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Inquiries and applications should be addressed to: HR Manager
North Penn Legal Services
329 Market St
Williamsport, PA 17701
or resumes@northpennlegal.org.

North Penn Legal Services (NPLS); is a non-profit, 501(c)3 corporation funded in large part by the Legal Services Corporation and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to provide free legal help to low income persons. North Penn Legal Services is staffed by 30 attorneys and 18 paralegals working out of 12 offices. Advocates provide representation on a broad range of civil matters including custody, housing, SSI, bankruptcy, consumer, and protection from abuse. In addition to direct representation, clients are also helped through telephone advice, pro bono and Judicare attorneys, pro se packets and self-help clinics.

Inquiries and applications should be addressed to: HR Manager, North Penn Legal Services, 329 Market St., Williamsport, PA 17701, or resumes@northpennlegal.org. Include a cover letter with your resume and kindly include the listing reference code that appears at the end of the position description. Applications are generally accepted until the position is filled.

Applicants for attorney positions will be evaluated on their oral, writing, and advocacy skills as well as their involvement in law school clinics and public interest law, and must be able to practice law in Pennsylvania. Some travel will be required. North Penn offers a competitive fringe benefits package. Salary DOE

North Penn Legal Services, Inc. is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity employer, which employs and promotes without regard to color, sex, race, religion, disability, age, national origin. sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other consideration prohibited by law. Minorities, women, and the physically challenged are encouraged to apply. Preference shall be given to applicants residing in the community to be served in accordance with LSC Regulation 1616 and to qualified applicants who are current recipients of Public Assistance.

Current Openings

Staff Attorney Positions - Wilkes-Barre office

The Wilkes-Barre office of North Penn Legal Services is staffed with five attorneys, four paralegals, and three support staff. Legal help to low income people is provided in Luzerne county. Two additional attorneys are needed as follows:

Attorneys will serve as guardian ad litem to children in dependency cases and this is primary focus of these two positions.

• Bilingual in Spanish preferred.
• Applicants will be evaluated on their oral, writing and advocacy skills as well as prior experience. PA Bar or by admission required. Inter-county travel.
• Salary DOE. Desire attorneys with three years of experience. Competitive fringe benefits.
• Reply via email to resumes@northpennlegal.org (preferable) or to HR Manager, North Penn Legal Services, 329 Market St., Williamsport, PA 17701
• Ref. 061810juvattnyWB

June 18, 2010

Director of Advocacy

Position Summary:
This position assures uniform high quality of legal/advocacy work throughout NPLS.

Position Responsibilities:

Strategic planning and oversight

• Coordinate legal work and community education throughout the program
• Coordinate advocacy work among offices.
• Develop systems to monitor all major advocacy in the program on an on-going basis, including significant litigation, and all work on unique issues, or those significant to the client community.
• Maintain communication with other providers of civil legal assistance to the poor.
• Assure program-wide balance of workload through the use of various tools, including the case management system.
• Approve all cases to be appealed.
• Approve program appeals.
• Develop and support substantive law groups within NPLS.
• Coordinate involvement with state wide projects, law groups, listservs.
• Coordinate local resources, such as bar associations and courts, to insure that comprehensive support systems are in place to enhance the work of the local NPLS office.

Advocacy staff development and supervision

• Assist with recruitment, orientation, and training of new advocacy staff.
• Insure quality legal work by developing and maintaining systems for legal work supervision.
• Develop local office strengths and identify areas of needed improvement in order to enhance an office's ability to deliver quality legal services.
• Encourage the professional growth and development of advocacy staff by identifying program-wide, office-wide and individual training needs, and then develop strategies to address those needs, .staff growth and development.
• Supervise all Managing Attorneys, Managing Paralegals, and Advice Line Manager.

Administrative responsibilities

• Maintain comprehensive knowledge of various funding regulations and develop systems to ensure that advocacy work is in compliance.
• Oversee law library maintenance.
• Review client grievance appeals from Manager's decisions.
• Maintain oversight of Judicare contracts.
• Maintain oversight and implementation of LEP policy.
• Establish program-wide guidelines for practice consistent with program standards and policies and facilitate consistent application throughout the program.
• Participate in weekly Management Team calls, EC meetings, and Board meetings.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to plan strategically for program legal advocacy.
• Ability to lead and supervise other staff.
• Ability to motivate, coach and mentor less experienced staff.
• Extensive knowledge of civil legal practice standards.
• Serve as a resource on standards of practice and procedure.
• Broad-based knowledge of legal services practice.
• Strong ability to learn and use case management systems.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Degree from an accredited law school.
• Membership in the Bar of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania or eligible for admission to practice law in Pennsylvania under 3.11 of PA Bar Admission Rules.
• Prior experience of seven (7) years or more as managing attorney and supervisor.
• Salary Range: $65,000 - $75,000

Reply to resumes@northpennlegal.org, reference Advocacy052810.

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