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STAFF ATTORNEY – Fellowship Opportunity

Job Title: Staff Attorney #241 Pittsburgh Office
Department: Legal Services
Reports to: Managing Attorney - Housing

Neighborhood Legal Services is a non-profit organization that secures justice and resolves
fundamental legal problems for those who are low-income and vulnerable in Allegheny, Beaver,
Butler, and Lawrence Counties by providing high-quality legal services and community legal
education. Founded in 1966, NLS has provided civil legal aid to more than 1.2 million of our
low-income neighbors in need of legal assistance .
The Neighborhood Legal Services staff attorneys are to provide the highest quality of legal
representation and handle all functions related to case work in a high-volume, general law
practice. Legal representation may include providing advice, limited services, referral, and/or
extended representation.

Fellowship Details:

The MLK, Jr. Fellow will work as a staff attorney to provide legal representation and address
legal issues related to housing insecurity including eviction prevention and other legal
barriers to housing stability. The position will require courtroom appearances as well as
phone advice and consultation.
Additionally, the MLK, Jr. Fellow will assist PLAN, Inc. to advance the priority initiatives which
includes, but is not limited, to in-person and virtual training facilitation.
JOB SUMMARY:

In this role, the staff attorney will provide legal representation and address legal issues related
to housing insecurity including eviction prevention and other legal barriers to housing stability.
This position will provide full service at the Magistrate level in the Lawyer of the Day Program.
The legal areas may change as client needs and funding requirements change.

NLS secures justice and resolves fundamental legal problems for those who are low-income and vulnerable in Allegheny, Beaver, Butler, and Lawrence Counties by providing high-quality legal services and community legal education. Founded in 1966, NLS has provided civil legal aid to more than 1.2 million of our low-income neighbors in need of legal assistance.

Job Title: Staff Attorney #240 Pittsburgh Office
Department: Legal Services
Reports to: Managing Attorney

JOB SUMMARY:
The Staff Attorney - Family Law, provides the highest quality of legal representation and handles all functions related to case work in a high-volume, general law practice. This work involves providing legal representation to crime victims seeking relief under the Sexual Violence or Intimidation Protection Act and the Protection from Abuse Act; in need of representation with custody matters which will improve victim safety and the safety and well-being of the victim’s children; and who may require representation on housing, expungement, and consumer matters.

Legal representation may include providing advice, limited services, referral, and/or extended representation. The Staff Attorney is specially trained in domestic and sexual violence dynamics and trauma and works with attorneys, paralegals, social workers, law students, domestic violence advocates, and others to ensure that the emergency needs of each applicant are being explored and pursued.

This position is a dynamic opportunity for an individual to continue to develop the framework and the
program for an exceptional pro bono program at Neighborhood Legal Services. The best candidate
will establish and grow this program to highlight and compliment the many established NLS pro bono
projects; will continue and extend relationships and partnerships in the legal communities of the NS
service area; will cultivate and continue dynamic relationships with key stakeholders and housing
advocates; will advance NLS’s strategic vision, infrastructure, and support systems for the new pro
bono program.

NLS, headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA, is dedicated to providing high-quality civil legal services to low income
and vulnerable residents of Allegheny, Beaver, Butler, and Lawrence Counties in Southwestern Pennsylvania.
NLS is the primary provider of civil legal aid in the region, delivering its services through four county offices and
centralized intake and helpline systems. In addition to a staff of approximately 80, with nearly 200 volunteer
attorneys from the private bar to provide pro bono legal advice and representation to those in need.
NLS works closely with the local bar associations and other nonprofit organizations in the region to expand
access to the courts and to address the most critical civil legal needs of low income and vulnerable residents
living within its service area. NLS is a member of the Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network (PLAN) of civil legal aid
programs

The Federal Public Defender for the Western District of Pennsylvania is accepting applications for the position of Investigator.
The Investigator is a key member of the defense team who reviews evidence, develops theories of defense and mitigation, locates and interviews witnesses for fact and mitigation investigation, identifies experts, visits crime scenes, assists in preparation for trial and other court hearings, and testifies in court when required. The Investigator also gathers, reviews, and analyzes records; serves subpoenas; and works with attorneys to interview clients, document clients’ social history, and prepare mitigation summaries for plea negotiation and sentencing. This position will primarily support the Trial Unit and the Appeals/Non-Capital Habeas Unit in our Johnstown and Pittsburgh offices.
The Investigator must be able to establish and maintain good working relationships with individuals and agencies (including prisons), provide oral and written reports, and use technology including software, cameras, and other equipment.
The Investigator is an essential part of providing equal justice to individuals unable to afford counsel in federal cases. The ideal candidate brings strong initiative, sound judgment, discretion, and a deep commitment to client-centered advocacy.