Staff Attorney: Housing
National Legal Aid & Defender Association
Date: 16 hours ago
City: Worcester, MA
Contract type: Full time
Position Description
Community Legal Aid (CLA) is the non-profit legal services program providing free civil legal assistance to low-income and elderly residents of central and western Massachusetts. CLA has over 180 dedicated, talented staff working across multiple offices. Our core work includes effective client-centered advocacy and partnerships with our client communities.
CLA seeks a housing attorney to work in its Greenfield office. The core part of the attorney's job will involve representing tenants in eviction cases and assisting tenants facing denials or terminations from public and subsidized housing programs. A portion of the attorney's work will involve raising reasonable accommodation and other fair housing claims in eviction cases and subsidy denial and termination hearings. The attorney may also be involved in the litigation of affirmative fair housing cases, depending on the needs of the organization. The attorney will regularly participate in a Housing Court lawyer-for-the-day program. The attorney will have significant client contact and will engage in community outreach and education, and will be involved in some grant-reporting activities.
Community Legal Aid (CLA) is the non-profit legal services program providing free civil legal assistance to low-income and elderly residents of central and western Massachusetts. CLA has over 180 dedicated, talented staff working across multiple offices. Our core work includes effective client-centered advocacy and partnerships with our client communities.
CLA seeks a housing attorney to work in its Greenfield office. The core part of the attorney's job will involve representing tenants in eviction cases and assisting tenants facing denials or terminations from public and subsidized housing programs. A portion of the attorney's work will involve raising reasonable accommodation and other fair housing claims in eviction cases and subsidy denial and termination hearings. The attorney may also be involved in the litigation of affirmative fair housing cases, depending on the needs of the organization. The attorney will regularly participate in a Housing Court lawyer-for-the-day program. The attorney will have significant client contact and will engage in community outreach and education, and will be involved in some grant-reporting activities.
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