Staff Attorney- Housing Cooperative Preservation Initiative

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Staff Attorney- Housing Cooperative Preservation Initiative
The candidate will be a member of firm’s 14-person housing team and will join HCPI’s senior staff attorney and project coordinator in providing direct, general-counsel style legal services to HCPI’s limited-equity cooperative clients. Work may include: Assisting limited-equity housing cooperatives to comply with or to come into compliance with various regulatory, tax, insurance, and lender requirements, as well as the requirements of applicable subsidy programs. Advising and training board members of limited-equity housing cooperatives on their duties and other matters relating to good governance, such as updating, interpreting, and adhering to governing documents, policies, and procedures. Developing tools and training cooperative boards so that they can function without help in the future. Attending cooperative board meetings as an advisor. Collaborating and coordinating with firm’s subcontractor partner University Legal Services in order to provide asset management services. Creating educational materials for cooperative residents and other parties. Conducting community outreach to cooperatives who may be eligible for services. Collaborating with other organizations that support cooperatives to provide direct support to cooperatives and to advocate for policy changes that would help limited-equity cooperatives generally. Liaising between third-party management agents and cooperatives’ boards of directors, and advocating for cooperatives if their relationship with management becomes adversarial. Supporting pro bono attorneys and other outside counsel handling matters for our clients, including answering general questions regarding housing cooperative association clients and the law governing them, generally facilitating client communication and information sharing, and regularly monitoring case progress. Participating in firm’s recruitment, training, and retention efforts to build our base of pro bono attorneys serving clients.This is a grant-funded position that currently is funded through September 30, 2021. Should have J.D. from an accredited law school and membership in the DC Bar in good standing or eligibility to become a member of the DC Bar, Must have experience working with diverse groups of people , ability to facilitate group decision-making; commitment to and experience empowering low-income communities.. Should have experience with at least one of the following (internships and clinics count): civil legal services, housing law, community development or affordable housing development, nonprofit or business law; transactional or real estate law, work with organizational clients in any area of law, or compliance work.

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