Disaster Outreach Staff Attorney
New Orleans Right to Counsel Program SLLS anticipates hiring the below listed positions for New Orleans Right to Counsel Program. Right to Counsel Program for Orleans Parish tenants struggling with housing insecurity to help stabilize their housing. The case work of the project will include representation in landlord-tenant matters including evictions, subsidy terminations, landlord-tenant disputes that might lead to evictions, illegal lockouts, and other housing issues that might lead to displacement. Strategies to accomplish the goal of the project includes education/outreach, direct case work, operation of Eviction Help Desks, social services assistance/connection to resources, and strategic impact advocacy. Expected partnership with the Louisiana Fair Housing Action Center and the Jane Place Neighborhood Sustainability Initiative on this collaboration project.
DISASTER OUTREACH STAFF ATTORNEY Staff attorney will engage in substantial community outreach for disaster related issues. Performs in person outreach to help support disaster legal services in our entire geographic service area. Disaster outreach will include faith based organizations, legal clinics, libraries, and community education activities. This would be a remote position under a 3 year LSC Disaster Grant.
SUPERVISION RECEIVED: Staff Attorney will be under the Disaster Intake/Outreach Managing Attorney.
SUPERVISION EXERCISED: Staff Attorneys supervise the support staff on work the attorney assigns to them, and as delegated by the Managing Attorney.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS J.D. or LL.B. degree from an accredited law school Licensed to practice law in Louisiana. This position will be full-time with a salary range of $50,000-$69,800, depending on experience. Additional compensation for bilingualism.