4th Annual Massachusetts Medical-Legal Partnership Conference

Medical-Legal Partnership: A Key Component of Accountable Care

Monday, October 28, 2013

8:15 AM - 5:00 PM

Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

Register or view the agenda at www.mlpboston.org

Seats are limited!

Keynote Speaker:

John Auerbach, MBA

Distinguished Professor of Practice

Bouve College of Health Sciences

Director, The Institute on Urban Health Research and Practice

Northeastern University

Honoring:

Norman Stein

Vice President of Development

Boston Medical Center

Excellence in Health Care Partnership Award

Disparities Action Network

Excellence in Public Health Partnership Award

 Workshop Tracks:

• The Front Lines: Best Practices in Advancing Health Through Justice
• Making the Case: Current MLP Research and Evaluation in the Commonwealth
• Hot Topics in Caring for Medically Complex Patients with Legal Risk Factors: An MLP 201 Training Series

Legal Service/Pro Bono Program Seeks Attorney

Volunteer Lawyers Project of the Boston Bar Association seeks attorney with 1-5 years experience to provide support to its pro bono panel and carry a caseload. Responsibilities include: develop expertise in family and guardianship law; train, mentor, and recruit volunteer attorneys; represent clients; staff court-based programs. Experience in family or guardianship law. Commitment to serving low-income clients. Second language preferred. Admitted to the Bar in Massachusetts.

Resume and cover letter to Martha Williams, mwilliams@vlpnet.org.

Preference to applications received by October 18.

Equal opportunity employer.

CLINICAL FELLOW FOR VETERANS LEGAL SERVICES PROJECT

The University of Baltimore School of Law invites applications for a Fellowship in a new Veterans Legal Services Project to begin on or about January 1, 2013.  This public interest fellowship program offers practicing attorneys exposure to law school clinical teaching.

The Veterans Legal Services Project is a new initiative designed to meet the legal needs of low-income veterans.  Duties will include direct supervision of case work by clinic students, clinic classroom teaching in coordination with clinic faculty, consulting and partnering with existing legal clinics and organizations that serve the legal needs of veterans, and choosing cases that offer students a rich experiential opportunity in the practice of law. The Fellow would also pursue professional goals in conjunction with his/her clinic director, including opportunities for scholarship.

This position is a contractual appointment for one year, with an anticipation of an extension for two additional years. 

Qualifications:

 Excellent oral and written communication skills; at least three years of experience as a practicing lawyer primarily in matters related to the legal needs of veterans; a strong academic record and/or other indicia of high performance ability; commitment to work for low income clients; and a strong interest in teaching. Membership in the Maryland Bar or a willingness to sit for the Maryland Bar is preferred.

Salary: 

The starting salary is $50,000.  The position includes full benefits, including retirement annuities, research support, and a travel allowance.  

To Apply See Symplicity

Pro Bono Fair for Attorneys and Law Students – October 28 from 5-6:30pm

The Rappaport Center co-sponsors its fifth annual Pro Bono Fair for Attorneys and Law Students with the Boston Bar Association on Monday, October 28, from 5-6:30pm at Suffolk University Law School (First Floor Function Room).  Boston-area agencies will be available to speak with law students and practicing attorneys about volunteer opportunities.  This is a terrific opportunity to learn more about the vast array of pro bono opportunities in the Boston community and to network with public interest employers.  View a full list of the 22 participating agencies and RSVP at https://2013probonofair.eventbrite.com.  Light refreshments will be served.

Immediate Opening: 2014 Judith Stronach Summer Fellow Position (Stipend Offered)

About the Organization

The Center for Gender and Refugee Studies (CGRS), based at the University of California Hastings College of the Law, is seeking law student candidates for our 2014 Judith Stronach Summer Fellow positions. CGRS provides legal expertise, training, and resources to attorneys representing asylum seekers, advocates to protect refugees, advances refugee law and policy, and uses domestic, regional and international mechanisms to address the root causes of persecution. For more information about CGRS, visit http://cgrs.uchastings.edu/. Stipends are offered for successful applicants, and CGRS encourages fellows to seek outside funding to supplement their work, if necessary.

Job Description

Summer fellowship positions are full-time for 10- to 12-week terms. Law fellows are involved in the full range of CGRS’s work, and work closely with CGRS lawyers and staff in other projects as needed. For example, projects might include:

• Researching and writing on key legal issues
• Assisting in the various stages of appellate advocacy
• Analyzing emerging asylum law trends
• Developing training and technical assistance materials
• Conducting national policy work
• Engaging in international human rights projects

Given our small office and high volume of work, law fellows must be able to work with minimal supervision.

Qualifications

Demonstrated commitment to human rights and social justice
Strong research and writing skills
Experience or background in asylum or international human rights law
Completion of two years of law school is strongly preferred
Ability to work independently and within a team
Ability to protect the confidentiality of our work and our communications
Fluency in Spanish or French is desirable, but not required

For details on how to apply please log in to  Symplicity.

Vermont Poverty Law Fellowship

The Vermont Bar Foundation and the Vermont Access to Justice Campaign are pleased to announce the availability of a two-year Vermont Poverty Law Fellowship (VPLF) beginning in August 2014. The VPLF program is designed to allow graduating law students and other new lawyers to help expand the reach of Vermont’s existing legal services providers. Funding for salary and benefits will be provided by the Vermont Access to Justice Fund and will be matched by supervision and office support from a host Vermont legal services organization.

The specific fellowship projects will be designed to take advantage of the Fellow’s background and the needs of the low-income community, and will be integrated directly into the services being delivered by one or more of the three major legal services programs in Vermont: Vermont Legal Aid, Legal Services Law Line of Vermont, and/or the South Royalton Legal Clinic at Vermont Law School. The fellowship will include work on one or more specific projects impacting the lives of low-income Vermonters, as well as the day-to-day delivery of legal services to clients. The three prior Fellows focused on foreclosure defense, Tropical Storm Irene relief and education issues. Additional areas of legal aid in Vermont include but are not limited to legal services to veterans, consumer, housing, public benefits, disability rights and immigration.

Fellows will work with the Vermont Bar Foundation and the Vermont Bar Association to publicize fellowship activities, contribute to the public awareness of legal services in Vermont, and participate in Vermont Bar Association continuing legal education activities.

Applicants must have excellent written and oral skills. Experience in public interest law, civil rights law or legal services is a plus. Applicants must be recent law school graduates or graduating law students and must be admitted to the Vermont Bar or willing to sit for the July 2014 examination. Some in-state travel is required.

Salary will be $44,000 in the first year and $45,300 in the second year with fringe benefits. VPL Fellows will be eligible for up to $5,000 per year in student loan forgiveness through the Vermont Bar Foundation.

Send cover letter detailing the applicant’s previous work with low-income clients and/or other relevant experience, resume, three references, and writing sample by November 8, 2013 to:

Vermont Poverty Law Fellowship

c/o Vermont Bar Association

P.O. Box 100

Montpelier, VT 05601-0100

Equal Opportunity Employer: People with disabilities, women and minorities encouraged to apply.

Applicants are encouraged (but not required) to submit their applications electronically to bpaolini@vtbar.org. Applications submitted electronically need not also be sent in hard copy.

Applications for Fall 2014 Entry Level Position at Middlesex DA's Officee is Today - 10/1

Tuesday, October 1 – Apply for Fall 2014 Assistant District Attorney Positions in Middlesex County

The Middlesex District Attorney's Office strongly encourages applicants for entry-level assistant district attorney positions in the Fall of 2014 to submit their completed applications by THIS Tuesday, October 1, 2013.  See http://middlesexda.com/careers/ for more information.