Part-time Staff Attorney- Housing- Detroit, MI Job at National Legal Aid & Defender Association, Springfield, MA

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  • National Legal Aid & Defender Association
  • Springfield, MA

Job Description

Position Description

Organization Overview:

Lakeshore Legal Aid serves low-income people, seniors, and survivors of domestic violence and sexual

assault in a holistic manner to address clients’ legal issues and improve our communities. Lakeshore

provides free direct legal representation in southeast Michigan and the thumb and client intake, advice,

and brief legal services throughout Michigan via our attorney-staffed hotline. Our practice areas include

housing, family, consumer, elder, education, and public benefits law.

Position Overview

Lakeshore Legal Aid is seeking dedicated part-time lawyers who will advocate and litigate on behalf of clients

facing legal problems relating to housing. Staff attorneys will be responsible for representing clients in a

holistic manner to achieve clients’ goals through advocacy including litigation. The Part-Time Staff Attorney

must have full-day availability on Tuesdays and Fridays.

General Task Areas

  • Provide timely civil legal services to low-income and senior clients and client groups through

representation in trial courts, appellate courts and other forums, through litigation, advice, negotiation,

drafting and review of legal documents, referrals and administrative advocacy.

  • Serve the clients in a holistic and client centered manner.
  • Develop an expertise in one or more areas of law, if required.
  • Promote and maintain civil and professional relationships with coworkers, clients, members of the judicial

system, and members of the public with whom they have contact, treating all with dignity and respect.

  • Train or mentor other staff in areas of experience.
  • Create and/or deliver presentations to community groups on legal services related topics.
  • Develop continuing expertise to handle increasingly more complex litigation or other projects.
  • Perform other work-related duties as assigned by the supervising attorney, a director, CEO, or a CEO

designee.

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