Bilingual Staff Attorney

Full-time

No

## Bilingual Staff Attorney – Salem Regional Office

Legal Aid Services of Oregon (LASO) is seeking a full-time Staff Attorney for its Salem office. This position plays an integral role in providing civil legal services to low-income people in Marion and Polk counties.

### Job Description

The Staff Attorney will be responsible for maintaining a varied caseload, including family, housing, and public benefits cases. The attorney will be expected to spend significant time working on cases or projects designed to achieve broad impact on significant problems in the client community.

### Qualifications

- Juris doctor degree
- Proficiency in speaking and writing Spanish
- Oregon State Bar membership preferred
- Zero to five years of legal experience
- Proven interest in and commitment to advocacy for the legal rights of low-income and other vulnerable populations
- Good judgment, initiative, and willingness to work collaboratively
- Understanding of and commitment to anti-bias principles, cultural competency, and addressing systemic racism and other forms of oppression

### Salary/Benefits

- Salary range is – for 0-5 years’ experience; – for 6-10 years’ experience and – for 11-30 years’ experience annually; salaries are determined by relevant work experience and our Collective Bargaining Agreement.
- Additional compensation for bilingual ability.
- Full benefits package including individual and family health, vision, and dental insurance coverage; 6% employer retirement contribution; generous paid holidays, vacation, and sick leave; and paid moving expenses.

### Applications

Send resume and letter of interest to: . As a part of your letter of interest, please address the following: LASO Salem is committed to building a culturally diverse workplace centered on equity and providing an inclusive, welcoming, and culturally responsive environment for our staff and clients. How have your personal background and experiences, professional or otherwise, prepared you to contribute to our commitment to cultural responsiveness and diversity?

### We Celebrate Diversity

Legal Aid Services of Oregon (LASO) is committed to being an organization that reflects the communities we serve and is diverse in race, color, national origin, sex, age, religion, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, ancestry, national origin, or sensory, mental and physical abilities, work background, experience, and education. We believe that the outcome of such diversity is our greatest strength and a matter of basic human fairness. It is to this end that we strongly encourage applications from people of color and people from any other underrepresented and historically marginalized group to apply for this position.

### Summary

LASO is looking for a full-time Staff Attorney to work at its Salem office, which serves the civil legal needs of low-income residents in Marion and Polk counties. The Staff Attorney will be responsible for maintaining a varied caseload, including family, housing, and public benefits cases. The attorney will be expected to spend significant time working on cases or projects designed to achieve broad impact on significant problems in the client community.

Applicants must have a Juris doctor degree and proficiency in speaking and writing Spanish. Oregon State Bar membership is preferred, and the applicant must have zero to five years of legal experience. Additionally, applicants must have a proven interest in and commitment to advocacy for the legal rights of low-income and other vulnerable populations, as well as good judgment, initiative, and willingness to work collaboratively.

Compensation is based on a 35-hour work week and is determined by relevant work experience and our Collective Bargaining Agreement. Additional compensation for bilingual ability is provided, as well as a full benefits package.

LASO is committed to building a culturally diverse workplace centered on equity and providing an inclusive, welcoming, and culturally responsive environment for our staff and clients. We strongly encourage applications from people of color and people from any other underrepresented and historically marginalized group to apply for this position.

The position is open until filled, and review of resumes will begin on January 26, 2024. To apply, send a resume and letter of interest to .

Individual and Family Health, Vision, and Dental Insurance Coverage, 6% Employer Retirement Contribution, Generous Paid Holidays, Vacation, and Sick Leave, and Paid Moving Expenses

Spanish

Speaking, Writing Spanish, Legal Experience, Juris Doctor Degree, Oregon State Bar Membership, Advocacy for the Legal Rights of Low-Income and Other Vulnerable Populations, Good Judgment, Initiative, Willingness to Work Collaboratively, Understanding of and Commitment to Anti-Bias Principles, Cultural Competency, Addressing Systemic Racism and Other Forms of Oppression

Juris Doctor Degree

Send resume and letter of interest to .

Qualification and Experience Juris Doctor Degree, Oregon State Bar Membership

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