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Greater Boston Legal Services (GBLS) seeks to hire two attorneys to fill temporary, full time positions in its Family Law Unit; one attorney to provide family law legal services to and on behalf of victims of domestic violence in contested matters in the Probate and Family Courts in GBLS services area (Suffolk, Middlesex, Norfolk, and Plymouth Counties) and in related legislative, administrative and systemic efforts; and one generalist attorney to work with a team that provides civil legal aid under a grant supporting the collaborative delivery of services to victims of crime across Massachusetts. LTT Generalist Attorney: April 1 – December 31, 2018. The Generalist Attorney will provide legal services in multiple areas of substantive law including but, not limited to, landlord/tenant, public benefits, employment benefits, consumer law, and family law. The attorney will also act as the coordinator of all services delivered pursuant to this grant and play a role in the greater collaboration with other legal services programs across the state. Employment requirements: Admitted to the Massachusetts Bar; Minimum three (3) years’ and no more than five (5) years’ experience in at least three of the noted subject areas. Job Code: LTT-GA Family Law Attorney: May 1, 2018 – April 30, 2019.The attorney will work in the Family Law Unit to provide legal services to and on behalf of victims of crime in contested matters in the Probate and Family Courts in GBLS’s service area (Suffolk, Middlesex, Norfolk, and Plymouth Counties) and in Abuse Prevention Proceedings in all courts in the GBLS service area. Employment requirements: Admitted to the Massachusetts Bar; minimum three (3) years’ but not more than five (5) years’ experience in Family Law; experience working with low income clients. Job Code: LTT-ATT Other information: The time period for these positions have the potential to be extended depending on program needs. Bilingual capacity a plus. Must be able to drive to courts and events in other counties and parts of the state. Salary is based on a union scale. Generous benefits package, including 100% paid health and dental for full-time employees and student loan repayment assistance plan for eligible attorneys. Candidates should submit a cover letter, resume and brief writing sample to Sonia Marquez, Director of Human Resources, via e-mail at jobs@gbls.org. Please refer to the Job Codes as stated above when applying for these positions. Deadline is April 10, 2018 or until the position is filled.

The Volunteer Lawyers Project of the Boston Bar Association is hiring for 4 positions: a full-time Legal Advocate at our Eastern Region Legal Intake (ERLI) unit; a part-time Technology Project Assistant (24-month position); and two full-time Staff Attorneys to work in our Family Law, Housing, and Bankruptcy units.

 Jobs descriptions are posted at https://www.vlpnet.org/about/item.8158-Employment_Opportunities. 

Colleagues,

We are still far short of the number of judges we need to run this tournament.  

This is the tournament to decide which New England law school teams will represent us in the National Championships in Texas, the Superbowl of law school trial advocacy competitions.  Thirteen New England Law Schools are competing.  These students have practiced and trained for months for this moment.  Please give three or four hours of your time to make this event a success.

On February 8-11, 2018, thirteen of the 15 ABA-accredited law schools in New England will compete for the New England Championship of the National Trial Competition.  

As in past years, we need your help to score the advocates.  We need trial lawyers to act as presiding judges and to score  from the jury box.  Without your help, this competition cannot go on.

Trials will be in the Suffolk County Superior Courthouse on Thursday Feb 8 and Friday Feb 9 at 4 pm and Saturday Feb 10 at 9 am and 1 pm.  

Here is a link to the website for you to sign up:

http://www.suffolk.edu/law/student-life/75302.php

I really appreciate your help.  

See you there!

Professor Timothy Wilton

Suffolk University Law School

120 Tremont Street

Boston, MA 02108-4977

617-573-8214

Director, Trial and Appellate Advocacy Concentration

Head Coach, National Trial Team

PART-TIME PARALEGAL POSITION

Asian Outreach Project                                             

Greater Boston Legal Services is looking to hire a part-time (60%) paralegal to work in the Asian Outreach Project.

Deadline for applications is August 7, 2017 or until the position is filled.

The Asian Outreach Project, housed in the Employment Unit,  works closely with community based organizations to educate and advocate for the legal rights of indigent clients and in particular, immigrant clients.

The paralegal will conduct outreach/intake activities, provide community legal education, represent individual clients in administrative proceedings, and represent community-based client groups.  The paralegal will be a generalist, providing legal assistance in substantive law areas such as housing, employment, family, immigration, and public benefits. 

GBLS is looking for a paralegal who is bilingual in Chinese (Mandarin and/or Cantonese fluency is required; additional dialects are welcome).  An understanding of Asian/Asian American history and culture, and experience working with Asian immigrant communities is preferred.  Strong interpersonal skills and a commitment to working with low-income immigrants with limited-English proficiency are required.

GBLS is an AA/EO/Handicapped accessible employer committed to diversity in the workforce. Salary is based on union scale. Generous benefits package includes pro-rated (60%) paid health and dental insurance.

Interested candidates should submit a resume with a cover letter describing any prior public interest legal work and/or experience working with the Asian immigrant community to:  Sonia Marquez, Director of Human Resources, at Greater Boston Legal Services, 197 Friend Street, Boston, MA 02114 or via email at jobs@gbls.org. 

