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STAFF ATTORNEY, CSS GOVERNMENT BENEFITS White
Plains, NY
LEGAL SERVICES OF THE HUDSON
VALLEY
http://www.lshv.org
Date
Posted:
August 17, 2018
Job Type: Mental Health Law Project Staff Attorney
Schedule
Type:
Full-Time
Overview
For more
than 50 years, Legal Services of the Hudson Valley (LSHV) has been providing
free, high-quality legal counsel in civil matters when basic human needs are at
stake including: eviction and foreclosure prevention, domestic violence,
disability, elder law, healthcare, consumer fraud and more. Our services
support almost 600,000 poor and low-income families and individuals who cannot
afford an attorney in our seven-county service area. With the gap
separating those who can and cannot afford legal representation widening each
day, we work to ensure that everyone has equal access to justice, regardless of
their ability to pay. As the only provider of comprehensive civil legal
services in the lower and mid-Hudson Valley (Westchester, Putnam, Dutchess,
Rockland, Orange, Ulster and Sullivan), LSHV is proud to have handled almost
15,000 cases impacting more than 34,000 household members including 13,000
children last year. LSHV has nine offices, a staff of 135, including 80
attorneys and 27 paralegals.
Job Description
LSHV
has an immediate opening in our White Plains office for a full-time staff
attorney to represent Westchester County residents who suffer from serious and
persistent mental illness in various civil legal matters including housing
benefits and family law.
Duties of the Position: individual
case work, litigation in state and federal courts, and education and outreach
efforts directed at community members, advocates and services providers. The person hired will also be expected to
adhere to program and case handling standards, funder requirements, the highest
professional standards, and be available as a resource to LSHV staff and access
to justice communities.
Qualifications
Member in good standing of the New York State
Bar; Three or more years of legal experience,
including litigation, or its equivalent; Demonstrated commitment to serving low-income
persons with prior experience in legal services or similar program preferred; Excellent people skills; Excellent written and verbal communication
skills; Valid driver's license and access to vehicle
Preferred
Ability to work effectively with a diverse
group of stakeholders; Experience working with clients with mental
health issues; English/Spanish bilingual.
Salary:
Competitive union scale, with excellent benefits.
Please
apply through this link and include cover letter, resume, writing sample and
three references.
Legal
Services of the Hudson Valley- Staff Attorney CSS, White Plains, NY
Legal Services of the Hudson Valley is proud to be an
equal opportunity employer that celebrates our employees' differences. Applicants of diverse race, color, religion,
gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability and
veteran status, are strongly encouraged to apply. Our differences make us better.
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