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Clinic (CDC), beginning in the 2008-09 academic year. Wake Forest views the addition of this clinic as an important step in expanding its clinical
program to prepare students for the increasing complexities of legal practice and to provide much needed legal services to the community.
communities.
Through this in-house clinic, students will assist clients in business
and transactional projects, from conception to implementation.
interest in enriching its intellectual development through diversifying the range ofperspectives represented within the faculty. Members of the
Appointments Committee will be available for interviews at the AALS Faculty Recruitment Conference in Washington, D.C., October 26-27, 2007.
Wendy Parker, chair of the Faculty Appointments Committee, by mail to
Wake Forest University School of Law, P.O. Box 7206, Winston-Salem, NC
27109-7206, or by email at parkerwm@wfu.edu.
Job Title: Executive Director, Access to Justice Commission
Job Summary: The Access to Justice Commission was created by order of the Supreme Court of South Carolina to identify and address current and future needs of low-income South Carolinians. The Executive Director will promote the mission of the Access to Justice Commission, including marketing, administration, meeting planning and substantive issue advocacy.
Primary Duties:
Assist in the formation of the policy for the Access to Justice Commission
Create appropriate branding and market the activities of the Commission
Work closely with Commissioners in implementing approved projects
Ensure that Commission's projects are brought to fruition
Assist with other projects as needed.
Required Education and Experience: Graduation from an accredited law school and licensure with the SC Bar. Proficiency in data collection and research.
Desired Education and Experience: Practice or other experience in a non-profit organization or related field, with a demonstrated commitment to pro bono and public service preferred; ability to prioritize tasks; ability to communicate with all sectors of the population, including recipients of legal services and members of the judiciary. Ability to comprehend and speak Spanish a plus.
Salary Range: Based on experience
Hours: Full time with the option to discuss flexible alternatives.
Reports to: Public Services Director, SC Bar
Send resume to: Public Services Director
SC Bar
PO Box 608
Columbia, SC 29201
Appalachian Research and Defense Fund of Ky., Inc., (Appalred) is seeking an Executive Director. Appalred provides a full range of legal services to low income clients in thirty-seven rural Appalachian counties in eastern and south central Kentucky through a network of ten area offices, and a support office on the campus of the University of Kentucky in Lexington.This geographical area has one of the nation's highest poverty populations exceeding 250,000 persons. Appalred currently has a staff consisting of thirty-one (30) attorneys, four (4) paralegals, and supporting staff. The program's annual budget is approximately four million dollars. About forty percent (45%) of its funding is from the Legal Services Corporation (LSC) and sixty percent (55%) is from non-LSC sources, including state filing fee and general appropriation revenues; IOLTA; VAWA State and Federal support; and the Administration on Aging. Appalred's administrative office is in Prestonsburg, Kentucky.
Appalred has a history of over 35 years of aggressive advocacy on behalf of low income clients and client groups in its service area. Appalred staff has been involved in precedent setting cases in poverty law related areas including consumer law, housing and domestic relations. Appalred has a network of domestic violence specialists concentrating on issues of spouse and family abuse. Appalred also has a staff of benefits counselors who focus on services to senior citizens. Appalred has a long history of involvement in environmental, mine safety, and federal black lung issues.These matters are now handled by the Appalachian Citizens Law Center in Prestonsburg, whose staff works cooperatively with Appalred. Appalred staff presently serves over 5,000 clients a year.
Most of the office locations are in communities of 3,000 to 5,000 persons, except for Richmond and Somerset, which have populations of approximately 27,152 and 15,000 respectively. All offices are up-to-date with computer technology and have excellent library facilities. There are community colleges or four year institutions in all of the communities where vacancies are being filled. All offices are also located within a short driving distance of outstanding mountains, lakes and streams for camping and outdoor activities.
Appalred's Executive Director is responsible for the overall administration of the program subject to the direction and policy making of a 17 member Board of Directors which includes 11 attorneys, and six client Board Members. The administrative staff, in addition to the Director,consists of a Deputy Director, (presumably vacant) an Administrative Assistant, the Director of Fiscal and Personnel Records, and her Assistant.The Program's Litigation Director is based in the Richmond, KY office, along with the program's new centralized telephonic intake system. The offices' Directing Attorneys are highly experienced. Most of them have been in charge of their offices for many years.
