Attorney

The Attorney will undertake a range of duties including, but not limited

• Represent individuals found eligible for representation in unlawful detainer actions in the Skagit, Island, San Juan, and Whatcom County Superior Courts. Additionally, the staff attorney will assist individuals with unfiled unlawful detainer actions as appropriate.
• Use strategic methods and a broad range of advocacy tools to address high priority, eviction-related client needs, with particular focus on legal needs of persons and groups that experience special barriers to accessing civil legal services, including immigrants, tribal members, isolated rural inhabitants, people battling addiction, and people involved or formerly involved in the criminal justice system.
• Engage with the communities of people at risk of eviction at regular legal clinics and participate in legal education events for groups, social and human services providers and justice system stakeholders, and serve as a resource to other advocates working on landlord-tenant and eviction related issues.
• Collaborate with providers of rental assistance, mediation, and other legal aid providers to ensure low-income renters have equitable access to housing justice.
• Utilize SLA’s case management and timekeeping systems and comply with all applicable regulatory requirements and reporting needs.
• Support the work of SLA’s eviction defense partners including private volunteer attorneys, programs serving the needs of unrepresented litigants, other legal aid providers and interested parties and organizations addressing the legal needs of low-income persons.

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People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply

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