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Farmworker Program Supervising Attorney - Hillsboro, Oregon

Description: 

Legal Aid Services of Oregon (LASO) seeks a Supervising Attorney for its Hillsboro office. The Hillsboro office represents migrant and seasonal farm, nursery and forestry workers. This is a full-time, permanent Supervising Attorney position.

Description of Program: LASO is a non-profit organization that represents low-income clients in civil cases. LASO has eight regional offices that serve the general low-income population and two specialized statewide programs focused on providing services to farmworkers and issues impacting Native Americans. LASO is an effective, high-quality legal services program that is committed to advocacy strategies to achieve justice for low-income Oregonians.

The Farmworker Program includes five attorneys and two paralegals who specialize in representing farmworkers in employment, civil rights, housing, health and tax issues. The majority of our farmworker clients are Spanish-speaking immigrants. They experience a wide variety of legal problems, including unpaid wages, poor working conditions, unsafe housing, illegal evictions, discrimination and retaliation for the exercise of their legal rights.

Responsibilities: The Supervising Attorney will assist in supervising one staff attorney and a paralegal and will also represent farmworkers in federal and state courts and before administrative agencies. The caseload consists primarily of employment, housing, civil rights and tax cases. The Supervising Attorney will also be involved in community education, including migrant labor camp visits, which may include occasional overnight travel. In addition to serving clients and supervising staff, the supervising attorney will be expected to spend substantial time working on cases or projects designed to achieve broad impact on significant problems facing agricultural workers in Oregon.

Salary/Benefits: Based on experience. Full benefits package including health insurance and 401(k) plan.

Geographic Location: Hillsboro is located in Washington County, one of Oregon’s leading agricultural producers. An ethnically diverse community of 101,920, Hillsboro is 20 miles west of Portland, accessible by public transportation, and less than two hours’ drive from the scenic Oregon coast and the Cascade Mountains.

Requirements: 

We seek applicants who have a commitment to justice for farmworkers; at least five years legal experience; excellent legal skills including litigation experience; ability to speak, read and write Spanish; enthusiasm, creativity, good judgment, initiative and willingness to work collaboratively, and membership in the Oregon bar or eligibility to obtain membership through reciprocity.

To Apply: 

Send resume and cover letter by November 27, 2019 to:

Laurie Hoefer, Program Director
Legal Aid Services of Oregon
397 N. First St.
Woodburn, OR 97071
Phone: (503) 981-5291
Fax: (503) 981-5292
farmworkerjobs@lasoregon.org

Legal Aid Services of Oregon is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Information

Submission Deadline: 
November 27, 2019
Organization Information: 
Legal Aid Services of Oregon
520 SW 6th Avenue Suite 1130
Portland, OR 97204
United States