Please refer to Job Code: AOU/EU- Para.  Deadline for applications is August 7, 2017 or until the position is filled.

STAFF ATTORNEY POSITIONS

Greater Boston Legal Services (GBLS) seeks three full time staff attorneys to work as a team to provide civil legal aid under a grant supporting the collaborative delivery of services to victims of crime across Massachusetts.

Deadline is July 25, 2017 or until positions are filled.

Generalist Attorney: The Generalist Attorney will provide legal services in multiple areas of substantive law including but, not limited to, landlord/tenant, public benefits, employment benefits, consumer law, family law, and immigration law. The attorney will also act as the coordinator of all services delivered pursuant to this grant and play a role in the greater collaboration with other legal services programs across the state. Employment requirements: Admitted to the Massachusetts Bar for no more than 5 years; and at least 3 years of experience in multiple substantive practice areas.  Job Code: CLAVC-GA

Family Law Attorney: The attorney will work in the Family Law Unit to provide legal services to and on behalf of victims of crime in contested matters in the Probate and Family Courts in GBLS’s service area (Suffolk, Middlesex, Norfolk, and Plymouth Counties) and in Abuse Prevention Proceedings in all courts in the GBLS service area. Employment requirements: Admitted to the Massachusetts Bar for no more than 2 years; and experience working with low income clients. Job Code: CLAVC-FLA

Immigration Attorney: The attorney will provide a wide variety of immigration law services to victims of crime including, but not limited to, VAWA petitions; U-Visa; adjustment of status; Special Immigrant Juvenile matters. Employment requirements: Admitted to the Massachusetts Bar for no more than 3 years; and at least 2 years of Immigration Law experience. Job Code: CLAVC-IMMA

Other information: These positions are guaranteed for two years with a strong possibility of a third year of grant funding. Bilingual capacity in Spanish, Haitian-Creole, Cantonese, Mandarin, or Portuguese strongly desired. Must be able to drive to courts and events in other counties and parts of the state.

GBLS is an AA/EO/Handicapped accessible employer committed to diversity in the workforce and regards differences as assets.  Salary is based on union scale. 

Generous benefits package, including 100% paid health and dental for full-time employees and student loan repayment assistance plan for eligible attorneys. 

Candidates should submit a cover letter, resume and brief writing sample to Sonia Marquez, Director of Human Resources, via e-mail at jobs@gbls.org.  Please refer to the Job Codes as stated above when applying for these positions. 

Deadline is July 25, 2017 or until the position is filled.

Greater Boston Legal Services (GBLS) seeks a staff attorney to work in the CORI & Re-entry Project. The position will be available on September 1, 2017.  

Applications accepted by July 10, 2017 or until position is filled.

The attorney will provide legal services to people who face barriers stemming from their criminal records related to housing, occupational licensing, employment, training and other opportunities following involvement in the criminal justice system.

The attorney will provide direct legal representation and assistance to low-income clients, including but not limited to: petitioning for criminal record remedies (sealing of  records, correcting inaccurate public and private criminal record reports and recall of incorrect warrants; enforcing federal and state protections that mandate accurate and fair criminal history reporting in the commercial criminal background checks ; advocate with the court or governmental agencies  for people charged with or convicted of offenses that affect their driver's or occupational licenses;  address other collateral consequences of criminal histories. In addition the attorney will engage in legislative and systemic law reform activity, including but not limited to reform of the criminal justice system, occupational licensing, barriers to housing, and record sealing time limits; will collaborate and coordinate with community organizations to connect clients with other services needed to remove barriers to housing, training, employment, and other opportunities and perform community outreach and community legal education.

Requirements: Admission to the Massachusetts Bar;  4 or less years of experience assisting indigent clients in court in expungement matters; experience conducting community outreach events and assisting diverse low income clients  on criminal record sealing issues; experience managing independent projects or assignments; knowledge of Massachusetts CORI laws, EEOC and HUD guidelines related to CORI, and Massachusetts anti-discrimination laws related to criminal records; strong writing, communication, interpersonal, organizational skills; and the ability to work as a team member in a variety of contexts. Bi-lingual ability in a language commonly spoken by GBLS’ clients is preferred but not required.

GBLS is an AA/EO/Handicapped-accessible employer, committed to diversity in the workforce and regards differences as assets. 

Candidates should submit letter of interest and resume to: Sonia Marquez, Director of Human Resources, at Greater Boston Legal Services, via e-mail at jobs@gbls.org. Please refer to Job Code: CORI-ATT when applying for this position. 

Applications accepted by July 10, 2017 or until position is filled.  

Greater Boston Legal Services seeks an attorney for a long-term temporary position (two years) to work jointly in the program’s employment and housing law units. 

Deadline for application is July 10, 2017 or until position is filled.

