As the weather starts to warm up, stop by Sushi-Zen in the Lee Harrison Shopping Center to enjoy some delicious Japanese food!

This family-owned restaurant has been serving fresh, healthy sushi and other dishes to the Arlington community for nearly 30 years. Owners Shoji and Rosie first opened the doors in 1997, with the dream of bringing Japanese cuisine to the area in a welcoming, family-friendly atmosphere.

Over the years Sushi-Zen has received multiple awards, including the prestigious Arlington Chamber Best Business Award twice and multiple Best of Arlington awards. Their children are continuing on the legacy, with their son Brian crafting innovative sushi rolls and dishes as head chef and daughter Malinda helping to manage behind-the-scenes.  

Sushi-Zen takes pride in using the very best ingredients — including organic, non-GMO, and gluten free — and offering both vegetarian and kid-friendly options. Customer favorites include panko fried oysters, Yasai rolls and the tempura appetizer.

Special cherry blossom-themed sushi rolls are also available now, try one of these beautiful creations during your next visit!  

As Sushi-Zen approaches its 27th year in the community, we look forward to many more years serving our wonderful customers! Open seven days a week for dine-in or delivery, visit sushizen.com to view the menu, hours and ordering options.     

Sushi Zen is located at 2457 N. Harrison Street, Arlington, VA 22207.

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This article is sponsored by Arlington Economic Development.

Arlington Economic Development is pleased to support the inaugural Accelerate Breakfast Series, a funding opportunity for Arlington’s startup community.

Hosted by George Mason University (GMU) and Fairfax County and building on the momentum of GMU’s Accelerate Conference (Oct. 23–24, 2024, in Arlington), the Accelerate Breakfast Series will unite entrepreneurs and investors by offering a curated platform for pitch opportunities and expert guidance.

At each event, five high-potential companies will take the stage to present their ventures to a group of early-stage investors. During these presentations, companies will have opportunities to emphasize crucial aspects of their business models, growth trajectories and distinctive value propositions. Companies selected to participate will receive coaching and support from seasoned business leaders to hone their pitches and maximize impact before the actual pitch events.

To qualify for the pitch event and coaching, applying companies must actively seek seed-stage capital ranging from $500,000 to $2 million and be open to accepting investment. Eligible startups must be based in Virginia, Maryland or Washington, D.C.

Applications are open until March 22, 2024. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to showcase your startup. Visit the program landing page for more details and to apply. The first pitch event will be held in McLean, Virginia on April 12 at 7:30 a.m.

Each week, “Just Reduced” spotlights properties in Arlington County whose price have been cut over the previous week. The market summary is crafted by Arlington Realty, Inc. Maximize your real estate investment with the team by visiting www.arlingtonrealtyinc.com or calling 703-836-6000 today!

Please note: While Arlington Realty, Inc. provides this information for the community, it may not be the listing company of these homes.

As of March 18, there are 100 detached homes, 26 townhouses and 113 condos for sale throughout Arlington County. In total, 10 homes experienced a price reduction in the past week, including:

• 1881 N. Nash Street #1911, 22209 – NOW: $2,700,000 (Reduced: $299,000 on 3/14)
• 1 N. Madison Street, 22203 – NOW: $1,250,000 (Reduced: $125,000 on 3/11)
• 5301 26th Street N., 22207 – NOW: $1,229,000 (Reduced: $20,000 on 3/13)
• 1805 Crystal Drive #511S, 22202 – NOW: $719,900 (Reduced: $30,000 on 3/13)
• 3409 Wilson Blvd. #302, 22201 – NOW: $710,000 (Reduced: $15,000 on 3/11)
• 5126 11th Street S., 22204 – NOW: $599,000 (Reduced: $56,000 on 3/16)
• 3830 9th Street N. #107W, 22203 – NOW: $429,000 (Reduced: $5,000 on 3/11)

Please note that this is solely a selection of Just Reduced properties available in Arlington County. For a complete list of properties within your target budget and specifications, contact Arlington Realty, Inc.

