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Disability Benefits and Rights Attorney – SCCLS Brockton Office

South Coastal Counties Legal Services, Inc. (SCCLS), is the leading legal services program in Southeastern Massachusetts providing free civil legal assistance to eligible low-income clients with about 100 staff across four locations.   Our core mission is to achieve justice for clients through community based advocacy.  We prioritize legal services in domestic relations, housing, benefits, elder law, employment, education, consumer and immigration issues.  Under new leadership, the organization is undergoing a period of growth and innovation.

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This position is in our brand new Brockton office.  This office is located in downtown Brockton, close to our community partners.  It is organized to perform high level legal work based on a holistic, trauma informed model. Staff specialize but also receive training in a broad range of issues.  This model works to advance equity for our clients individually as well as in the systems that touch their lives.  Brockton is one of the most diverse cities in New England, with a rich history and vibrant community as well as a high poverty rate. The office is steps from the commuter rail and enjoys easy access by car from both the Metro Boston area and Southeastern Massachusetts.  This is a hybrid position.

 

Duties Include: The attorney will engage with a range of issues to advance opportunities for clients who have disabilities, including:

  • SSI/SSDI
  • Medicaid (MassHealth) and Medicare
  • Using the Americans with Disabilities Act to achieve individual accommodations as well as meaningful access to systems
  • Other related issues

 

Qualifications:

  1. Admitted to the Massachusetts bar or admitted elsewhere and able to practice under Mass SJC Rule 3.04
  2. Experience working with clients who have disabilities and with vulnerable populations, including those who have experienced poverty, trauma, domestic violence, substance use disorder, discrimination or being unhoused
  3. Excellent oral and written skills; creativity in meeting the needs of clients and communities
  4. Attention to detail and ability to triage, demonstrated ability to show flexible thinking
  5. Ability to work independently and also in collaboration; commitment to ongoing learning and growth
  6. Commitment to equity in all forms and ability to engage effectively with people from diverse cultures, opinions and values, including staff, volunteers, and community members. Experience working with or connection to communities served by SCCLS Brockton, which include Haitian, Cape Verdean, Brazilian communities preferred
  7. Fluency in a second language which reflects our client communities (Spanish, Portuguese, Cape Verdean Creole, Haitian Creole, Vietnamese, Khmer) preferred

 

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:  SCCLS offers competitive compensation based on comparable public interest salaries and commensurate with experience with a salary scale starting at $72,500 a year. Multi-lingual annual increment to base salary may be added for demonstrated language skills (written, oral, or both). Generous benefits and leave.

 

APPLY:  Submit letter of interest and resume by email to:  LThelin@sccls.org with Subject Line: Brockton Disability Benefits & Rights Attorney

 

SCCLS is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we welcome applicants from a broad range of backgrounds and experiences. We strive to foster a healthy, inclusive environment where all staff, clients, and community members are valued, empowered and recognized, especially individuals who come from marginalized communities that are often under resourced, underserved, and underrepresented.