Job Title: Law Clerk
Position Type: Full-time, remote work
Background: The National Veterans Legal Services Program (NVLSP) is a high-impact national nonprofit veterans service organization based in Arlington, VA. Established in 1981, NVLSP's mission is to ensure that the government delivers to our nation’s veterans and active-duty personnel the benefits to which they are entitled due to the disabilities that resulted from their military service. To this end, NVLSP and its attorneys provide legal representation at no cost to veterans and surviving family members before the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (CAVC) and other federal courts and agencies.
NVLSP often serves as amicus or lead counsel in impact litigation throughout the United States. In addition, NVLSP trains hundreds of other lawyer and non-lawyer advocates in veterans/military law and publishes advocacy materials to assist these advocates in their representation of veterans, service members, and their families. NVLSP wrote the book on veterans’ law—The Veterans Benefits Manual—the nation's first veterans law treatise. NVLSP’s pro bono program Lawyers Serving Warriors® (“LSW”) provides legal representation at no cost to veterans, through a nationwide pro bono network of private law firms and corporate legal departments, to disabled active-duty personnel and veterans and their families.
Position Description: NVLSP seeks a full-time Law Clerk who will be responsible for drafting and processing outgoing legal correspondence between NVLSP clients, NVLSP attorneys, processing and distribution of a high volume of legal e-files related to on-going cases, updating Department case status spreadsheets used for case tracking purposes, and working closely with NVLSP Appellate Attorneys, Paralegals, Law Clerks, and other Legal Assistants to perform other case management and case review functions.
The candidate must have strong organization and communication skills, attention to detail, and the ability to manage and prioritize multiple deadline-driven tasks while maintaining a professional and pleasant demeanor. The ability to work well and collaborate with others in a remote environment is a must.
Required Qualifications/Skills:
- Demonstrates professional and highly-developed communication skills. Ability to deal professionally and courteously with attorneys, staff, and clients while observing confidentiality of client, Courts, and NVLSP matters. Provide excellent client service to our attorneys, clients and other NVLSP personnel.
- Awesome human (flexible, friendly, and someone who wants to help veterans and their families).
- Great organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Ability to maintain records of ongoing matters in paper and electronically
- Must be highly detail-oriented with the ability to handle multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, etc.) and Adobe Acrobat and ability to quickly learn other software platforms. Salesforce knowledge a plus, but not required
Approved Remote Work Locations:
Applicants must be legal residents of one of the following states to be considered for employment: Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois (excluding Chicago), Indiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York (excluding New York City), North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, D.C., West Virginia, Wisconsin, or Wyoming.
Opening/Closing Date: Available immediately; closes when filled.
Salary and Benefits:
- Competitive salary commensurate with experience.
- Health insurance provided at no cost to the employee.
- Retirement plan and generous paid leave program included.
- Remote work flexibility
Applications:
To apply, please email the following materials to personnel@nvlsp.org with the subject line “Law Clerk (CAVC)”
Please Include:
- Resume
- Independently drafted writing sample
- Salary requirements
- List of 3-4 professional references
All applications will be reviewed in confidence. NVLSP is an equal opportunity employer.
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible schedule
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Retirement plan
- Tuition reimbursement
Application Question(s):
- What are your salary expectations?
- Please describe your veteran law and/or veteran benefits litigation or research experience.
Location:
- United States (Preferred)
Work Location: Remote
