$119,800 - $184,000 yearly
National Consumer Law Center
Hybrid
The National Consumer Law Center® (NCLC) is seeking an attorney to fight for economic and racial justice as a member of our advocacy staff. The attorney will have or develop fluency in the bankruptcy code as a tool to remedy systemic inequities affecting low-income and other disadvantaged communities. The attorney will assume primary responsibility for NCLC’s bankruptcy-related advocacy and work on other consumer law issues as needs arise.
This is a full time position. The attorney will engage in legislative, agency, and rules-based advocacy to improve bankruptcy laws and make bankruptcy relief more accessible to low-income people; train consumer advocates; consult and provide technical assistance on individual cases; update and revise bankruptcy-related chapters of NCLC’s manuals; and write public facing reports, issue briefs, and articles. The attorney’s primary focus will be on consumer bankruptcy cases filed under chapter 7 and 13. At times, this position will...