Staff Attorney

Appalachian Research and Defense Fund of Kentucky, Inc. (AppalReD), is recruiting for a staff attorney in its Hazard Office located at 600 High Street, Hazard, KY.  This well-established legal services program is in its 45th year of serving low income clients and client groups in a 37-county area, which includes the Appalachian Mountains of eastern Kentucky and rolling hills of south central Kentucky.

            AppalReD staff has been involved in significant representation of clients and client groups leading to the liberalization of standards for black lung benefits, establishment of shelters for victims of spouse abuse, incorporation of and assistance to economic development groups, and development of due process procedures for utility cutoffs.  AppalReD also has served thousands of low-income clients in their day-to-day needs in the traditional areas of poverty law representation including housing, consumer matters, public benefits, and domestic relations.

            AppalReD operates a network of six field offices with a staff of approximately 20 attorneys, 2 paralegals, and supporting personnel.  Each branch office has excellent facilities and the necessary equipment to permit the staff to function as a first-class law firm.