Staff Attorney – Shelter for Elders

Min 3 yrs required

Full-time

No

H1: Staff Attorney – Shelter for Elders at Jacksonville Area Legal Aid, Inc.
H2: Join Our Mission-Driven Team at JALA and Make a Difference in Your Community

Organization: Jacksonville Area Legal Aid, Inc.
Job Title: Staff Attorney – Shelter for Elders
Experience: Minimum of three years’ practice experience
Location: Jacksonville, FL (downtown office)
Salary: Commensurate with experience
Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, long-term disability insurance, group life insurance, hybrid remote work, and generous leave policy (., 13 paid holidays plus 22 personal leave days in first year, one-month sabbatical every four years)

JOB DESCRIPTION
- Provide civil legal services for JALA's newly created "Shelter for Elders" attorney position, funded by an endowment to safeguard and strengthen housing-related legal assistance for indigent seniors.
- Full-time position based in downtown Jacksonville, serving elders in Duval, Clay, Nassau, and St. Johns County.
- Embrace and support JALA's mission, standards, policies and procedures, and confidentiality guidelines.
- Maintain a full-time caseload representing eligible clients, primarily older, indigent adults.
- Develop and maintain specialized knowledge in housing and probate matters affecting older adults.
- Provide legal services including advice, negotiation, litigation, and administrative advocacy.
- Respectfully interact with clients from diverse backgrounds.
- Collaborate with colleagues, human services providers, non-profit organizations, media, and community groups to address legal problems within the community.
- Cooperate in grant and program reporting, timekeeping, file maintenance, case closing, and compliance review.
- Maintain professional competence through training and staying up-to-date in poverty law and applying an equity lens to client service.
- Other duties and projects as needed to support JALA's mission.

QUALIFICATIONS
- Member in good standing of The Florida Bar.
- Minimum of three years' practice experience, including civil trial experience.
- Strong organizational skills and effective verbal and written communication.
- Ability to engage a diverse constituency and demonstrate resourcefulness and initiative.
- Proficiency in Google and Microsoft applications.

WHAT YOU GET WHEN YOU JOIN JALA
- Immediate hands-on experience interviewing and counseling clients and litigating cases in Federal and State court.
- Mentoring and support in taking on challenging cases.
- Supervision by recognized subject matter experts.
- Opportunity for early litigation experience.
- Trusted as professionals in a hybrid work environment.
- Embrace diversity and inclusion to offer the best representation for clients.
- Opportunity for growth and advancement within the organization.

HOW TO APPLY
- Submit resume, minimum of two professional references, and salary requirements (if any) to La Verne Morgan Andreasen, Esq., Chief Human Resources Officer at Jacksonville Area Legal Aid.
- Email:

Jacksonville Area Legal Aid is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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Medical, dental, vision, long-term disability insurance, group life insurance, hybrid remote work, generous leave policy

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Legal advocacy, negotiation, litigation, administrative advocacy, community legal education, organizational skills, communication, resourcefulness, computer literacy

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Submit resume, minimum of two professional references, and salary requirements (if any) to the contact person listed

Qualification and Experience Florida Bar membership

Legal