This regularly scheduled sponsored Q&A column is written by Eli Tucker, Arlington-based Realtor and Arlington resident. Please submit your questions to him via email for response in future columns. Video summaries of some articles can be found on YouTube on the Eli Residential channel. Enjoy!

Question: Can you explain Friday’s news about the National Association of Realtor’s settlement over real estate commissions?

Answer: This week’s column was supposed to be my annual analysis on property tax assessed vs market values, but on Friday, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) and every major news outlet broke news of a groundbreaking settlement regarding on-going class action lawsuits over Realtor commissions, so with apologies to the person I promised my tax assessment vs market value analysis to this week, I will use this week’s column to discuss Friday’s news about the NAR settlement related to Realtor commissions.

How We Got Here

This issue has been simmering for years in the Realtor community — the Department of Justice (DOJ) has long sought to change how Realtors are compensated and we’ve been hearing about class-action lawsuits over Realtor commissions for years. Last year, the first major class-action suit was brought against NAR and multiple large brokerages in the Sitzer-Burnett case (I wrote about it here) and after a favorable ruling for the plaintiffs, other copycat lawsuits popped up across the country and the DOJ became heavily involved to ensure any settlements took DOJ priorities into consideration.

With a seemingly endless wave of class-action suits totaling way more than NAR and Brokerages had in the bank, settlement became necessary and that is what led to Friday’s announcement from NAR, pending court approval. Of note, the Dept. of Justice is not directly involved in the settlement, but it’s understood that their priorities were considered in the terms, and they will not protest (as they did in another recent class-action settlement case), but that still remains to be seen.

The Main Problem

What these cases and DOJ concerns come down to is how buyer agents are compensated in real estate transactions. In nearly all real estate transactions (99%+ based on my analysis of Arlington), especially those that go through the MLS, buyer agent commission comes from the seller and that compensation is shared up-front as a predetermined amount (percent or dollar amount) through the MLS listing and also displayed on most consumer-facing real estate websites.

The DOJ and class-action plaintiffs believe that this creates an artificially high commission for Realtors and leads to Realtors steering clients away from properties that offer a lower commission (this seems to be the DOJ’s biggest gripe). So the lawsuits claim, in-part, that NAR/Brokers colluded to force sellers to pay artificially high commissions to buyer agents. In the column I wrote last year, I address a lot of these claims and won’t rehash them here.

What You Read vs What Actually Happened

I saw all sorts of absurd headlines and read plenty of terribly uninformed articles about what the settlement meant and I’ll address some of the most common misconceptions soon, but first let’s discuss what is in the settlement agreement.

• Offers of Compensation (commission): The most significant part of the settlement for consumers and most Realtors is that offers of compensation to buyer agents will no longer be allowed in any MLS. The settlement does not make offers of compensation to buyer agents illegal and specifically states that offers of compensation can and should be handled outside of the MLS (e.g. via email/phone call between agents, posted on broker websites, etc). The effective date for this change is July 2024, pending court approval, so it could be later.
• Buyer Agency/Representation Agreements: The settlement will require buyers and buyer agents to sign a Representation Agreement before touring properties. This is already common practice and amounts to little change. The effective date for this change is July 2024, pending court approval, so it could be later.
• Release of Liability and Settlement Payment: The most significant part of this settlement for NAR and most Brokerages is that it puts an end to the wave of class-action lawsuits by releasing NAR and the included Brokerages from current and future liability, at a cost of $418M paid over four years. Larger Brokerages can and may opt out and seek their own settlement.

There’s a ~100 page legal settlement agreement that I have not read and gets into the legal weeds, but these three points summarize what is actually in the settlement, but because they aren’t interesting enough to drive clicks to CNN, NY Times, and other news outlets what you read in the news over the past few days likely sounded much different.

