MVLS Seeks New Staff Attorney to Join Year-Long Effort
Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service (MVLS), the largest provider of pro bono civil legal services to Marylanders facing financial hardships, announced today that it is partnering with the Baltimore Health Corps, a citywide program to help contain the spread of COVID-19 and to address the social needs of vulnerable residents. As a program partner, MVLS will perform individual legal consultations with Baltimore Health Corps employees on a variety of civil legal issues, including criminal record expungement, debtor’s rights, consumer protection, bankruptcy, tax controversies, license suspensions, housing and administrative issues. To respond to this need, MVLS is seeking a new staff attorney who will focus on delivering critical legal services to Baltimore Health Corps employees and through MVLS’s other workforce development programs.
“We are pleased to be a part of this extremely important initiative in Baltimore City during a time of unprecedented unemployment,” said Amy Hennen, director of advocacy and financial stabilization, Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service. “For the past several years, we’ve implemented a variety of workforce development programs to deliver free legal services and full representation to Marylanders facing civil legal challenges, so we have the expertise and experience to quickly support employees of the Baltimore Health Corps. Our goal is to help these individuals overcome legal barriers that are preventing them from securing steady employment.”
MVLS is Hiring
MVLS has an immediate opening for a Baltimore Health Corps staff attorney to provide legal consultations with employees, create case plans for each employee, coordinate full representation by MVLS volunteer lawyers or staff attorneys, provide brief advice and manage relationships with community partners. To apply to this full-time paid position, please email a cover letter, resume, writing sample and professional references to mvls@mvlslaw.org with the subject line “Baltimore Health Corps Attorney.”
Baltimore Health Corps
A first-of-its-kind model, the Baltimore Health Corps will equitably provide employment to trusted community members who will conduct contact tracing and care coordination across the city. The initiative will train and employ more than 300 residents in a time of record unemployment, generate long-term career paths, and at the same time support the city's public health response to COVID-19. The Baltimore Health Corps is hiring for a range of positions, including contact tracers, care coordinators, directors, supervisors, managers and operational support staff. To learn more or to apply to a Baltimore Health Corps position, please visit www.baltimorecorps.org/baltimore-health-corps.
To learn more about Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service (MVLS) or to become a volunteer, please visit www.mvlslaw.org.
About Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service (MVLS)
Founded in 1981 with a mission to provide access to justice for all, Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service (MVLS) serves Marylanders in need of free legal services by offering legal counseling and full representation for civil cases. MVLS matches clients with volunteer lawyers and staff attorneys who represent them in a wide range of consumer, family and workforce re-entry situations, including foreclosure, bankruptcy, income tax disputes, landlord/tenant disputes, estate planning, criminal record expungement, divorce/custody and deed changes. For more information about MVLS’ services, visit www.mvlslaw.org.
