4 Nonprofit-Social Services jobs

HIRING ANNOUNCEMENT – STAFF ATTORNEY Posting open January 15 – February 12, 2021   Opportunity Advocates for the West seeks an experienced attorney to join our team of passionate environmental attorneys to protect the American West through strategic litigation and legal advocacy. The position will initially focus on assisting with existing litigation, and then expand to include a wide range of cases involving public lands, fish and wildlife, and communities.   About Advocates for the Wes t Advocates for the West is a leading non-profit public interest environmental law firm with offices in Boise, ID, and Portland, OR. We provide legal counseling and representation to a wide array of conservation groups, Native American Tribes, and individuals, primarily in federal court litigation.   Advocates for the West ’s current docket is focused on fighting public lands oil and gas leasing; protecting sage-grouse habitat throughout the Interior West; saving the...

ABOUT LSC :   Established by Congress in 1974, the Legal Services Corporation (LSC) is the country’s single largest funder of civil legal aid for low-income Americans. LSC currently funds 132 independent nonprofit legal aid organizations with more than 800 offices throughout the nation. LSC’s mission is to promote equal access to justice and provide grants for high-quality civil legal assistance to low-income Americans.   BASIC FUNCTION :   Under the general direction of the Director of the Office of Program Performance (OPP) or his or her designee, works with grantee programs to provide programmatic oversight and to improve the delivery of quality legal services to the eligible population. Assists programs to improve and expand the development of innovative, comprehensive, and effective best practices and solutions. Extensive travel is required. This position is included in a collective bargaining unit represented by the International Federation of Professional...

Earthjustice’s Fossil Fuels Program is hiring a Staff Attorney to join us in using the power of the law to protect communities and our environment from an onslaught of new oil and gas development. The position will focus on the Ohio River Valley in Appalachia and will be based in Chicago, Illinois. Earthjustice is the premier nonprofit environmental law organization. We take on the biggest, most precedent-setting cases across the country. We wield the power of law and the strength of partnership to protect people’s health; to preserve magnificent places and wildlife; to advance clean energy; and to combat climate change. We partner with thousands of groups and supporters to engage the critical environmental issues of our time, and bring about positive change. We are here   because the earth needs a good lawyer . Founded in 1971, Earthjustice has a distinguished track record of achieving significant, lasting environmental protections. We achieve this by hiring people who share...

Disability Rights Iowa (DRI) seeks an Executive Director to lead our dynamic advocacy organization as we continue our mission to identify and eliminate the barriers that Iowans with disabilities of all ages face in exercising their civil, legal and human rights. The Executive Director will lead the organization as we work toward an improved quality of life for Iowans with disabilities, their families and our community as a whole. About Disability Rights Iowa Disability Rights Iowa (DRI) is a well-established, innovative, statewide not-for-profit organization dedicated to advancing the rights of Iowans with disabilities, including Iowans with mental illness. DRI works to achieve fairness and justice for people with disabilities through quality legal representation, advocacy, investigations of abuse and neglect, peer/self-advocacy services, community partnerships, legislative and regulatory advocacy work, education and outreach. DRI’s legal work includes individual...