News and Announcements

  1. Home
  2. News

Current Job Openings

Staff Attorney – Albuquerque

The Attorney position will provide legal representation for children, youth, eligible adults, indigent parents, and other legal parties who are the subject of, or who are at risk of being the subject of, abuse or neglect proceedings, Families in Need of Court Ordered Services (FINCOS) proceedings of Fostering Connections proceedings. This includes proceedings for the termination of parental rights, adoption proceedings, or other abuse/neglect, FINCOS, or Fostering Connections proceedings designated by the Office of Family Representation and Advocacy.
For more information and to apply Click Here
You can view/search other State of New Mexico job postings on the State Personnel website.

Requests for Proposals

OFRA provides court-appointed legal representation to indigent clients in Abuse and Neglect matters under the New Mexico Children’s Code.  We are seeking proposals from independent attorneys and law firms licensed in the State of New Mexico to provide professional representation in the roles of Respondents Attorney, Guardian ad Litem for children under 14 years of age, Youth Attorney and Eligible Adult Attorney.  Separate contracts may be issued for the role of Appellate Attorney.

View the Request for Proposal.

Free Food Resources

Families around the state can find free food (boxes, pantries, and meals) by clicking on the following.

 

In the Albuquerque Metro/Central NM area

 

Statewide

The Family Justice Initiative (FJI) congratulates OFRA on its opening!

The Family Justice Initiative is a national collaborative of children’s attorneys, parents’ attorneys, educators, researchers, national policy advocates, and lived experience experts who share a common goal: to increase access to high-quality legal representation for children and parents in child welfare cases.

Read full article here.