What This Looks Like in Practice

The DOJ and consumer advocacy groups that are behind this settlement expect this change will lead to buyers negotiating their real estate agent’s commission up-front and buyers agreeing to pay that commission at closing if it isn’t being paid by the seller; seller-paid commission to buyer agents would be negotiated along with negotiations for the home purchase. The expectation is that pushing buy-side commission negotiations to the buyer and their agent will create a more natural/free marketplace and bring overall commission payments down.

The DOJ has also been clear that their top priority is the elimination of commission-based steering, which they explain as the practice of buyer agents steering their clients towards homes where the seller is offering a higher commission and away from homes where the seller is offering a lower commission. They believe that this is solved by removing offers of compensation from the MLS.

Whether or not the DOJ and advocacy groups see their goals come to fruition probably won’t be known until we’ve had about 18-24 months with the new rule(s). The only thing I’m certain of is that once this rule goes into effect, we’re going to experience 6-18 months of uncertainty and confusion for agents, buyers, and sellers as the entire industry figures out the implications of the new rule(s).

Who Benefits, Loses?

As a consumer, proponent of free-ish markets, and a level-headed Realtor I understand the position of the DOJ, consumer advocacy groups, and plaintiffs in the class action suits, but good intentions don’t necessarily lead to good results, so what I’m focused on is whether these changes lead to a net benefit for housing/consumers or the changes create more unintentional losers and hardship than they bargained for.

I’m doing my best to approach this not from a pro/anti-Realtor position, but an honest take on how the settlement terms affect the consumer and housing markets overall, from the perspective of a Realtor who watches the business closely every day.

I see this change as an overwhelming benefit to the following groups:

• Sellers: It’s unclear if moving offers of compensation to buyer agents off the MLS will actually change the traditional practice of sellers paying the commission of the buyer agent. At the very least, it empowers sellers and listing agents in a way they previously were not, and at best (for sellers) it reduces the cost of selling by 2-3% (per current norms of buyer agent commission) and thus increases seller profitability.
• Investors/Corporate Buyers: There’s a pretty obvious path to buyers paying their own agents for buyer representation or needing to negotiate for the seller to pay it for them. Both scenarios put investors and corporate buyers at a huge competitive advantage over most buyers because they have experience and resources to eliminate buyer agent representation without much risk or they are simply acting as their own well-informed buyer agent representative.
• Well-funded Buyers: Buyers who have the cash and budget to afford to pay their own agents as part of their closing costs will be able to afford better representation and gain a competitive advantage over buyers who can’t cover the cost of buyer agent representation or can only consider homes where sellers are offering compensation or they’re able to negotiate for it (how effective will that be in competitive bidding?). As of now, and for the foreseeable future, buyer agent commission paid by a buyer cannot be rolled into a mortgage and must be paid in cash with closing costs.

I see this change as an overwhelming loss for most home buyers, including:

• Most first-time homebuyers
• Veterans using VA loans to take advantage of buying with little or no money down
• FHA and other low down payment programs that support those with fewer financial resources and/or lower credit scores
• Anybody who benefits from having buyer agency representation/advocacy and cannot afford the cash needed to pay for it themselves (buyer agent commission can’t be rolled into a mortgage)

It is possible for two things to be true at the same time here — you can agree that it doesn’t make sense for the marketplace to have sellers paying buyer agent compensation AND agree that this policy is a net loss to housing consumers by giving a great advantage to those who don’t need it and weakening the position of those we want to help.

I will reiterate that I understand the position of the DOJ/class-action plaintiffs, but I think in their effort to take corrective action, they’re harming the consumers of the housing market that we’re also desperately trying to support and handing out a considerable advantage to those least in need of it. The housing market has never been better for sellers, investors, corporate buyers, and well-funded buyers and we’ve reached a crisis level for pretty much everybody else due to desperately low housing supply and impossibly high housing costs, with no solutions to either. It seems contradictory that two weeks ago the White House announced plans to support homeownership during the State of the Union and the following week, the DOJ is behind a settlement that will likely make homeownership even more difficult for the same groups of home buyers the White House wants to help.

