JOB REQUIREMENTS: Employer: End Domestic Abuse Wisconsin Location:
Hybrid or remote within Wisconsin only SUMMARY: End Domestic Abuse
Wisconsin (END ABUSE) seeks an intelligent, compassionate, creative,
motivated, and dedicated individual to serve as a Staff Attorney. The
position is responsible for providing TA (Technical Assistance) which is
legal information and training to domestic violence programs including
directors and advocates, other attorneys and legal services providers,
and other professionals who provide services to survivors of domestic
violence. This position does not provide direct legal representation to
survivors, unless under the supervision of the Director of Legal
Services and only on a case-by-case basis when it is determined that
this would enhance the quality of legal TA and training. The Staff
Attorney also develops quality resources and materials for domestic
violence programs to support survivors in navigating legal and other
systems-related processes. The Staff Attorney also uses their knowledge
and expertise to guide END ABUSE\'s public policy and systems advocacy
efforts to improve local, state, and national responses to domestic
violence survivors. The Staff Attorney position will focus a minimum of
25% of their time to activities centering underrepresented populations,
including but not limited to immigrants and refugees, BIPOC survivors,
historically marginalized communities, and LGBTQIA survivors. This will
also include regularly collaborating, cocreating, and providing support
to legal advocates, bilingual advocates, culturally specific
programs/agencies, and other stakeholders to work toward greater
accessibility to justice for underrepresented survivors. Primary
responsibilities Provide regular, timely and responsive TA (requests for
legal information or resources) on domestic violence issues in
particular, immigration and related legal issues, economic justice
including public benefits programs, language and disability access,
restraining orders/injunctions, family law processes and other legal
issues that impact the health and safety of domestic violence survivors.
Develop, update, and lead effective legal trainings for survivor serving
agencies through web-based, hybrid, and in-person formats on domestic
violence, stalking and human trafficking, and related violence. Topics
typically include protection orders, family law, immigration, economic
justice, language access, public benefits, housing, and other legal
issues that impact the health and safety of domestic violence survivors.
Work in conjunction with domestic violence programs, the END ABUSE
Engagement and Services Team, Legal Services Team, and other staff, in
co-creating, planning, and implementing these training courses. Create,
distribute, and update quality legal materials, including the END ABUSE
Legal Manual, related to domestic violence, human trafficking and
stalking on issues that impact the health and safety of domestic
violence survivors. Ensure domestic violence programs have information
and access to updated legal materials. Work with the Engagement and
Services Team, and Public Policy Director, to promote policy
improvements that respond to the needs of domestic violence victims,
particularly in the areas of immigration, economic justice, language
access, restraining orders/injunctions, family law, and legal systems
and processes. This includes reviewing proposed systems changes and
drafting or reviewing analysis, briefs and comments responsive to these
proposals. Represent End Abuse and advance a victim-centered perspective
while serving on and/or facilitating various committees, taskforces, and
workgroups, especially those dealing with program and policy development
in the Staff Attorney\'s areas of expertise. Responsible to coordinate,
make decisions, and manage funding requests from domestic violence
programs for individual survivor\'s legal expenses, prioritizing
geographic equity, immigrant and refugee survivors and BIPOC survivors.
This is a remote/telecommuting position with some travel required for
in-person trainings, meetings, or other collaborations. Agency
responsibilities It is the responsibility of every End Abuse employee to
uphold the mission and vision of this agency. End Abuse works to advance
the principle that all people have the right to a life free of
oppression and violence. We work to foster change in our economic,
social, and political systems and bring leadership expertise and best
practices to Wisconsin domestic abuse programs and communities engaged
in ending domestic violence. It is also an expectation that on the
individual level all staff members will work to further their personal
capacity to foster an environment of cultural inclusivity and
sensitivity that is the foundation for all our work. This description is
intended to indicate the kinds of duties and levels of work difficulty
that will be required and should not be construed as specifying or
defining all the duties and responsibilities of a particular position.
End Abuse honors the dignity and welfare of all its staff and supports a
healthy work-life balance. ** OTHER EXPERIENCE AND
QUALIFICATIONS: MINIMUM Qualifications: A Juris Doctor from an ABA
accredited law school and a license to practice law in Wisconsin.
Experience working in victim advocacy, immigration or culturally
specific agencies, poverty law, restraining orders/injunctions, policy
analysis and implementation, or a related field. Demonstrated
subject-matter expertise in at least one of the following legal areas:
Immigration, Public Benefits, Housing Law, Restraining Orders and
Injunctions, Family Law, Child Welfare, other Public Benefits and Human
Trafficking. Excellent listening, analytical, written, and verbal
communication skills. Open and direct communication style, with a high
degree of professionalism. Proficiency with Microsoft Office Programs
including Word, Excel and Outlook, Office 365, and SharePoint Valid
driver\'s license, insurance, and access to a safe, reliable, private
vehicle. PREFERRED Qualifications: Experience developing training
curricula and materials. A proven track-record as an effective educator,
especially providing training related to domestic violence and legal
issues. Policy development and implementation experience, particularly
on a statewide basis in the legal system or with government agencies.
Experience working with historically marginalized populations.
Experience working to dismantle systems of oppression such as nativism
and/or white supremacy. Spanish or Hmong language fluency Success
advocating on committees or workgroups and/or with government agencies.
Non-profit agency work/volunteer experience Work Conditions/Environment
and Physical Demands Work is primarily performed in an office setting
and requires the ability to stand or sit for extended periods of time.
Work requires the ability to communicate orally in person or through
electronic means, to drive on occasion, to read and discern documents,
and @type. ** APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: Other: Application
instructions: If you wish to apply for this position, please submit a
complete application package, including: A current resume. A one-page
cover letter. A one-page, double-spaced essay describing your
understanding of domestic abuse. End Abuse Employment Application
(signed) link to form on our website or embedded in position
description, email if needed Send your complete application package by
email to: apply@endabusewi.org