Job Description: The attorney will represent primarily Spanish speaking clients and client groups such as tenant organizations and workers centers in the Chelsea and East Boston areas. The position will use a community lawyering approach to advocacy that involves working closely with worker centers and other community based organizations to help them combat wage theft and displacement. In addition to maintenance of an individual caseload of wage and hour cases and eviction defense cases, the position will include the creative use of other advocacy tools such as impact litigation, administrative advocacy on the state and municipal levels, potential affirmative and defensive legislative campaigns, and support for the preservation of affordable housing. This position requires regular attendance at evening meetings to accommodate workers’ schedules. The successful candidate must be able to work with diverse coalitions.

Qualifications: This position is for an attorney with at least one year of legal experience in employment or housing law. In addition, civil legal aid or other advocacy on behalf of workers and tenants, litigation experience, and a strong and demonstrated commitment to worker rights, civil/human rights, community lawyering is also required. The attorney must have strong legal writing and research skills and the ability to work well with a diverse coalition. Proficiency in spoken and written Spanish is required.

GBLS is an AA/EO/Handicapped-accessible employer, committed to diversity in the workforce and regards differences as assets. 

Interested candidates should submit a resume with a cover letter detailing qualifications and reasons for interest in this position to:  Sonia Marquez, Director of Human Resources, at Greater Boston Legal Services, 197 Friend Street, Boston, MA 02114 or via email at jobs@gbls.org. Please refer to Job Code: EU/HOU-ATT.  

Deadline for application is July 10, 2017 or until position is filled.

    Jack Ryan, Emily Coughlin, Scott Tucker.      Barbara Caparell & Grace Garcia.      Grace Garcia with Greg Sneed

Greater Boston Legal Services (GBLS) seeks a full time staff attorney. The attorney will work in the Elder, Health, and Disability Unit to staff its School to Prison Pipeline Intervention Project, representing low-income students in school discipline and related special education cases, as well as engaging in policy advocacy and systemic litigation.

DEADLINE:  April 19,2017

Responsibilities include: Partnering with student organizers to achieve organizers’ goals related to school discipline and school-based rights; conducting intensive outreach efforts with mental health care providers, attorneys in other practice areas, social workers, homeless shelter staffs, etc; managing an active caseload of at least 25 full representation cases plus additional advice and brief service matters; collaborating with legal services, civil rights organizations, and child-focused organizations across the state to advocate for policy changes; advocating for the interests of low-income students of color and students with disabilities across state agencies, school districts, and school associations; maintaining up-to-date knowledge and skills in education law and other poverty law substantive areas as needed and relevant; and performing other unit duties as needed.

Requirements: Admission to the Massachusetts Bar or comity; 2-4 years of experience in school discipline, special education, or related education work; Excellent writing, research, and organization; Demonstrated commitment to racial justice and antipoverty legal work; Culturally competent and able to respectfully serve clients of color with a wide range of experiences, abilities, and backgrounds; Experience effectively collaborating with community organizers and community groups, ideally student organizers and youth groups.

GBLS is an AA/EO/Handicapped accessible employer committed to diversity in the workforce and regards differences as assets. Salary is based on union scale. Generous benefits package, including 100% paid health and dental for full-time employees and student loan repayment assistance plan for eligible attorneys. 

Candidates should submit a cover letter, resume and brief writing sample to Sonia Marquez, Director of Human Resources, via e-mail at jobs@gbls.org. Please refer to Job Code: EHD-ATT when applying for this position. Deadline is April 19, 2017 or until the position is filled.

Interested candidates should submit a resume and writing sample (unedited by others) by mail or email ideally prior to April 24th, to:

Constance V. Vecchione

Bar Counsel

99 High Street, 2^nd Fl.

Boston, MA 02110

c.vecchione@massbbo.org

The Office of the Bar Counsel has an opening for an attorney to be director of the Attorney and Consumer Assistance Program (ACAP).  ACAP is the intake division of the Office of Bar Counsel and is responsible for responding to calls and communications from consumers who have complaints or questions about attorneys, for determining whether complaints should be opened for formal investigation, and for resolving issues that are not disciplinary matters.  The director reports to bar counsel and is responsible for managing and supervising the ACAP staff of experienced attorneys, investigators, and administrative assistants.  Admission to Massachusetts bar or eligibility to obtain admission on motion required.  Minimum ten years of legal experience preferred, with knowledge of bar discipline and the rules of professional conduct.  Outstanding writing and interpersonal skills, as well as an ability to effectively supervise, investigate, evaluate, and resolve a high volume of inquiries concerning potential attorney misconduct and to manage a large database, are essential.  Fluency in Spanish or other foreign language(s) is a plus.  Standard benefits, salary commensurate with experience.  Interested candidates should submit a resume and writing sample (unedited by others) by mail or email to:

Constance V. Vecchione

Bar Counsel

99 High Street, 2^nd Fl.

Boston, MA 02110

c.vecchione@massbbo.org

Interviews will be scheduled after April 24, 2017.  Position will remain open until filled. For more information, see https://www.massbbo.org/Who_We_Are_OBC_ACAP#OBC.  The full job description is available at massbbo.org/employment.  The Office of Bar Counsel of the Massachusetts Board of Bar Overseers is an equal opportunity employer.