Flexible Location in New Mexico
New Mexico Legal Aid (NMLA) provides civil legal services to low-income New Mexicans for a variety of legal issues including domestic violence/family law, consumer protection, housing, and benefits. NMLA has locations throughout the state including Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Las Cruces, Gallup, Roswell, Silver City, Clovis, Hobbs, Las Vegas, Taos, and Santa Ana Pueblo.
NMLA seeks a Managing Attorney for its Statewide Housing Stability Program. This position will manage a variety of statewide and local programs that provide legal services to households facing loss or instability of shelter. This position can be based in any of NMLA's offices, but there is a preference for the manager to be centrally located in the Albuquerque office.
The Housing Stability Managing Attorney will report to the Executive Director, as well as work closely with the grants manager to build up existing programs and to make sure grant outcomes are met. For this position the managing attorney will be responsible for:
Contributing to the preparation of grant proposals and grant reports;
Performing and overseeing outreach;
Building collaborative relationships with community resources;
Supervising and mentoring attorneys, paralegals and other staff and volunteers;
Performing administrative duties and working in close collaboration with other members of NMLA's management team;
Carrying a caseload as sole counsel or co-counsel for low-income individuals and families in the areas of Housing Stability including:
Eviction prevention
Eviction diversion
Habitability
Reasonable accommodations
Subsidized housing
Low Income housing Tax Credit
Other housing related work
Being active in local bar and community activities;
Participating in community education and outreach to eligible clients;
Recruitment of and collaboration with pro bono attorneys.
NMLA handles creative and complex litigation and advocacy work. We are looking for highly motivated candidates who are passionate and strongly committed to helping NMLA better serve our client community, equal access to justice and advocacy for marginalized communities.
Essential Requirements:
Minimum four years as licensed attorney;
Admission to practice in New Mexico required or ability to qualify for a limited license.
Must be willing and able to travel;
Must be able to effectively use computer technology and remote communications systems, including shared on-line workspaces, web meeting and videoconferencing software, to effectively supervise and co-counsel with staff located in multiple offices;
Must be able to work effectively in teams and to co-counsel;
Candidates also must possess excellent written and oral communication skills;
The ability to manage multiple tasks, manage a caseload and build collaborative relationships within the staff and the community;
Preferred Qualifications:
Proficiency in Spanish is a plus;
Applicants will be subject to a background search. Please do not let this deter you from applying. NMLA is committed to a strong workforce and recognizes that people with marks on their record may qualify.
NMLA employees enjoy:
A great work environment.
Great benefits including generous leave.
Competitive salary.
NMLA provides comprehensive benefits, holiday and leave packages. For information about NMLA's generous benefits, and what it is like to work at NMLA click here.
Applicants must submit a current resume and a cover letter in order to be considered. Your cover letter should include the ways in which you satisfy the skills and qualifications specified above and explain your interest in this position and the mission of NMLA. Your application will not be considered unless we receive both of these documents. To apply click here. As an alternative, you can email the applicant packet to [email protected].
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