VLC Assistant Director

Job Responsibilities

The VLC Assistant Director is dedicated to providing legal services and education to South Carolina veterans and families. The Assistant Director advances the mission of the Clinic by maintaining a robust docket of civil legal matters, including veterans benefits matters, in consultation with the Faculty Director. The Assistant Director also advances the Clinic’s mission by working with the Faculty Director to develop and execute community education and outreach in areas of special interest or need in the South Carolina veterans community, and to build partnerships with other advocates and organizations serving veterans.

About the Role

The VLC Assistant Director works under the limited supervision of the Faculty Director of the Veterans Legal Clinic (VLC).

Qualifications

• Knowledge/Skills/Abilities: Excellent writing and verbal communications skills. Extensive experience providing civil legal services to low-income individuals independently. Experience developing and executing education, outreach, and advocacy programming, with a preference for such experience in veterans services. Ability to collaborate with law school faculty, staff and students. Ability to work for and with veterans in need who will be requesting legal assistance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Minimum Qualifications (Classified and Unclassified positions): Knowledge/Skills/Abilities: Excellent writing and verbal communications skills. Extensive experience providing civil legal services to low-income individuals independently. Experience developing and executing education, outreach, and advocacy programming, with a preference for such experience in veterans services. Ability to collaborate with law school faculty, staff and students. Ability to work for and with veterans in need who will be requesting legal assistance.

Benefits

• Health and Life Insurance
• Retirement Programs
• Paid Tuition
• Dependent Scholarships
• Annual Leave
• Sick Leave
• 13 Paid Holidays (including an extended December holiday)
• Paid Parental Leave
• Professional Development Opportunities