Veterans Law Attorney (SF)

Position Description About the RMVAP and the Program: RMVAP is a Denver-based nonprofit law firm that has served Veterans across Colorado, Wyoming, and New Mexico since 2015. We handle the legal problems most closely tied to Veteran suicide risk: discharge upgrades, VA benefits claims and appeals, Character of Discharge determinations, family law, and housing and employment matters. Under the SSG Fox Suicide Prevention Grant, RMVAP operates a non-clinical suicide prevention program built around legal representation. Veterans and their families receive screening, a service plan, case management, legal help, peer support, and referrals to clinical care through the Sturm Center, the VA, and Community Care. We prioritize Veterans with other-than-honorable or “bad paper” discharges, Veterans not connected to VA care, and rural, Tribal, and justice-involved Veterans. Position Summary The Staff Attorney represents program participants in the legal matters that most directly affect their safety and stability. The caseload will center on discharge upgrades before the service Discharge Review Boards and Boards for Correction of Military Records and on VA Character of Discharge determinations that restore access to VA health care, along with VA benefits claims and appeals and selected housing, employment, and family law matters. The attorney works as part of a multidisciplinary team that includes a Case Manager (LCSW), a Peer Support Specialist, and program psychologists. The attorney is responsible for the legal work and exercises independent professional judgment in it; the clinical and case management staff handle screening, safety planning, and referrals. The job requires close coordination with those colleagues around the points in a case, such as a denial or a hearing, that are hardest on the client.