Mission and Vision: Legal Aid of North Carolina is a statewide, nonprofit law firm that provides free legal services in civil matters to low-income people to ensure equal access to justice and to remove legal barriers to economic opportunity. Legal Aid is an innovative, creative, progressive, and efficient civil legal service provider to the poor, working towards an inclusive justice system of equal access. All voices are valued, heard, and respected.

Position Summary: Legal Aid seeks a full-time Staff Attorney to work in the Winston-Salem Office, which provides free legal assistance in civil matters to low-income clients in Forsyth, Davie, Iredell, Surry, Stokes, and Yadkin counties.  The ideal candidate will be dedicated and passionate about serving LANC’s clients and will have a current license to practice law in North Carolina or eligible for admission. The Staff Attorney’s primary area of practice will be mortgage foreclosure defense and other consumer issues.

Job Description: The Staff Attorney will:

• Provide direct legal services to clients.
• Handle a broad variety of tasks that facilitate the team’s mission of effective, high quality legal services primarily in foreclosure defense and other consumer issues that comply with LANC priorities.
• Devise strategies for resolving client legal matters.
• Provide community education and outreach in impacted communities.
• Represent Legal Aid in the community served by engaging with the legal community.
• Have opportunities for participation and leadership in the North Carolina Bar Association and other local bar associations.
• Support and expand current law school clinic projects.
• Coordinate with the Managing attorney to provide information requested by funders.