CLAVC Staff Attorney Positions - Family Unit (Boston, MA)

CLAVC Staff Attorney Positions - Family Unit

GBLS is an AA EO accessible employer committed to diversity in the workforce and regards differences as assets.Greater Boston Legal Services (GBLS) seeks to hire two attorneys to fill permanent full time positions in its Family Law Unit one attorney to provide family law legal services to and on behalf of victims of domestic violence in contested matters in the Probate and Family Courts in GBLS services area (Suffolk Middlesex Norfolk and Plymouth Counties) and one generalist attorney. Both attorneys will work with a team that provides civil legal aid under a grant supporting the collaborative delivery of services to victims of crime across Massachusetts.Generalist AttorneyThe Generalist Attorney will provide legal services in multiple areas of substantive law including but not limited to landlord tenant public benefits employment benefits consumer law and family law. Employment requirements Admitted to the Massachusetts Bar Minimum three (3) years and no more than five (5) years experience in at least three of the noted subject areas. Job Code CLAVC-GAFamily Law AttorneyThe attorney will work in the Family Law Unit to provide legal services to and on behalf of victims of crime in contested matters in the Probate and Family Courts in GBLS s service area and in Abuse Prevention Proceedings in all courts in the GBLS service area. Employment requirements Admitted to the Massachusetts Bar minimum two (2) and no more than five (5) years experience. Job Code CLAVC-FLABilingual capacity a plus. Must be able to drive to courts and events in other counties and parts of the state. Requires regular attendance at legal seminars and events with a state-wide coalition of legal services advocates required.Salary is based on a union scale. GBLS offers a generous benefits package and a student loan repayment assistance plan for eligible attorneys. Candidates should submit a cover letter resume and brief writing sample to Sonia Marquez Director of Human Resources via e-mail at jobs(at)gbls.org. Please refer to the Job Codes as stated above when applying for these positions. Deadline is February 17 2019 or until positions are filled.