Monday, March 5, 2007

Washington, D.C. Funds New Attorney Positions

The D.C. Council has taken the unprecedented step of making $3.2 million in funding available for the provision of civil legal services in D.C. As a result, the D.C. legal services community expects to have approximately 25 new job openings for attorneys in the coming months. The positions are expected to focus in particular on providing more legal services in housing-related matters and increasing the availability of legal services in underserved communities. Portions of the appropriation are also designated for the creation of a shared interpreter bank and for a poverty lawyers loan repayment assistance program. With D.C. government support and with private funds, the D.C. Bar Foundation has initiated a law student loan repayment program, available to legal services attorneys meeting income guidelines. For more information on the loan repayment program, go to the D.C. Bar Foundation website.

Funding decisions will be made in March 2007, with announcements in April and, we anticipate, job postings by late April/early May. As soon as they become available, job descriptions will be posted on PSLawNet and on the website of the Washington Council of Lawyers.

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