What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Attorney (Elder Benefits and Housing Project) position at Greater Boston Legal Services?
Greater Boston Legal Services (GBLS) is an Affirmative Action / Equal Opportunity / Accessible Employer and strives to ensure that our staff members reflect the diversity of the communities we serve
Greater Boston Legal Services seeks a senior attorney with 10 years or more of experience for a permanent position in the Elder, Health and Disability Unit (“EHD”).
The senior attorney's responsibilities will include supervision of the Elder Law Project within EHD. This will include supervising other attorneys and paralegals, and some grant reporting. This position will include providing elders with a range of legal services including advice and representation in elder housing (50%) and health access (50%) cases. The housing work will include representing elder tenants facing eviction from subsidized housing in local district and housing courts, with an emphasis on cases, which involve access to elder support services. The housing work may include representing individual tenants facing Section 8 terminations. The health access work will include access to waiver programs, terminations from MassHealth, and wrongful discharges from nursing homes, among other areas. The responsibilities may involve administrative advocacy, legislative work, and outreach presentations on housing or public benefits issues as well as supervision of students and new attorneys as appropriate.
Qualifications: Admission to or comity with the Massachusetts Bar is required. This position is for an attorney with 10 or more years of legal experience. A commitment to social justice is required. Experience in housing law required as is some experience in administrative appeals. Fluency in Spanish or Haitian/Creole is helpful, but not required.
Salary is based on a union scale, which begins at $94,000 for a senior attorney who has ten (10) years of experience. GBLS offers a generous benefits package, paid time off, and a student loan repayment assistance plan for eligible attorneys. The attorney will work out of the GBLS Boston office. GBLS works on a hybrid schedule and work is handled both remotely and in the office.
Candidates should submit cover letter, resume, and a brief writing sample to the Human Resources Team via email at Jobs@gbls.org. Please refer to Job Code: EHD-ATTY when applying for this position. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled and reviewed on a rolling basis but applicants are encouraged to submit applications by January 3, 2025.
GBLS values diversity and encourages applicants from a broad range of backgrounds.
Salary : $94,000
