John Lewis Legal Fellowship

Full-time

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Organization: Legal Services Alabama (LSA)

Job Title: John Lewis Legal Fellowship

Experience: Candidates must be sitting for a Bar Exam in July 2024 or February 2025, or already licensed in any state. Preference given to candidates licensed in Alabama.

Salary: $54,810

Benefits: Comprehensive benefits package including six weeks of paid leave annually, 100% employer-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees, and 50% of premium for eligible family members. Active Wellness Committee supports staff health and wellness.

Position: Temporary full-time (one year)

Application Deadline: Open until filled

LSA, one of the largest statewide law firms in Alabama, is seeking a John Lewis Legal Fellow to join their team. The organization provides free, client-centered, civil legal advocacy to low-income Alabamians, and works to find solutions to systemic issues caused by poverty and social justice inequities. The John Lewis Fellowship was established in 2019 to encourage young attorneys interested in poverty law and racial justice to gain experience with a nonprofit civil legal aid law firm in Alabama.

Job Responsibilities:

- Advocate for clients and collaborate with client communities and pro bono attorneys to address community-identified issues
- Conduct outreach and training, organize free legal clinics, and lead legal service projects
- Focus on using legal advocacy, education, and outreach to promote access to justice
- Support community empowerment and lawyering through strong communication skills and a demonstrated commitment to social and humanitarian concerns

Qualifications:

- Must be sitting for a Bar Exam in July 2024 or February 2025, or already licensed in any state
- Preference given to candidates licensed in Alabama
- Demonstrated interest in public interest law and meaningful experiences with marginalized communities
- Strong legal writing and communication skills required, initiative and creativity preferred
- Bilingual candidates preferred

Application Process:

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- Application deadline: Open until filled
- No telephone calls or faxes

LSA is an Equal Opportunity Program and Employer, considering all applicants without regard to sex or sexual orientation, race, color, religion or creed, national origin or ancestry, age, disability, political affiliation, genetic information, gender identity, veteran status, or any other consideration prohibited by law.

Salary Information:

- Salary: $54,810
- Temporary full-time position (one year)
- Comprehensive benefits package including six weeks of paid leave annually, 100% employer-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees, and 50% of premium for eligible family members. Active Wellness Committee supports staff health and wellness.

About Legal Services Alabama:

- One of the largest statewide law firms in Alabama, providing free, client-centered civil legal advocacy to low-income Alabamians
- Collaborates with others to find solutions to systemic issues caused by poverty and social justice inequities
- Eight statewide offices: Anniston, Birmingham, Dothan, Huntsville, Mobile, Montgomery, Selma, and Tuscaloosa
- Founded in 2004, LSA continues to grow and expand its impact in the community

Join the team at Legal Services Alabama and make a difference in the lives of low-income Alabamians. Apply now for the John Lewis Legal Fellowship and gain valuable experience in poverty law and racial justice.

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Six weeks of paid leave annually, 100% employer-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance, 50% premium for eligible family members, active Wellness Committee

Bilingual preferred

Legal Advocacy, Education, Outreach, Community Organizing, Communication, Bilingual

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Qualification and Experience Candidates sitting for Bar Exam in July 2024 or February 2025, or already licensed in any state

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