Family Law Staff Attorney within a Non-Profit Firm--Lakeland
1 week ago
- 1. Interviews, certifies eligibility, and identifies the legal problems of clients within a specific area of law and provides clients with appropriate legal assistance in the form of advice, referrals, or actual representation.
- Participates in outreach.
- Represents clients in court and before administrative agencies as accepted.
- Provides documentation, statistical information and other records as required by the Managing Attorney, Advocacy Director, or Executive Director.
- Participates in case acceptance meetings.
- Participates in training to keep up CLE’s and required and legally relevant training as may be provided by the program and as mandated by Florida Bar rules.
- Adheres to office hours, exhibits a strong work ethic and excellent time management skills, communicates, and treats clients and staff with courtesy and respect, provides constructive feedback to other advocates (including paralegals) on cases discussed.
- Serves as a role model to support staff by promoting the values of hard work, high quality advocacy and treating others with courtesy and respect.
- Attempts to ensure accessibility of the local office(s) when necessary, by serving clients, including rural clients, non-English speaking clients and client with disabilities.
- Promotes good relations with public, including client groups, service providers, press, and private bar, attending/speaking at local meetings as appropriate and approved by the Managing Attorney, Deputy Director, Advocacy Director and/or Executive Director.
- Develops and maintains familiarity with policies, as well as requirements of LSC and other funders, and adheres to those policies and requirements.
- Maintains accurate follow-up system to review cases when needed.
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities
- Juris Doctorate from an ABA accredited law school.
- Barred in Florida.
- Knowledge of State and Federal court practices required.
- Some knowledge of the legal system, commitment to the mission and compassion for the clients.
- Ability to forge positive relationships with prospects and colleagues.
- Good organizational, interpersonal and communication skills.
- Ability to work collaboratively, yet independently.
- Must be able to effectively and efficiently be able to maximize existing resources.
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint). Knowledge of CMS a plus.
- Must be able to effectively work in high-pressure situations, which involve deadlines.
- Bilingual Spanish/Haitian Creole preferred, but not required.
Compensation$65k-$98k DOE
(**2-10 years - $65K-$75k)
(**11-21 years - $78K-$98k) Plus a Full suite of benefits including dental, vision, health, etc.
23 days of PTO (4-week Sabbatical after 4 years.)
13 Holidays per year.Student Loan assistanceCompany DescriptionConnecting Companies with Good Employees, and Employees with Good CompaniesCompany DescriptionConnecting Companies with Good Employees, and Employees with Good Companies
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