Neighborhood Legal Services, Inc. (NLS) will host a fellow over
two years as part of the Equal Justice Works Crime Victims Justice Corps. The
fellowship should begin on or about June 1, 2018 and end May/June 2020.
The Equal Justice Works Crime Victims Justice Corps is a legal
fellowship program designed to increase capacity and access to civil legal help
for crime victims. All fellows will incorporate crime victims' rights
enforcement into their practice and will receive training from the National Crime
Victim Law Institute.
This program is supported by an award from the U.S. Department of
Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office for Victims of Crime, Award Number
2017-MU-MU-K131, and private funding.
The fellow will be supervised by NLS and based in Buffalo and
Niagara Falls, NY.
Fellowship
Description:
The Equal Justice Works Crime Victims Justice Corps Fellow at NLS will:
- Provide direct legal services to - human trafficking
survivors/, immigrant victims with meritorious immigration relief to
address the range of civil legal issues that arise from the victimization
- Provide crime victims' rights enforcement
- Conduct outreach and education activities, provide referrals,
and leverage pro bono resources
- Contribute
to programmatic reporting required under the grant
- Collaborate
with other Equal Justice Works Crime Victims Justice Corps Fellows
- Actively participate in mandatory in-person training programs
Qualifications
The ideal candidate will possess the following
qualifications:
- Licensed to practice law in the State of New York
- A
demonstrated commitment to public interest work and desire to assist
indigent clients
- Strong writing, communication, interpersonal, and
organizational skills
- An ability to provide victim-centered, trauma-informed, and
culturally competent legal assistance to crime victims/survivors
- An ability to work collaboratively in a variety of contexts
and with multiple organizations to facilitate comprehensive services to
crime victims/survivors
- Ability to begin the fellowship on or about June 1, 2018 and serve for 2
years
- Those with legal experience in crime victims' rights
enforcement and victim service are strongly encouraged to apply
- Law school clinic, externship, summer or other relevant
practice experience a plus
- Proficiency in Spanish preferred
Salary and other support
The Fellow will receive an annual stipend, as well as health
insurance and a generous benefits package, including dental insurance, annual
leave time, sick leave, personal leave, life insurance, supplemental disability
insurance, long-term disability insurance, tax-deferred annuity, pension plan
and flexible spending plans.
NLS is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and does not
discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation,
national or ethnic origin, age, disability or veteran status. Minorities, women, persons with disabilities,
gay, lesbian and transgender persons are all welcome and encouraged to apply. Please send resumes and references (no phone
calls, please) to: sfudala@nls.org or
by regular mail to Sandra Fudala, Office Manager, Neighborhood Legal Services,
Inc., 237 Main Street, Suite 400, Buffalo, New York 14203
Application
Deadline: May 4,
2018, but candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.
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