STAFF ATTORNEY: RE-ENTRY/EMPLOYMENT (Pittsfield, MA)
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 staff attorney to assist individuals coming out of incarceration with re-entry issues and low-wage workers with employment law matters, including sealing and expunging criminal records and addressing employment barriers.
Responsibilities
- Help formerly incarcerated individuals seal, expunge, or correct their Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI)
- Represent people seeking to overturn housing denials based on their CORI
- Assist individuals with barriers to employment resulting from their CORI, including denials involving state agency-level background checks
- Help workers, including formerly incarcerated workers, with unemployment, wage & hour, leave, and employment discrimination matters
- Engage in active community outreach and education, including holding regular intake hours off site
- Work closely with community partners
Skills
- Law students currently in their third year of law school, 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
- Experience working with diverse communities, strong interpersonal skills, and an ability to work in a collaborative setting are important
- Prior experience in re-entry and/or employment law and community outreach is preferred
- Fluency in Spanish preferred
Benefits
- 401(k) with employer-paid contribution of 5% gross salary
- 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 up to $500/month for qualified law school and undergraduate school loans
- Relocation stipend
- Medical, Dental, Vision
- Generous 401(k) Employer Contribution
- Short-term Disability
- Long-term Disability
- Life Insurance
- Parking/Transit Reimbursement
- Student Loan Repayment Assistance
- Relocation Reimbursement
Company Overview
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