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What do I do if school doesn’t fit my kid?

That’s the question that so many of the parents and families ask when they’re looking at small independent schools like The Howard Gardner School. There are any number of reasons that their current school might not fit.  

• “My son is surviving, but they definitely aren’t thriving” 
• “My daughter stopped doing gymnastics, and doesn’t ride horses anymore. She just does schoolwork.”
• “I don’t think the school ever really ‘got’ my kid… they’re just different”

These are quotes pulled from parents looking at HGS this year. Our families are a diverse group from all different backgrounds. Our students are just as varied with all kinds of reasons for being at The Howard Gardner School. The common thread is that school wasn’t working.

When school — as we think of it now — was invented, in the 1800s, it was in answer to the industrial revolution. Desks in rows and columns, classrooms with the same number of students as factories had workers in each shift. Even a curriculum contained by four walls and a textbook, set to a standardized approach for a standardized set of goals.  

A few things have changed in the last two hundred years  

Public school in the United States was and is a ground-breaking, crucial program with an audacious mandate: Educate every single citizen of the most diverse nation in the history of the world. Public educators are dedicated professionals seeking to do just that — but the mandate is virtually impossible. What works for one student might be antithetical to the needs of another. What makes one kid excited might make another kid anxious. As a result, typical schools seek to do the most that they can for as many students as they can. It’s a laudable and practical approach to a truly difficult circumstance.

But what if your kid doesn’t fit?

The parents, families, and kids who are exploring The Howard Gardner School are obviously considering a new school setting. It’s a wonderful truth that this region has an incredible array of top tier public and private schools. In particular, this area’s set of intentionally small schools is truly impressive. The Washington Small Schools Association and the Virginia Small Schools Association can provide interested families with information and ideas about how to find a school that fits. 

In fact, the admissions staff at these small schools will take the time and effort to help each individual student find and access the best possible fit for them. Because each small school can be a different place — with programs, teachers, even campuses that fit different kinds of kids.  

At The Howard Gardner School, we work with a very small number of students, in very small classes, designed around experiential programming. For instance, we take thirty-six field trips per year. Our students have multiple overnight travel opportunities each school year. And because of the needs of the teenage brain, we start the school day at 10 a.m. If sitting at a desk for eight hours a day, or slogging through another two hours of homework at night isn’t the right fit for your kid, HGS could help you find a better one.

Our mission here at The Howard Gardner School is to help bright, creative, non-traditional students use their unique strengths to thrive academically, intellectually, and emotionally. 

Please check out our website at www.TheHowardGardnerSchool.org, and call or email to learn more about how to find the best fit for your kid.

There is a place where each young person can find their fit and thrive. The process is a bit like being in a dark room — the hard part isn’t turning on the light, it’s finding the switch.

The Howard Gardner School
Serving bright, creative, non-traditional learners in grades 6-12
Alexandria, VA & Sterling, VA
703-822-9300

When it comes to experiencing the true essence of Italian cuisine outside of Italy, The Italian Store stands as a beacon of authenticity.

Nestled in the heart of Arlington, this culinary gem has delighted locals and visitors alike with its wide array of Italian delicacies, gourmet products, and warm ambiance since its inception. More than just a grocery store; it’s a cultural hub where the vibrant spirit of Italy comes alive.

From the moment you enter, you’re greeted by the comforting aroma of freshly baked bread and the sight of shelves adorned with imported goodies straight from Italy. It’s a sensory experience that sets the stage for the culinary adventure that awaits.

At the deli counter, you’ll find a mouthwatering array of sandwiches crafted with care and overflowing with flavor. Whether you’re a fan of the classic Italian sub or prefer the tantalizing flavors of the porchetta panini, each bite is a journey to the streets of Rome or Florence.

But it isn’t just about ready-made delights; it’s a treasure trove for home cooks and food enthusiasts alike. Browse through aisles stocked with the finest Italian pasta, olive oil, sauces, and antipasti, carefully curated to bring the taste of Italy right to your kitchen. Not sure where to start? The friendly staff are always on hand to offer recommendations and share their passion for all things Italian.

Of course, no Italian meal is complete without a glass of wine, and they have you covered there too. Explore a thoughtfully curated selection of Italian wines, handpicked to complement any dish or occasion. Whether you’re in the mood for a bold red, a crisp white, or something sparkling, you’ll find the perfect bottle to elevate your dining experience.

And if you want to deepen your appreciation for Italian cuisine, check out the store’s calendar of events. From wine tastings and cooking demonstrations to guest chef dinners, there’s always something exciting happening at the Italian Store, offering an opportunity to learn, taste, and experience the beauty of Italian culture.

Whether you’re a seasoned foodie or simply looking to add a little Italian flair to your day, a visit to the Italian Store is sure to delight. Come for the food, stay for the warmth, and leave with a heart full of Italian charm.

Connect with neighborhood expert Francesca Keith to learn more about Arlington and other surrounding areas! 

Francesca Keith | 703-628-6753 | [email protected] | www.francescakeithrealtor.com | www.McEnearney.com 

For 40 years, McEnearney Associates has been a premiere residential, commercial and property management firm with 11 offices located in the Washington metro region. With service excellence, hyper-local expertise, powerful data insights, innovative technology and cutting-edge marketing, McEnearney Associates have helped their clients make informed decisions on their most valuable real estate investments. There is an important difference at McEnearney: It’s not about us, it’s about you. To learn more, visit us at www.McEnearney.com.

This column is written by the team at Arrowine & Cheese (4508 Cherry Hill Road). Sign up for the email newsletter and receive exclusive discounts and offers. Order from Arrowine’s expanding online store for curbside pickup or in-store shopping. Have a question? Email thenose@arrowine.com.

Spring cleaning can wait. Instead, why not attend a Sunday Supertasting of Spanish and French wines at Arrowine?

Join us this Sunday, March 17, from 1-4 p.m. at Arrowine (4508 Cherry Hill Road in Arlington).

Take advantage of this special Supertasting! At this Arrowine Sunday Supertasting event, you can taste top wines from Spain selected and presented by our friend Aurelio Cabestrero, who founded Grapes of Spain and was named a Wine Advocate Wine Personality of the Year. There will also be a table with Damien Lehoux, founder of Elite Wines Imports, pouring exciting French wine selections.

It will be a tasting to remember — don’t miss it!

Additional Details:

When: This Sunday, March 17th from 1-4 p.m. at Arrowine & Cheese
Cost: There is no charge for this exciting tasting event!
Discounts: Tasting discounts are “on”! Every wine you taste will be ON SALE during the event, at least 10% off the regular price. We’ll have wine available for purchase, and if you want more than we have available, discounts will apply to tasting wines you order during the event, too!
Reservations: This event will be popular. So that we can provide the best possible service, we ask that you RESPOND and let us know if you plan to attend. Please include the following information:

• Name
• E-mail or phone contact information
• Number of people in your group
• When you expect to arrive: (a) 1-2 p.m., (b) 2-3 p.m., or (c) 3-4 p.m.

This will allow us to plan appropriately and steer late reservations to less crowded times.

We look forward to seeing you!

Address: 6316 17th Strett N.
Neighborhood: East Falls Church
Type: 4 BR, 3 BA single-family detached — 2,004 sq. ft.
Listed: $1,075,000

Noteworthy: Less than 5 minute walk to EFC Metro from expanded renovated 1940s Cape Cod

Inspired by the principles of Sarah Susanka’s “Not So Big House Book,” the sellers have lovingly expanded and renovated the home and gardens with local architects and landscape designers. The four bedroom, three bath home now offers an appealing home with inviting three season room and outdoor spaces.

