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<p><b>BARGAINING UNIT POSITION DESCRIPTION</b></p>
<p><b>STAFF ATTORNEY</b><br> <b>This will be a full-time bargaining unit role working in our Intake and Community Services Unit under Violence Intervention Prevention Program. The mission of VIPP is to provide direct civil legal counsel and representation to low-income survivors of violent injury and work to eliminate the barriers these victims face when seeking civil legal assistance and legal assistance on victims’ rights enforcement. The VIPP will partner with credible messengers through the Louisville Office of Safe and Health Neighborhoods and community anti-violence groups coordinated through that office who already provide wrap-around and violence intervention programs to victims of violence, their families, and their communities. The goal of The VIPP is to provide legal information and representation to interrupt and redress violent crime in LAS’s Metro Louisville service area.</b></p>
<p><b>CVAP Fellow Job Description</b></p>
<p><b>Employer: Legal Aid Society, Inc.</b></p>
<p><b>Fellowship: Equal Justice Works Violence Intervention and Prevention Program</b></p>
<p>Legal Aid Society seeks diverse and dynamic applicants for a 24-month, full-time attorney position at Legal Aid Society as an Equal Justice Works Fellow in the Violence Intervention and Prevention Program.</p>
<p>Legal Aid Society has been competitively selected by Equal Justice Works as an implementing partner of Equal Justice Works’ Crime Victims Advocacy Program (CVAP), funded by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office for Victims of Crime (OVC).</p>
<p>The Violence Intervention and Prevention Project (The VIP Project or VIPP) of the Legal Aid Society (LAS) will provide legal information, representation, and advocacy to interrupt and redress violent crime among Black, male survivors of violence between the ages of 15 and 24 who are residents of Louisville’s historically black neighborhoods. Outreach activities will be centered on the neighborhoods surrounding the Society’s West Louisville Neighborhood Office.</p>
<p>The Fellow primarily will provide advocacy to individuals referred to the program from partners in these neighborhoods. The VIPP will partner with credible messengers through the Louisville Office of Safe and Health Neighborhoods and community anti-violence groups coordinated through that office who already provide wrap-around and violence intervention programs to victims of violence, their families, and their communities.</p>
<p>Despite the significant expansion of victim assistance services and resources in recent years, access to high-quality civil legal services and victims’ rights enforcement remains limited, especially for Black, Indigenous and other People of Color (BIPOC) and other individuals from communities with high levels of disinvestment.</p>
<p>The Crime Victims Advocacy Program will increase legal assistance to crime victims in BIPOC communities by mobilizing and training a network of 21 committed attorney Fellows and 21 law student Fellows who will serve at selected host organizations across the country, expanding the capacity of participating host organizations to provide legal assistance to victims of crime in BIPOC communities and communities with high levels of disinvestment, through the provision of civil legal assistance and victims’ rights enforcement.</p>
<p><b>Equal Justice Works Fellowship</b></p>
<p>An Equal Justice Works fellowship is an opportunity to transform your passion for justice into a career. As a Fellow, you will be part of a prestigious cohort of attorneys hosted by legal services organizations across the United States.</p>
<p>As a Fellow, you will develop experience and skills to be a social justice leader while contributing to a broader community of practice.</p>
<p><b>Fellowship responsibilities include:</b></p>
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<li>Primarily providing civil legal assistance and legal assistance with rights enforcement for victims in BIPOC communities and communities with high levels of disinvestment. Fellows will provide direct legal services, and when appropriate, conduct outreach, education, and partnership-building activities.</li>
<li>Protecting and enforcing victims’ rights on behalf of clients</li>
<li>Building key stakeholder relationships in furtherance of the fellowship objectives</li>
<li>Engaging in peer-to-peer learning as part of the Equal Justice Works Crime Victims Advocacy Program Fellow cohort</li>
<li>Actively contributing to and participating in Crime Victims Advocacy Program cohort activities (resource exchanges; interactive webinars and conference call with other Cohort and EJW Fellows and Alumni; and in-person trainings including Equal Justice Works Leadership Development Training in Washington DC in Oct 2023 and 2024.</li>
<li>Contributing to required programmatic reporting</li>
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<p><b>Qualifications</b></p>
<p>The ideal candidate for this fellowship possesses:</p>
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<li>A demonstrated commitment to social justice, with a desire to increase access to justice for underserved and BIPOC communities and achieve results</li>
<li>Experience working with or connection to underserved, BIPOC communities</li>
<li>A strong DEI lens</li>
<li>Previous legal services experience, including civil legal aid, law school clinics, and internships is a plus</li>
<li>Proven leadership skills with a strong work ethic</li>
<li>Outstanding verbal and written communication</li>
<li>Some level of experience with delivering trainings or presentations</li>
<li>Values that are aligned with Equal Justice Works and Legal Aid Society</li>
<li>Exceptional interpersonal and organizational skills</li>
<li>An ability to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary setting to facilitate a coordinated community response and provide holistic services to clients</li>
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<p><b>Please note Fellows must commit to fulfilling the twenty-four-month fellowship and will sign a Fellowship Agreement with Equal Justice Works.</b></p>
<p><b>Salary and Other Benefits</b></p>
<p>The Equal Justice Works Crime Victims Advocacy Program attorney will receive an annual salary and health insurance and other benefits through Legal Aid Society. Interested applicants should contact the Legal Aid Society with any follow-up questions.</p>
<p><b>Application Instructions</b></p>
<p>All applications should be submitted online at https://yourlegalaid.org/careers. Application materials include cover letter, resume, and statement of interest.</p>
<p>Legal Aid Society is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, age, disability or veteran status.</p>
<p>Application Deadline: Applications must be received no later than July 1, 2023. Please note that applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, so early applications are encouraged.</p>
<p>The Crime Victims Advocacy Program (CVAP) is funded by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office for Victims of Crime (OVC), Award Number 15POVC-22-GK-01116-NONF and authorized under 34 U.S.C. §20103(c)(1)(A) and (c)(3)(E).</p>
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