Job Announcement:
Clifton W. Everett, Sr. Community Lawyer Fellowship (2012-13)
Richmond County, NC
Job #424
Background:
Legal Aid of North Carolina (LANC) is seeking
applications for the 2012-13
Clifton W. Everett, Sr. Community Lawyer Fellowships. The
2012-13 Everett Fellows will serve rural clients in
Richmond County. Each Everett Fellowship will begin in
September 2012, after the recently graduated law student has sat for
and passed the NC Bar exam. Everett Fellowships are
entry-level, one-year, staff attorney positions.
LANC is a statewide, nonprofit [501(c)3)] law firm that provides
free legal services in civil matters to those households whose
income falls below 125% of the federal poverty guidelines.
The Everett Fellowships are funded by the
North Carolina IOLTA Board of Trustees in memory of Clifton W.
Everett, Sr., a lifetime resident of eastern North Carolina who
served as President of the NC State Bar and as Vice-Chairman and
member of the Board of Trustees of the IOLTA Program. Mr.
Everett played a principal role in the creation of North Carolina
IOLTA as President of the NC State Bar. He dedicated his life
to the extension of justice in rural parts of eastern North
Carolina.
Responsibilities & Duties:
Each Everett Fellow will be responsible for handling a general
caseload in the traditional areas of poverty law practice and
focusing on clients who live in rural areas of Richmond County.
Types of cases could involve housing, employment, consumer, domestic
and public benefit issues.
Qualifications:
Applicants should expect to successfully receive a JD from an ABA
accredited law school in 2012. Applicants will be expected to
have a demonstrated commitment to community service and to be able
to relate well to low-income people in a rural setting.
Everett Fellows must be licensed to practice law in North Carolina
when the fellowship begins in September 2011. Previous
experience as a
Martin Luther King, Jr. Summer Intern or as an IOLTA-funded
summer intern is a plus. Fluency in Spanish a plus.
Salary:
$40,100. Excellent benefits package (Everett Fellows receive full
benefits). Relaxed office atmosphere.
Applications - 2012-13 Everett Community Lawyer Fellowships:
Open until filled. Applications must be received by
5:00 pm on October 16, 2011. Send a cover
letter (expressing interest in the fellowship), your resume, a writing
sample (no more than 10 pages) and names/contact information of
three (3) references to:
Everett Fellowship
Legal Aid of North Carolina, Inc.
P.O. Box 26087
Raleigh, NC 27611.
OR, by E-mail:
celiap@legalaidnc.org
Regrettably, LANC is unable to acknowledge receipt of applications
for any of its Fellowships and will not consider applications
without all requested materials. LANC will contact only those
applicants selected for an interview. Please no phone calls.
*
Legal
Aid of North Carolina is an equal opportunity employer.*
Minorities, women, the elderly and the disabled are encouraged to
apply.
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Legal Aid of North Carolina is a statewide, nonprofit law firm
that provides free legal services in civil matters to low-income
people in order to ensure equal access to justice and to remove
legal barriers to economic opportunity.