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More information about this position is available here
Application Period: From Mon, July 08, 2024 to Sat, November 30, 2024
Position Description: STAFF ATTORNEY
LEGAL SERVICES FOR VETERANS PROJECT
Rhode Island Legal Services, Inc., a statewide program with its principal office in Providence, seeks a full time Staff Attorney working with the Legal Services for Veterans Project (LSV).
Responsibilities include representation of eligible Veterans who are being evicted or at imminent risk of homelessness. The legal work of the LSV Project is comprehensive and involves housing issues, consumer bankruptcy and collections, expungement of minor criminal records, public benefits, and family law.
Closing Date: Open until filled.
Salary: Commensurate with relative legal experience in accordance with Union Contract. Excellent fringe benefits.
Send resume to:
Nicola Carrara, Manager
Human Resources and Program Support
56 Pine Street Suite 400
Providence, RI 02903
[email protected]
RHODE ISLAND LEGAL SERVICES, INC. will not discriminate or permit discrimination against any person or group of persons on the basis of race, color, religious creed, age, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, ancestry, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, genetic information, intellectual disability, learning disability, mental disability or physical disability including, but not limited to, blindness, (unless such disability, even with reasonable accommodation, prevents the applicant from being able to perform the work involved), or in any manner prohibited by the laws of the United States or of the State of Rhode Island. Further, RHODE ISLAND LEGAL SERVICES, INC. will not retaliate against or condone retaliation against any person or group of persons who oppose actions, treatment or conduct that they believe to be discriminatory.
Date of posting: July 8, 2024
Requirements for Hiring: Qualifications: Admitted to the Rhode Island Bar, the bar of any state or a graduate of a law school accredited and approved by the American Bar Association and the Board of Bar Examiners and a willingness to take the next Rhode Island Bar examination. Veterans are encouraged to apply.
Starting Salary: Commensurate with experience
Positions Available: 1
FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:
Rhode Island Legal Services
(401) 274-2652
[email protected]
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