The Executive Director, by virtue of his/her position also sits on the Board of Directors of the Office of Kentucky Legal Service Programs (OKLSP), one of two non-LSC supported state support entities. OKLSP is largely responsible for statewide advocacy and for specialized litigation in cases affecting low income clients which programs cannot handle because of LSC restrictions. The other statewide entity, whose staff works closely with Appalred is the Access to Justice Foundation (AJF). It handles fund-raising on a statewide basis, particularly in the Kentucky Legislature and a variety of other support functions including staff training, and the administration of the statewide web site, Access to Justice www.kyjustice.org.Appalred's Executive Director also participate in the Kentucky legal services statewide planning process, and ensures Appalred's ongoing commitment to that process. Additional duties include fund raising and grant writing; bar relations at the state and local level; and participation in various statewide and local human services task forces.
The Program seeks an Executive Director with excellent leadership and administrative skills who is able to direct a network of rural offices; who is both a "hands on" leader and one who is willing and able to delegate authority to the program's leadership team. He/she should be able to communicate effectively with internal and external customers; energetic; visionary; willing and able to collaborate with other legal services directors, state and county officials, and other nonprofit organizations. Applicants should have a documented history of experience in legal services and/or a comparable agency which provides free legal services to low income persons.
The salary is commensurate with experience. Interested applicants
should respond by February 15, 2007 t Hon. John M. Rosenberg, Interim
Director, Appalachian Research and Defense Fund, of KY., 120 North Front
Avenue, Prestonsburg, KY 41653. For questions, call Diane Fish,
Administrative Assistant, at 606-886-9876, ext. 129.
Posted 1-17-07
THE POSITION: Mid-Minnesota Legal Assistance seeks to fill one of two litigation director positions for its 8-office, 65-attorney program. The position, located in Minneapolis, serves the entire program area.
THE PROGRAM: MMLA is an urban-rural program serving 20 counties in central Minnesota, including Minneapolis, on poverty law issues, and the entire state on disability law and legislative issues. It has a 93-year history of high-quality representation. MMLA has $11 million in stable funding from over 40 sources, public and private. MMLA has a long history of, and an unshakable staff and board commitment to, providing a full range of client services, including class actions and legislative representation. Substantive practice areas include housing, benefits, family, consumer, seniors, youth, tax, and immigration. MMLA is Minnesota's disability law Protection & Advocacy system. MMLA has an experienced staff and program leadership. The legal services programs in Minnesota have a long history of effective collaboration on matters including fundraising, training, substantive legal issues, and community education. After hours, MMLA staff enjoy big-city cultural and sports attractions, combined with easy access to the outdoors at its best! MMLA does not receive Legal Service Corporation funding.
RESPONSIBILITIES: The litigation director will play a range of roles, including lead counsel, co-counsel, consulting counsel and advisor, in complex litigation including class actions and appeals. The litigation director will also serve as a mentor and teacher, helping less-experienced attorneys to develop litigation skills. The litigation director is not responsible for day-to-day supervision of other attorneys in the office, but is expected to oversee litigation teams.
QUALIFICATIONS: Concern for the needs and rights of low-income persons is required. Applicants must have experience in federal practice and both appellate and trial advocacy, including class actions. Applicants should indicate the substantive range of their practice experience and the extent of their lead counsel experience. Experience with public benefits, health or civil rights law is a plus. The ideal candidate will also have experience training or teaching litigation skills to less-experienced attorneys, as well as policy advocacy experience in non-litigation forums. See www.ble.state.mn.us/rules.htm (esp. Rules 7 & 8) for bar admission information. Diverse economic, social or cultural experiences are a plus.
Minorities, women, and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply. Salary depends on experience. Benefits include an excellent vacation allowance and a strong family health insurance package. Starting date negotiable. Resumes will be accepted until the position is filled. Send resumes t
Pamela Cunningham - Ad #999
Mid-Minnesota Legal Assistance
430 First Ave. N., #300
Minneapolis, MN 55401
MMLA is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer
