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LAF Volunteer Coordinator
 
 
 
For over 40 years, LAF (formerly Legal Assistance Foundation) has provided free civil legal assistance to people living in poverty in metropolitan Chicago. Each year LAF’s more than 80 full-time attorneys, volunteers, and staff help resolve legal problems, including domestic violence, consumer fraud and unfair evictions. In addition to representing individuals in court and administrative hearings, we run community legal clinics, provide know-your-rights workshops, and work with community-based organizations to address emerging issues as well as persistent and chronic problems that affect low-income families. Our work impacts more than 40,000 people each year. LAF has five Practice Groups: Children & Families, Consumer, Housing, Immigrant & Workers’ Rights, and Public Benefits. Each Practice Group has a team of attorneys and paralegals providing legal representation in their respective areas of expertise. Our Volunteer Services Department (VSD) increases the agency’s capacity to serve clients and communities by engaging private attorneys and non-attorneys in LAF’s work. The VSD supports 18 separate pro bono projects as well as acting as the hub for all volunteer recruitment, training, retention and recognition efforts.
 
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Member Duties : LAF’s VISTA Volunteer Coordinator will work directly with the Director of Volunteer Services to increase LAF’s capacity to serve clients by engaging and supporting attorney and non-attorney volunteers. The Volunteer Coordinator will have three primary projects: 1) Streamlining and standardizing the process of onboarding volunteers at LAF, including designing and delivering training; 2) Assisting in the design, implementation and support of new volunteer management software, and 3) Supporting and implementing LAF’s volunteer recognition efforts including executing LAF’s annual Volunteer Recognition Party and coordinating the nomination of LAF volunteers for local and national awards. The Volunteer Coordinator will be an active member of the Volunteer Services Department team and provide support for team-wide initiatives. Applicants must be highly organized, comfortable meeting new people and speaking in front of groups of professionals. A law degree is not required.
 
Program Benefits : Training ,  Stipend ,  Living Allowance ,  Relocation Allowance ,  Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend ,  Health Coverage* ,  monthly transit pass . 
 
 
*For details about AmeriCorps VISTA healthcare benefits, please visit https://americorps.gov/members-volunteers/vista/benefits.
 
Terms :
None
 
Service Areas :
Community Outreach . 
 
Skills :
volunteer management ,  Non-Profit Management ,  Community Organization ,  Team Work ,  Computers/Technology ,  Recruitment ,  Public Speaking ,  Writing/Editing ,  Communications ,  General Skills . 
 
 
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SUMMARY
Program Type:
AmeriCorps VISTA
Program
LAF Volunteer Coordinator
Program Start/End Date
04/17/2015  -   04/16/2016
Work Schedule Full Time
Education level
College graduate
Age Requirement
Minimum:  21    Maximum:  None
Program Locations ILLINOIS   Chicago  
Accepting Applications
From  01/13/2015  To  02/04/2015 
Contact Erika Grantier
LAF
Chicago   IL   60603
312-347-8373
egrantier@lafchicago.org
www.lafchicago.org
Listing ID 56449

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