Staff Attorney
About The Position
Legal Aid of West Virginia, Inc. (LAWV) is seeking an attorney for the remaining two years of a three-year defined-term position funded by a Legal Assistance to Victims grant from the U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women. The Survivor Re-entry Attorney provides legal services to people affected by domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and dating violence who have recently been released from prison and are participating in post-conviction community supervision and re-entry programs. The position serves clients in Cabell, Clay, Boone, Kanawha, Lincoln, Mason, Putnam, and Wayne counties. The attorney collaborates with funded and unfunded community partners to establish and implement the project and conducts annual community-based training at Parole Centers or other locations. The listed salary range is $54,800–$68,500.
Requirements
- Demonstrable commitment to understanding and addressing the issues of low-income constituents.
- J.D. and admission to practice in West Virginia in good standing; alternatively, eligibility for admission to the West Virginia Bar under W.Va. Supreme Court Rule 9 if admitted to practice in another state, or eligibility to take the next regularly scheduled West Virginia Bar Exam.
- Skills in using office technologies, including ability to learn LAWV case management software.
- Ability to balance administrative and client advocacy responsibilities.
Responsibilities
- 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 are participating in post-conviction community supervision and re-entry programs.
- Assist re-entry clients with protective and personal safety orders, family law matters, housing and public benefits issues, expungement, driver’s license reinstatement, and other legal issues within LAWV’s areas of practice for survivors.
- Serve clients in Cabell, Clay, Boone, Kanawha, Lincoln, Mason, Putnam, and Wayne counties.
- Collaborate with funded partners at WVCADV, Branches, and YWCA Resolve Family Abuse Program, and unfunded partners at the Bureau of Corrections and Rehabilitation, to establish and implement the project.
- Conduct annual community-based training at Parole Centers or other locations.
- Balance administrative responsibilities with client advocacy responsibilities.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
