The Central American Resource Center (CARECEN) Legal Services Department seeks applicants for two Equal Justice Works AmeriCorps Legal Fellowships focusing on immigration and community legal services beginning in September 2009. Each fellowship can be extended to one additional year.

Project Overview: The Equal Justice Works AmeriCorps Legal Fellow will work under the supervision of the Legal Services Director to provide direct Legal Services in the area of Immigration, Housing, and Consumer Law, Community Outreach, and Education though direct representation; public speaking and community engagement; and pro bono attorney recruitment and coordination.

Compensation – Total compensation of $48,325 which includes:

•  Living allowance of $22,800 ($1,900 per month)
• Reimbursement of monthly expenses- $20,800 ($1,733 per month)
• A $4725 Segal Education Award voucher to apply toward payment of federally backed educational loans and other expenses.

Application Process:

Applicants with professional, volunteer, and/or personal ties to the low-income immigrant communities in the metropolitan Washington, DC area are encouraged to apply. Those interested should send a resume, cover letter, and writing sample by July 27, 2009 to Andrea Rodriguez, Esq., Central American Resource Center, 1460 Columbia Rd., NW, C-1, Washington, DC 20009. Fax: 202-328-7894. For further inquiries, email the Legal Services Director at arodriguez@carecendc.org.

A full job description is available at: http://www.equaljusticeworks.org/files/americorps/carecen.pdf.  Also, a 3^rd AmeriCorps Fellowship dealing with the foreclosure crisis is available in Ohio: http://www.equaljusticeworks.org/files/americorps/able.pdf.