OPPORTUNITY FOR SERVICE:
BOARD OF DIRECTORS, NORTHWEST JUSTICE PROJECT
Northwest Justice Project Board of Directors – Application Deadline: September 5, 2014
The WSBA Board of Governors (BOG) is accepting letters of interest and résumés from members interested in serving on the Board of Directors of the Northwest Justice Project (NJP). The BOG will fill at least three attorney positions for terms commencing January 2015. Two incumbents are eligible for reappointment.
The Northwest Justice Project is a 125-attorney statewide not-for-profit law firm providing free legal services to low-income people from 17 offices throughout Washington. NJP is funded primarily by the State of Washington and the federal Legal Services Corporation, with additional support from the Legal Foundation of Washington. NJP’s 2014 budget is $22 million.
Board members play an active role in setting program policy, assuring adequate oversight of program operations, and must have a demonstrated interest in, and knowledge of, the delivery of high-quality civil legal services to low-income people.
NJP’s Board is a working board. Board members are expected to attend quarterly meetings in Seattle normally on the last Saturday of January, April, July and October. Board members also serve actively on one or more standing committees. The Board typically holds a one day annual Board retreat, which may be held in conjunction with an appropriate equal justice conference. Attorney Board members are expected to participate and support NJP efforts in legal community activities and limited resource development efforts. Travel and lodging expenses are reimbursed, as appropriate.
For more information, please contact César Torres, NJP Executive Director, at: cesart@nwjustice.org; or Joanne Whitehead, Board Development Committee Chair, at: jjwhitehead@gmail.com.
Please submit letters of interest and résumés on or before Thursday, September 5, 2014, to Bar Leaders Division, WSBA, 1325 Fourth Ave., Ste. 600, Seattle, WA 98101-2539; or e-mail barleaders@wsba.org. Notice of BOG action will follow its November 2014 meeting.
