AmeriCorps Legal Assistants
Location: Geneva, New York
Description: Legal Assistance of Western New York (Geneva, NY) is at present looking to employ AmeriCorps Legal Assistants right now, this occupation will be assigned in New York. Further informations about this occupation opportunity kindly see the descriptions. AMERICORPS MEMBERS â€" LEGAL ASSISTANTS ACCESS TO JUSTICE PROJECT
Project Description:
The Geneva office of Legal Assistanc! e of Western New York, Inc. ® (LawNY ® ) has up to four AmeriCorps positions available at its office located in Geneva, New York. These positions are contingent upon continued federal and state funding for our project. LawNY ® is a not-for-profit law firm which provides civil legal services to low-income clients in a fourteen-county region in western New York State. The Geneva office serves five of those fourteen counties (Livingston, Ontario, Seneca, Wayne and Yates) and provides representation primarily in the areas of housing, public benefits, family, education, consumer, health and elder law. LawNY ® has six other offices located in Bath, Elmira, Ithaca, Jamestown, Olean and Rochester, New York.
AmeriCorps members will work as legal assistants, and will be offered the opportunity for direct, substantive legal experience, excellent training and mentoring, and a chance to make a critical difference in the lives of poor people and their communities. They will ! team with dedicated professionals, including other AmeriCorps ! members, in an established poverty law program.
AmeriCorps Member Benefits:
$14,000 annual stipend
Segal AmeriCorps Education Award (currently set at $5,550) upon successful completion of service
Deferment of qualified federal and some private student loans
Year long position with possibility of 2 nd year
Health care, child care, life insurance available
Intensive training and member support
Member Responsibilities:
Provide screening and intake for poor persons seeking civil legal assistance;
Assist staff attorneys in providing legal services to clients;
Work with community agencies serving the poor to strengthen collaborations ;
Provide outreach and community education for targeted groups/clients;
Assist in the recruitment and support of volunteer lawyers, students and community members;
Participate on relevant staff committees/work groups;
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Participate in impact cases or projects.
Member Qualifications:
Applicants should have a bachelor's degree or at least two years of college or equivalent experience. Prior experience working with the poor or disadvantaged is preferred. Members should have a personal commitment to eliminating poverty and its effects in our communities and to high standards of professional performance.
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If you were eligible to this occupation, please give us your resume, with salary requirements and a resume to Legal Assistance of Western New York (Geneva, NY).
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This occupation will be opened on: Sat, 25 May 2013 16:25:09 GMT
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