The BWJP of the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence is seeking an extraordinary individual for the Senior Attorney of its Civil Justice Center. BWJP's Civil Center provides important leadership across the U.S. aimed at enhancing justice for battered women and their children in the civil legal arena by improving battered women's access to civil justice options and quality legal representation in civil court processes. BWJP's Civil Center typically provides technical assistance on such issues as protection orders, separation violence, divorce and support, custody, medication, confidentiality of shelter records and lay advocate testimony, safety planning, welfare and the Violence Against Women Act. The BWJP Sr. Attorney serves as liason to national organizations, both legal and domestic violence. The successful candidate will also be responsible for providing leadership in the national arena and overseeing the further development of the BWJP project.
Some travel is required.
Due to the volume of nominations that we process, we request that candidates send application materials to one of the Appointments Committee Chair, Jayne Tyrrell, so that applications can be processed in a timely manner. If you would like a copy of the Committee's application guidelines, please call Jayne at 617.723.9093. Periodically, the Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court solicit nominations for appointments to the Committee for Public Counsel Service. Several positions became vacant in early 1999. Anyone who is interested in being nominated should submit an application to the WBA Appointments Committee .