Modest Means Helpline (MMH) Staff Attorney

NOTICE OF JOB OPPORTUNITY
Announcement Date: 10/17/2024
Closing Date: Until Filled
Entity: New Mexico State Bar Foundation
Position: Modest Means Helpline Staff Attorney (Full-Time)
Full-Time Salary: $60,000 - $70,000/annually (depending on experience and qualifications)
Location: Albuquerque, NM (travel possibly required)
Flexible location within New Mexico (Possible 100% remote work within NM)

POSITION OVERVIEW
Are you tired of billable hours? Would you love not to have to go to court? Do you enjoy interacting with and helping people? If you answered yes, then Helpline attorney work may be the perfect fit for you! The New Mexico State Bar Foundation seeks a Full-Time (40 hours/week) helpline staff attorney for its Modest Means Helpline. Most of the work can be performed remotely from within New Mexico, with occasional mandatory office days. The position includes an excellent benefits package and competitive salary for legal work in the non-profit sector. Duties include providing legal advice and brief legal services over the phone to New Mexico residents who have moderate or low income in the areas of housing stability (landlord-tenant / real property), domestic relations, and domestic violence. Additionally, the attorney may conduct legal workshops and clinics – some remotely and some in-person throughout New Mexico. Applicants must be licensed to practice law in New Mexico, and able to work as part of a busy team in a fast-paced environment. Excellent customer service and computer skills are required. Fluency in Spanish is a plus as is a demonstrable interest in the above-referenced areas of law and issues affecting the lower-income community.
To be considered, applicants must submit a cover letter and resume to hr@sbnm.org.
In your cover letter, please explain why you are interested in working as a helpline attorney. EOE. See below for details and application instructions.

You may view and download the full PDF for this position here.

THE STATE BAR OF NEW MEXICO IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER