Join the team!
Join AppalReD Legal Aid and make a difference in the lives of thousands of low-income individuals and communities throughout eastern Kentucky. AppalReD employees are dedicated, passionate people, coming together to help our clients protect their families, homes, health, and livelihoods.
Hiring Staff Attorney-Hazard
AppalReD Legal Aid has an opening for a staff attorney focusing on victims’ rights in its Hazard Office. Come work with great people who do hard work to better the lives of low-income and vulnerable individuals in our communities. AppalReD Legal Aid’s team of nearly 60 staff and attorneys across six offices provide legal help to over 10,000 people across 37 counties yearly.
Be a part of a committed passionate non-profit law firm that seeks to expand equal access to justice across Appalachian Kentucky, while understanding the value of work-life balance. AppalReD Legal Aid was founded over 50 years ago and has a proud history of making a difference for the low-income people of our state.
This attorney will provide legal services to victims of crime including victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, fraud, and elder abuse. This will include addressing victims’ legal needs in the areas of family law, housing, consumer, and public benefits.
Applicants will work independently but have opportunities for collaboration and mentorship.
Applicants should have a strong interest in serving the civil legal needs of low-income people and crime victims, a special desire to work in a rural area, and a particular interest in the problems of Appalachia. License to practice law in Kentucky or eligibility for admission is preferred, but recent law school graduates will be considered.
The compensation package includes salary depending on experience and a generous benefits package that encourage work-life balance, including:
• 13 paid holidays
• 15 sick days (increases to 20 in year 3)
• 15 vacation days (increases to 20 in year 3)
• Compensatory Time for essential, required work done in excess of the 37 1/2 hour work week, up to a total of 100 hours per year.
• Loan Repayment Assistance
• County Employees Retirement System with Kentucky Public Pensions Authority
• Health benefits covered at up to 95%
• 100% covered dental and vision
• Payment of bar dues and one section membership
• Bar Examination Preparation Leave of fifteen days
• Mileage paid at the federal rate of 65.5 cents per mile
• Employer paid life insurance policy of $50,000
To learn more about AppalReD Legal Aid:
www.ardfky.org
https://www.facebook.com/AppalRedLegalAid
https://twitter.com/AppalReDLegal
Interested applicants should apply via email at [email protected] or to Angeleigh Dorsey, Executive Director, AppalReD Legal Aid, 120 N. Front Avenue, Prestonsburg, KY 41653. Applicants should send a resume under a cover letter indicating the specific nature of their interest in the position. Applicants should also enclose a writing sample and list of references. For further information and questions, call Angeleigh Dorsey (606) 886-9876, ext. 1247.