About the Community Economic Defense Project (CEDP) & CED Law
Our mission
We partner with low-income and working people to build economic and racial equity. We do this by confronting economic abuse and investing in community wealth. We use an ever-evolving set of legal, economic and advocacy tools to challenge and dismantle unjust systems, building quickly towards a world where all people have what they need to live and thrive.
Our Organization
The Community Economic Defense Project (CEDP) is a Colorado-based nonprofit. Launched in 2020 as the COVID-19 Eviction Defense Project, our organization was formed to keep our neighbors housed during the pandemic. Working with clients, we built a “one-stop-shop” approach to eviction, foreclosure, and homelessness prevention that centers the legal and financial needs of housing-insecure families and uses a variety of tools to keep them housed.
Our team now serves more than 1,000 people per month, bringing together housing lawyers, economists, data analysts, policy-experts, organizers, and technologists to serve our clients. In the previous two years, we have distributed more than $100 million in aid and served more than 40,000 Coloradans. We have also contributed to the passage of major legislation to prevent eviction, stop economic abuse, and make credit and life-saving medication cheaper. CEDP’s model has been cited as a best practice by White House, HUD, the Urban Institute, and in the media.
Building on our work to stop evictions, CEDP has further expanded its integrated services model to include disaster response, predatory towing, debt collection, benefit access & navigation, long-term rental assistance, and homelessness response. Similar to CEDP’s work on rental housing, these efforts offer a continuum of care that includes navigation and advisory services, targeted payments, legal support, and the ability to participate in advocacy.
More about the Staff Housing Attorney Role
CED Law currently consists of an eviction defense team, a new foreclosure team, and is continuing to expand the services offered to tenants and homeowners in Colorado. We have grown into an important pillar in the housing community by establishing reputation and trust with those we serve. At the same time, evictions in Colorado have exceeded pre-pandemic highs and continue to skyrocket across the Denver metro area and beyond each month.
To manage the significant increase in demand for our services, CED Law seeks an additional housing attorney to coordinate cases, as well as to set, meet, and track goals.
In this role you will:
- Work on eviction and housing cases, maintaining a consistent caseload of 12-15 cases
- Set and complete case goals identified by supervisors or in partnership with supervisors
- Coordinate across CEDP to ensure timely tracking and reporting of case completions
- Maintain a regular schedule of hearings, court appearances, and conferences based on case requirements
- Interact with partners across the organization to serve clients efficiently and effectively
- Complete required documentation for both case tracking and also personal management
The successful candidate will have:
- Excellent organizational skills
- A supportive, client-focused attitude
- Experience as a practicing attorney
- A creative, self-driven attitude
- Demonstrated passion for social and racial justice, underpinning a commitment to fighting for the rights of vulnerable communities.
- A strong desire to work in a collaborative, rapid-change environment centered on social justice and equity
- Ability to work collaboratively with other attorneys and team leads
- Willingness and ability to travel within the Denver Metro area and surrounding suburbs to serve clients effectively
- Strong organizational abilities coupled with excellent interpersonal communication skills.
Position Requirements
- Colorado bar admission and JD
- 1+ years’ experience in housing law and litigation or related law and litigation experience
- Demonstrated passion for social and racial justice
- Strong desire to center client and community needs
- Excellent interpersonal communication skills
- Ability to travel within Denver Metro area and surrounding suburbs
- Ability to succeed working in a hybrid work environment (a home office set up will be provided by the firm along with access to our new office space in downtown Denver)
- Strong organizational abilities
- Knowledge of MS Office suite, CLIO, Google Suite desired
- Other language skills not required but are a strong plus and eligible for additional stipend
- Staff Housing Attorneys will work closely with their supervisors on the tasks related to this role and receive significant guidance and support.
Additional Details:
- Candidates must reside in Colorado, ideally within the greater Denver Metro area. The position includes competitive pay, flexible time off, benefits package (including medical, dental, vision), and 401k.
- A competitive salary grade of $75,000 per year.
- CEDP is an equal opportunity employer, committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Employment decisions are made without regard of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected status.