POSITION: Attorney
OFFICE LOCATION: Greenville, South Carolina
FULL-TIME: Approx. 37.5 hours per week
Organization Background: The South Carolina Victim Assistance Network (SCVAN) serves as the voice for all victims of crime in South Carolina and the people who serve them. Through its programs and services, SCVAN seeks to fulfill three main objectives: 1) ensure ALL crime victims receive access to and assistance from the criminal justice system; 2) improve the quality of services provided to crime victims by victim advocates; and 3) ensure the criminal justice system adequately serves crime victims. SCVAN currently manages five programs that provide services and resources to our state's crime victims and the professionals who serve them: 1) Annual SC Victims' Rights Week Conference; 2) Emergency Financial Assistance Fund; 3) Legal Assistance to Victims (LAV); 4) Statewide Forensic and Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Coordinator; and 5) Crime Victim Information Program.
Position Description: This position serves as a staff attorney for the Legal Assistance for Victims program with a focus on our Immigrant Victim Program (IVP). The IVP Attorney will be responsible for leading the IVP statewide with specific emphasis on the South Carolina counties with the highest percentage of foreign born persons. The Attorney will be responsible for developing and organizing the inter-agency Statewide Immigrant Victim Coalition; developing the IVP's immigration legal services, supervising attorneys and staff working with immigrant survivors, and ensuring the Program's sustainability. The Attorney will serve, together with other project staff, as a statewide resource for training and technical assistance on a range of issues that arise in cases of immigrant victims with the goal of helping victim advocates, law enforcement, legal services attorneys, family lawyers, community organizers and others. In addition, the IVP Attorney will provide direct, holistic wraparound legal services to all crime victims including those victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, harassment, stalking, and human trafficking. The Attorney will represent victims in order of protection/restraining order hearings, family law, housing, employment, Title IX education issues (higher and lower education), victims' rights, and other related civil legal matters.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with both civil and criminal matters, 5+ years
- Knowledge of South Carolina's criminal justice system, particularly from a crime victim's standpoint
- Demonstrated experience working with diverse clients
- Bilingual (English/Spanish)
- Familiarity with Box and Clio file management/storage systems
Reports to: LAV Director
Salary: Commensurate with experience
TO APPLY FOR THIS POSITION:
Interested candidates should send cover letter and resume to sarah@scvan.org. Please indicate "IVP Attorney" in the subject line.
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