Tenant Legal Services Attorney

Community Economic Defense Project • Denver, CO

4d • $75,000 - $85,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

We are seeking a Staff or Senior Tenant Legal Services Attorney for our Eviction Defense team. This attorney will maintain a docket of eviction defense cases from prelitigation/negotiation through the post judgment phase with occasional appeals. This attorney will receive a level of supervision and guidance commensurate with their level of experience, from working closely with supervisors on tasks and receiving significant guidance to being expected to work primarily on their own with little substantive supervision. The role reports directly to the Tenant Legal Services Trial Supervisor.

Requirements

• JD from an accredited law school, and a Colorado bar license.
• At least 1 or more years’ experience in litigation, housing law, eviction defense, or other related field.
• Ability to work collaboratively with people of diverse personal and professional backgrounds with a focus on social and racial justice and equity
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills
• Comfort with ambiguity in a fast-paced, all hands-on-deck environment
• Demonstrate an ongoing commitment to CEDP’s Community Pledge and organizational values, and actively contribute to advancing the organization’s strategic goals through daily practice, decision-making, and collaboration.
• A supportive and client focused attitude.
• Strong desire to center client and community needs.
• Ability to work collaboratively with other attorneys, paralegals and supervisors in a rapid changing environment centered on social justice and equity.
• Ability to travel within the Denver Metro area and surrounding suburbs under a hybrid schedule where in-person work is required 1-3 times per week at our downtown Denver office, courthouses around the Denver metro area, and/or community events.
• Creative and self driven attitude.
• Knowledge of MS Office suite, Clio, Google Suite, Adobe-Acrobat desired.
• Once trained, ability to manage a significant eviction defense caseload with the appropriate level of supervision depending on experience.

Responsibilities

• Attend clinics in the courthouse and other community events 1-2 times a month.
• Manage an appropriate caseload of eviction defense cases, set by organizational and contract requirements and goals.
• Be responsible for completing case goals and case closing requirements.
• Work closely with and delegate work to your assigned paralegal to assist with case tasks.
• Coordinate across CEDP to ensure holistic service of legal clients when appropriate and consented to by client.
• Maintain a regular schedule of hearings, court appearances, mediations and conferences, based on case requirements.
• Occasionally have the opportunity to work on other types of legal cases such as affirmative cases or appeals, if eviction defense case goals are met.
• Meet weekly or biweekly with your supervisor to discuss cases and personal growth.
• Provide in person work to clients at our office, courthouse clinics, community clinics, courthouse hearings, or other locations at least once a week but on average 1 to 3 times a week. The rest of your work can be done remotely.
• Be responsible for documenting all case work, client information and case outcomes, using CED Law’s client management and other systems.
• Keep track of and document your working time related to specific grants, contracts, and cases.
• Develop and maintain a specialized and working understanding of landlord tenant law, housing, and eviction law.
• Depending on level of experience, be responsible for assisting your colleagues with case strategy and legal analysis, including by sometimes second chairing hearings with less experienced attorneys or on complex cases, and otherwise foster a collaborative, firm-wide practice.

Benefits

• competitive pay
• flexible time off
• benefits package (including medical, dental, vision)
• 401(k)
• technology stipend of $720 per year
• hybrid employee salary adjustment of $1,000 per year
• Employees who utilize two languages or more at work are eligible for a $2,000 salary differential per year added to the salary grade listed above.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree