Full-Time Staff Attorney, Eviction Defense Project (EDP) – Bend, Pendleton, and Salem
Job Description
Legal Aid Services of Oregon (LASO) is seeking three full-time attorneys to provide residential eviction defense services to low-income tenants including tenant rights advice, negotiation with adverse parties, and representation in F.E.D. trials. These are grant funded positions of limited duration, currently funded through the end of 2025. One position will be based in Bend, one in Pendleton, and one in Salem. All positions require the successful applicant to work in person at the office where the position is based. A partial remote work option within the state of Oregon is also available.
Background
LASO is a non-profit organization that represents low-income clients in civil cases. LASO’s eight regional offices serve low-income individuals throughout the state and maintain two specialized programs focused on services to farmworkers and issues impacting Native Americans. LASO is an effective, high-quality legal services program committed to advocacy strategies with the broadest possible impact on client community problems. LASO is actively working to build an inclusive organizational culture that centers on racial equity. LASO is committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a welcoming and culturally responsive environment for our staff and clients.
Responsibilities
The attorney will handle a housing caseload of clients who have been served residential termination notices or who have active eviction cases filed in circuit court. The attorney will regularly appear in eviction court. Responsibilities include regular review of eviction docket filings, outreach to and collaboration with community-based partners for tenant education, and creation of tenant-facing resources. The positions will provide representation in courts state-wide.
Qualifications
Current Oregon State Bar membership required. Proven interest in and commitment to advocacy for the legal rights of low-income Oregonians. Enthusiasm, creativity, good judgment, initiative, and willingness to work collaboratively. LASO has a hiring preference for candidates who are bilingual in Spanish and/or another language frequently spoken by the communities we serve.
Salary/Benefits
Compensation is based on a 35-hour work week. Salary range is $66,200 – 73,700 for 0-5 years’ experience; $75,200 – 81,200 for 6-10 years’ experience and $82,700 – $105,200 for 11-30 years’ experience annually; salaries are determined by relevant work experience and our Collective Bargaining Agreement. An additional $4,300 to $5,700 annually is available to bilingual staff, depending on proficiency. In addition, LASO offers a full benefits package including individual and family health, vision, and dental insurance coverage; 6% employer retirement contribution; generous paid holidays, vacation, and sick leave; and paid moving expenses.
Closing Date
Open until filled. Review of resumes to begin October 4, 2024.
Applications
Please send your resume and letter of interest to each office where you would like to apply:
As a part of your letter of interest, please address the following:
LASO is committed to building a culturally diverse workplace centered on equity and providing an inclusive, welcoming, and culturally responsive environment for our staff and clients. How have your personal background and experiences, professional or otherwise, prepared you to contribute to our commitment to cultural responsiveness and diversity?
If you require reasonable accommodation for a disability during the application/hiring process, please contact Meghan Collins, Director of Administration, at
Me************@la*******.org
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We celebrate diversity
LASO is committed to being an organization that reflects the communities we serve and is diverse in race, color, national origin, sex, age, religion, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, ancestry, national origin, or sensory, mental and physical abilities, work background, experience and education. We believe that the outcome of such diversity is our greatest strength and a matter of basic human fairness. It is to this end that we strongly encourage applications from people of color and people from any other underrepresented and historically marginalized group to apply for this position.
How to Apply
Please send your resume and letter of interest to each office where you would like to apply: bendjobs@lasoregon.org pendletonjobs@lasoregon.org salemjobs@lasoregon.org As a part of your letter of interest, please address the following: LASO is committed to building a culturally diverse workplace centered on equity and providing an inclusive, welcoming, and culturally responsive environment for our staff and clients. How have your personal background and experiences, professional or otherwise, prepared you to contribute to our commitment to cultural responsiveness and diversity?78 total views, 0 today