Survivor Re-entry Staff Attorney Job at LEGAL AID OF WEST VIRGINIA INC, Huntington, WV

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  • LEGAL AID OF WEST VIRGINIA INC
  • Huntington, WV

Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

Description:

The Survivor Re-entry Attorney will:

· Provide direct legal services to victims and survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and dating violence who have recently been released from prison and who are taking part in post-conviction community supervision and re-entry programs.

· Assist survivors and victims in re-entry with protective and personal safety orders, family law matters, housing and public benefits issues, expungement and driver’s license reinstatement matters, and other legal issues that fall within LAWV’s areas of practice for survivors.

· Assist survivors in re-entry in Cabell, Clay, Boone, Kanawha, Lincoln, Mason, Putnam and Wayne counties.

· Collaborate with funded partners at the WVCADV, Branches, and YWCA Resolve Family Abuse Program and unfunded partners at the Bureau of Corrections and Rehabilitation to establish and implement the project and conduct annual community-based training at Parole Centers or other locales.

*This position is funded by a three-year defined term Legal Assistance to Victims (LAV) grant from the U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence against Women to Legal Aid of West Virginia, Inc. The position can be located either in LAWV’s Huntington or Charleston office.

Requirements:

The successful candidate will have a demonstrable commitment to understanding and addressing issues of low-income constituents; and

Will have a J.D. and be admitted to practice in West Virginia and be in good standing or will be eligible for admission to the West Virginia Bar under W.Va. Supreme Court Rule 9 if admitted to practice in another state or must be eligible to take the next regularly scheduled West Virginia Bar Exam; and

Will have skills to use office technologies, including learning LAWV case management software; and

Will be able to balance administrative and client advocacy responsibilities.

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