is based in our Prince William office, with occasional evening and weekend commitments outside of regular business hours.

Essential Functions:
Handles elder, consumer, and housing-related legal matters for clients whenever necessary including complex litigation and impact work.
Assists in developing and participating in legal outreach and community legal education projects and programs.
Collaborates with tenants, community groups, organizations, landlords and local government.
Performs other duties as assigned.

Substantive Functions:
Assists with Pro-Bono coordination within jurisdiction, to include, recruitment, mentoring of attorneys, and development of materials.
Conducts outreach at courthouse, senior centers, and other places in the community.
Creates, revises, and mails outreach literature.
Responsible for grant reporting initiatives that may be required.
Handles cases; completes legal research writing; drafts legal documents; represents clients in elder, consumer, and housing-related matters.

Travel: Local travel may be required.

Requirements: 

Must be licensed with the Virginia State Bar, or have two years of practice in another state (LAC Rule 1A:9).
Commitment to social justice, racial justice, and/or public interest work, strongly preferred.
Experience in community engagement and advocacy, strongly preferred.
Excellent verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills.
Interest in litigation, preferred.
Legal aid experience, strongly preferred.
Multi-lingual (verbal and written), preferred.

To apply: 

Are you ready to make a meaningful impact? Please email your cover letter and resume, detailing your interest in the position, to Crystal Luu-Murdock, Human Resources Manager, at [email protected].

Explore other career opportunities with us online at www.lsnv.org/careers.

Notes: 
We are proud to foster a supportive work environment where you can grow both personally and professionally. Enjoy a comprehensive benefits package that includes premium healthcare insurance, a retirement plan with company contribution, generous leave options (including paid parental leave), a flexible hybrid work model, student loan repayment assistance for attorneys, and more! LSNV is committed to creating a safe, welcoming, and diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of race (including traits historically associated with race such as hair texture, hair type, and protective hairstyles), color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy (including childbirth or related medical conditions and lactation), age (40 and older), marital status, disability, and military status.
Salary range: 
Starting salary commensurate with qualifications and experience, based on legal aid pay scale ($65,000.00 - $74,000.00 per year).

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