Company Profile
National Crime Victim Law Institute
Company Overview
NCVLI is a section 501(c)(3) nonprofit legal education and advocacy organization based at Lewis & Clark Law School in Portland, Oregon. NCVLI’s mission is to actively promote comprehensive and enforceable legal rights for crime victims and access to knowledgeable attorneys to help protect those rights in every case through victim centered legal advocacy, education, and resources.
Company History
Our Mission
The National Crime Victim Law Institute actively promotes comprehensive and enforceable legal rights for crime victims and access to knowledgeable attorneys to help protect those rights in every case through victim centered legal advocacy, education, and resources.
Our Vision
We envision a justice system in which every crime victim has:
- comprehensive and meaningful legal rights;
- access to a trained victims’ rights attorney at no cost; and
- rights that are recognized and enforced.
Our Values
- Empowerment. Voice, choice and agency are critical components of empowerment. We recognize and acknowledge that individual experiences, needs, and decisions will vary and support empowerment by providing legal expertise to ensure victims may make informed decisions, and to have those decisions honored and respected throughout the criminal justice process.
- Dignity. We value the dignity of all individuals and believe that every person deserves to be treated with respect and with care for their well-being.
- Equity. NCVLI works to ensure all victims – no matter their identities or backgrounds – have their rights afforded and are treated by the justice system with respect and dignity. Please see our full statement below for more on how we approach this work.
- Collaboration. We view our work as part of a national community. we actively seek out, amplify, complement, and support the work, knowledge, and perspectives of other organizations and individuals – to ensure that victims’ rights are respected and enforced throughout the country.
- Innovation. We value creative legal analysis, inventive solutions and strategic litigation to advance victims’ rights.
Notable Accomplishments / Recognition
The National Crime Victim Law Institute actively promotes comprehensive and enforceable legal rights for crime victims and access to knowledgeable attorneys to help protect those rights in every case through victim centered legal advocacy, education, and resources.
Benefits
Hybrid work space; access to office space and laptop if local.