Inviting front porch leads to living room with bay window and seat; kitchen featuring light wood cabinets, center island, granite tops, built in banquette with storage beneath; two bedrooms and renovated baths; relaxing three season room with Ipe flooring vaulted Douglas Fir ceiling with skylights, and interchangeable screens and windows for nearly year round use.

Upstairs is given over to the primary suite with sunny bedroom, spot for a desk or reading chair, walk-in closet, cubbies for storage, and a bathroom with heated jets in the tub, double vanity, and large shower. The lower level has the fourth bedroom, bathroom, rec room with gas fireplace, and a flex room for workouts, hobbies, or office.

Perennials and shrubs are beginning to bloom and will continue into the fall. Minutes to soccer fields, dog park, Benjamin Banneker Park, Madison Manor Park and bike path. Tuckahoe, Swanson, York town schools.

A home with character and light in a most desirable location.

Listed by:
Betsy Twigg — McEnearney Associates
(703) 967-4391

Just Listed highlights Arlington properties that just came on the market. This biweekly feature is written and sponsored by Coral Gundlach Homes.

Hello Arlington!

Coral Gundlach here with Coral Gundlach Homes at Compass in Arlington. I’ve been an Arlington homeowner since 2001 and a Realtor since 2004. I love this real estate market, even though it has its challenges.

It appears spring-like weather is finally catching up with the “spring” real estate market, which has been going since January. The market continues to be very fast paced and tilted towards the sellers’ advantage in almost all categories, but there are always exceptions.

As of today (Friday, March 15) there are currently 231* Active and Coming Soon Listings in Arlington, including all property types. Following is a breakdown of the Active by category:

• 90 are detached homes
• 21 of those homes are townhouses/duplex/semi-attached
• With 99 condos/coops — this includes townhouse style condos

A slight increase in inventory! 20 detached homes went under contract in the past 7 days, 11 of those went under contract in less than one week. 28 detached homes were either listed or re-listed. So we are still selling off just about all detached  inventory, statistically every week, with a slight gain in inventory.

Thirteen new townhomes were newly listed/re-listed in the past week and 8 went pending in the past week, also slightly ahead. Those range from $615,000 for a 3 bedroom, 2.5 bathroom duplex with 1313 square feet in Fort Barnard Heights to a 5 bedroom, 3.5 bath 4,525 square foot Ballston townhouse built in 2018 for $1,950,000.

Thirty were newly listed/re-listed this week and 30 went pending. Prices range from $119,000 for a 442 square foot studio co-op in River Place North. Fees are $335 a month and include all utilities. Highest priced condo is a 3 bedroom. 3.5 bath 3,100 square foot home in Turnberry Tower for $3,500,000 with fees of $2,632/month.

Detached prices range from $655,000 for a 2 bedroom, 1 bath 1080 square foot colonial in Columbia Forest to a 6 bedroom, 6 bathroom 5119 square foot colonial in Country Club Hills for $4,900,000.

Contact Coral Gundlach Homes today at (703) 200-3631 or email [email protected] to talk more about buying or selling Arlington real estate.

This week’s Just Listed features:

1706 North Taylor Street, Arlington VA, 22207 — $1,200,000

We will feature one that is neither highest or lowest this week. 1706 North Taylor Street is a bright and light Bungalow/Cape Cod Style home in Waverly Hills. It is a 4 bedroom, 2 bath 1,631 square foot home on a 7,436 square foot lot, priced in the middle range of Arlington homes at 1,200,000. It is listed by Marga Pirozzoli and Justine Pope of Compass. It is open Saturday and Sunday from 1-3 p.m.

