OJPC will host a fellow over two years as part of the Equal Justice Works Crime Victims Justice Corps. The fellowship should begin on or about June 1, 2018 and end May/June 2020.
The Equal Justice Works Crime Victims Justice Corps is a legal fellowship program designed to increase capacity and access to civil legal help for crime victims. A cohort of approximately sixty fellows are placed at nonprofit organizations across the country to provide direct representation, outreach, and education to victims of crimes, including human trafficking, fraud/identity theft, campus sexual assault, and hate crime, and immigrant victims of crime with meritorious claims for immigration relief. All fellows will incorporate crime victims’ rights enforcement into their practice and will receive training from the National Crime Victim Law Institute and other training and technical assistance providers.
This program is supported by an award from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office for Victims of Crime, Award Number 2017-MU-MU-K131, and private funding.
The fellow will be supervised by OJPC and based in Cincinnati, Ohio.
The Equal Justice Works Crime Victims Justice Corps Fellow will:
- Provide direct legal services to human trafficking survivors/ crime victims/survivors affected by fraud and/or identity theft to address the range of civil legal issues that arise from the victimization
- Provide crime victims’ rights enforcement
- Conduct outreach and education activities, provide referrals, and leverage pro bono resources
- Contribute to programmatic reporting required under the federal award
- Collaborate with other Equal Justice Works Crime Victims Justice Corps Fellows
- Actively participate in mandatory in-person training programs including two-day Crime Victims Justice Corps Victim Law Boot Camp training on June 28-29, 2018 in Washington, DC; learning event at the end of the Fellowship; annual three-day Equal Justice Works Leadership Development Training in October/November 2018 and 2019 in Washington, DC; and training calls with the National Crime Victim Law Institute
The ideal candidate will possess the following qualifications:
- Licensed to practice law in the State of Ohio.
- If admitted to another state’s bar, the attorney must seek admission to Ohio on a temporary basis and then take the Ohio Bar
- A demonstrated commitment to public interest work and desire to assist crime victims
- Strong writing, communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills
- An ability to provide victim-centered, trauma-informed, and culturally competent legal assistance to crime victims/survivors
- An ability to work collaboratively in a variety of contexts and with multiple organizations to facilitate comprehensive services to crime victims/survivors
- Ability to begin the fellowship by on or about June 1, 2018 and serve for 2 years
- Those with legal experience in crime victims’ rights enforcement and victim service are strongly encouraged to apply
- Law school clinic, externship, summer or other relevant practice experience a plus
Additional, preferred experience will include the following:
- Proficiency in Spanish desirable
- Experience with grant writing, public speaking and fundraising
Salary and other support
The Fellow will receive an annual salary of $48K, as well as medical, dental and vision health insurance, an IRA with corporate matching, 13+ paid Holidays, 27 PTO days, ability to apply for educational loan forgiveness, and other benefits. Details follow.
Benefits provided by OJPC
- Health insurance provided, with corporation subsidy of premium at 93%. Access to group, low cost dental insurance and vision insurance available at employee’s discretion. Life insurance provided by corporation. Simple IRA available at employee’s discretion, with tax-free savings up to $12.5K annual, and corporate match of 3% of base pay.
- OJPC observes 13 annual holidays plus a Christmas to New Year’s shut-down. All employees receive 27 Personal Time Off (PTO, a combination of vacation and sick leave) for each calendar year, earned on a bi-weekly basis. PTO Carryover is permitted as well as PTO Sharing.
- Position related travel and training are reimbursed. Professional fees such as bar dues are provided.
- Employees with Federal Direct Student Loans are strongly encouraged to apply for “Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)” through submission of OMB Form #1845-0110. OJPC is a private non-profit 501(C)3.
- Relocation assistance offered, up to $1K.
Application period will run from April 19 – May 16, 2018. Candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.
Candidates should respond with a cover memo, resume, writing sample, law school transcript (if within 5 years of law school), and 3 references. All documents should be in PDF format.
Email application materials to OJPC’s Operations Manager at [email protected].