Legal Aid of North Carolina (LANC) is seeking applications for the Judge Samuel J. Ervin, III FELLOWSHIP for 2010-11. The Ervin Fellowship is an entry-level, one-year, staff attorney position. The Ervin Fellow will work in the LANC-Morganton Office, which provides free legal assistance in civil matters to low-income persons in Alexander, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba and McDowell Counties of northwest North Carolina. LANC is a statewide, nonprofit [501(c)3)] law firm that provides free legal services in civil matters to those households whose income falls below 125% of the federal poverty guidelines. Judge Samuel J. Ervin III served as judge and Chief Judge of the U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals for nearly twenty years. He had an exemplary record of public service as state legislator and judge, and two tours of duty in the U.S. Army, prior to his elevation to the Circuit Court by President Carter in 1980. He was a graduate of Davidson College and the Harvard Law School. The Ervin Fellowship is funded in memory of Judge Ervin’s commitment to equal justice and public service. The fellowship is intended to provide legal aid to clients in Judge Ervin’s hometown of Morganton and the surrounding area.Responsibilities & Duties:The Ervin Fellow will be responsible for handling a general caseload in traditional areas of poverty law practice, involving housing, employment, consumer, public benefit and elder law issues.
Qualifications
Ervin Fellow candidates should expect to be licensed to practice law in North Carolina when the fellowship begins in September 2010. Applicants will be expected to have a demonstrated commitment to community service and to be able to relate well to low-income people in a rural setting.
Ervin Fellow candidates should expect to be licensed to practice law in North Carolina when the fellowship begins in September 2010. Applicants will be expected to have a demonstrated commitment to community service and to be able to relate well to low-income people in a rural setting.
Salary
$40,100+ DOE. Excellent benefits package. Relaxed office atmosphere.
$40,100+ DOE. Excellent benefits package. Relaxed office atmosphere.
Application Instructions
Applications must be received by 5:00 pm on Friday October 30, 2009. Send a cover letter (expressing interest in the fellowship and stating a preference for a specific field office), your resume, a writing sample (no more than 10 pages) and names/contact information of three (3) references to the contact below OR, by E-mail to: pearly@legalaidnc.org
Judge Ervin Fellowship
Legal Aid of North Carolina
211 East Union Street
Morganton, NC 28655