*We exclude The Jefferson in the overall list. It is a 55 plus only community and comes with extraordinarily high monthly fees which offset the low prices. The prices and days on market do not reflect the overall general market.

Want to see more Just Listed properties? Interested in an Open House this weekend? We’re happy to show them to you privately! Click here or contact Coral Gundlach Homes.

Please note: While Coral Gundlach Homes provides this information for the community, they may not be the listing agents of these homes. Equal Housing Opportunity.

This sponsored column is by Law Office of James Montana PLLC. All questions about it should be directed to James Montana, Esq., Doran Shemin, Esq., Janice Chen, Esq., and Austen Soare, Esq., practicing attorneys at The Law Office of James Montana PLLC, an immigration-focused law firm located in Falls Church, Virginia. The legal information given here is general in nature. If you want legal advice, contact us for an appointment.

Our little law office is hiring for two positions: Attorney and Legal Intern (Fall Semester). The details and tips on how to apply are below, in Q&A style.

Q: Hiring, eh? How much cash on the barrel?

A: Depends on the position. The Attorney position comes with a starting salary of $70,000, with a small bonus at the end of the year. The Legal Intern position is paid hourly, and the amount depends on your background. (Certain local law schools won’t give you class credit if we pay you. We prefer to pay you, but we can forgo paying you if that’s what you need.)

Q: What? I thought that lawyers dove into piles of gold coins all day, like Scrooge McDuck!

A: It depends. On Wall Street, we are reliably informed that big law firm partners can make more than $15,000,000 per year — more than the bankers who pay them! Immigration lawyers are much more modestly compensated.

Q: Why should I work for you? The salary is competitive with local nonprofits, and many local for-profits pay more.

A: I’m glad you asked. Here are the reasons to work here, one paragraph at a time.

Generous Benefits

We offer extremely generous benefits — better than every local nonprofit, including paid parental leave, 70% of health insurance vision/dental covered from your first day on, FSA, retirement plan with a generous match — you name it, we offer it!

Easy Commute

Commuting into D.C. is for masochists. Working here isn’t. Our beautiful old office, built in 1870, is in the heart of Falls Church. We have plenty of free parking and a verdant, wooded landscape around our building.

Helping People in Need 

Our clients come from all walks of life. Some come from vulnerable circumstances. You’ll work with them, and you’ll make a huge difference for them.

Collegial Environment

We pride ourselves on not running a high-volume operation. You won’t be forced to take cases. Instead, you’ll evaluate cases on your own, and build your own docket within the firm based on your own capacity and interests. We offer both independence and mentorship for new lawyers.

Q: Do you offer Work from Home?

A: No. Why? Because, as noted, we work with many people who come from vulnerable circumstances. These clients are best served by meeting with you in person. We are unwilling to compromise on this point, because, shorn of the verbiage, WFH means telling poor people to go pound sand.

Q: You don’t sound fun.

A: But in reality, I’m actually very fun, relaxed, and easy-going.

Q: How do I apply?

A: Email James at [email protected]. Send a CV and a cover letter.

Q: What are the requirements for each position?

A: For Attorney, we require a bar license and a JD. We’re happy to hire new lawyers. Spanish fluency is a big plus. Immigration experience is, of course, a plus too.

A(2): For Legal Intern, we require that you be enrolled at a local law school. That’s it! We’re here to help with your education and pay you a decent wage.

Questions about the jobs? Ask in the comments. We’ll respond, just like

You’re invited to shop at the 32nd Annual Tossed & Found Rummage Sale brought to you by the Junior League of Washington!

The sale is on March 16 and 17, from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m.

The sale features:

• Gently used name-brand items
• Children’s clothes and toys
• Men’s and women’s clothing
• Luggage
• Household items
• Furniture and much more

And all at bargain prices!

You might even find items that still have their original price tags on them! The sale is located at 2100-B Crystal Dr, Arlington, VA 22202. For more information, visit jlw.org/tossedandfound.