Staff Attorney - Elder Health and Disability (Boston, MA)

Staff Attorney - Elder Health and Disability

GBLS is an AA EO accessible employer committed to diversity in the workforce and regards differences as assets. Greater Boston Legal Services has an opening for a staff attorney to work in the Elder Health and Disability Unit. The staff attorney s responsibilities will include assisting elders with the full range of housing and state and federal public health and income benefits work. The housing work will include representing elder tenants facing eviction in local district and housing courts and may include representing individual tenants facing Section 8 terminations. The staff attorney will also handle hearings on denials and terminations of SSI SSDI SNAP EAEDC TAFDC Medicare and MassHealth. The responsibilities may involve administrative advocacy and legislative work on housing or public benefits issues. Qualifications Candidate must be admitted to the Mass. Bar or comity with no more than 2 years of legal experience. A commitment to social justice and some legal experience in poverty law are required. Knowledge of housing law and or federal (SSI SSDI Medicare) or state benefits (TAFDC EAEDC SNAP EA shelter MassHealth) is preferred. Fluency in Spanish or Haitian Creole is preferred but not required. Salary is based on a union scale. Generous benefits package. Candidates should submit cover letter resume and a brief writing sample to Sonia Marquez Director of Human Resources via e-mail at jobs(at)gbls.org. Please refer to Job Code EHD-Atty when applying for this position. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled but applicants are encouraged to submit applications by October 24 2018.