Vermont Legal Aid seeks a full-time staff attorney to cover work with our Medical/Legal Partnerships in Chittenden County on behalf of low-income and disadvantaged clients with health-harming legal needs. VLA’s Medical/Legal Partnerships focus on helping resolve clients’ legal problems before they reach their most serious stage.
Responsibilities include work at neighborhood medical clinics, training and responding to questions from clinic workers, interviewing clients, factual investigation and analysis, legal research, preparation of legal documents, pleadings and motions, representing clients before administrative agencies and in court, consultation and collaboration with other Project attorneys, and systemic reform work as appropriate.
The position is remote until VLA changes its remote work policy; however, the position will eventually be based out of one of our offices. Some in-state travel in a personal vehicle required.
Starting salary is $57,500+, with additional salary credit given for relevant prior work experience. Four weeks paid vacation and retirement, as well as excellent health benefits. Attorney applicants must be licensed to practice law in Vermont or eligible for admission by waiver.
Application deadline is March 4th. Your application should include a cover letter and resume, bar status, writing sample, and at least three professional references with contact information, sent as a single PDF. Send your application by e-mail to hiring@vtlegalaid.org with the subject line “MLP Attorney Feb 2022.” Please let us know how you heard about this position. See https://www.vtlegalaid.org/current-openings for additional information and job description.
We encourage applicants from a broad range of backgrounds, and welcome information about how your experience can contribute to serving our diverse client communities. Applicants are encouraged to share in their cover letter how they can further our goals of social justice and individual rights. We are an equal opportunity employer committed to a discrimination-and-harassment-free workplace.