Job Announcement:
Clifton W. Everett, Sr. Community Lawyer Fellowship (2011-12)
Fayetteville, NC
Job #410
Background:
Legal
Aid of North Carolina (LANC) is seeking
applications for the
Clifton W. Everett, Sr. Community Lawyer Fellowships
for 2011-12. The fellowships will be placed in LANC’s
Fayetteville and Greenville offices. The Everett Fellowships are entry-level,
one-year, staff attorney positions. The Everett Fellowship begins in September
2011, after the
recently graduated law student
has sat for and passed the NC Bar exam.
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
LANC-Fayetteville Office provides legal assistance in civil matters
(non-criminal matters) to eligible, low-income clients who have
problems with their basic needs and live in the two-county area
surrounding Fayetteville, NC [Also see
Job Posting #411 (for Everett Fellowship, LANC-Greenville Office).]
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. 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 2011. 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.
Salary:
$40,100. Excellent benefits package (Everett Fellows
receive full benefits). Relaxed office atmosphere.
Applications - 2011-12 Everett Community Lawyer Fellowships:
Open until filled. Applications must be received by
5:00 pm on Friday October 29, 2010.
Send a cover letter (expressing interest in the fellowship and
stating a preference for a specific field office), 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
*
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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