PART-TIME STAFF ATTORNEY – Housing

Part-time

No

LLA encourages applications from all qualified
individuals including women, people of color, people with disabilities, and LGBTQ+ individuals.

Title: Part-Time Staff Attorney - Housing - Detroit, MI

Organization: Lakeshore Legal Aid

Position Overview:
- Dedicated part-time lawyer needed for advocacy and litigation on behalf of clients facing housing-related legal problems in Detroit, MI.
- Responsible for representing clients in a holistic manner to achieve their goals through advocacy, including litigation.
- Must have full-day availability on Tuesdays and Fridays.

Salary: Starting salary for an attorney licensed in Michigan ranges from $60,000 and includes excellent benefits.

Qualifications:
- Graduated from an accredited law school.
- Admitted to practice law in the State of Michigan, or an application at the first opportunity for admission by reciprocity, or by taking the first available bar exam.
- Demonstrated interest in poverty law and working with low-income individuals.
- Able to communicate effectively, be empathetic and understand the diverse clients of the poverty community.
- Demonstrable skills in litigation, advocacy, interviewing, and drafting legal documents.
- Ability to plan and organize multiple tasks.
- Ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing.

Responsibilities:
- Provide timely civil legal services to low-income and senior clients through representation in trial courts, appellate courts, and other forums.
- Serve clients in a holistic and client-centered manner.
- Develop 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.
- 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 complex litigation or other projects.
- Perform other work-related duties as assigned.

To apply:
- Submit cover letter and resume at .
- Applications accepted until June 28, 2024, or until position is filled.

Lakeshore Legal Aid values diversity and is an equal opportunity employer, encouraging applications from all qualified individuals including women, people of color, people with disabilities, and LGBTQ+ individuals.

H1: Part-Time Staff Attorney - Housing - Detroit, MI
H2: Join Our Team at Lakeshore Legal Aid

Organization Overview:
- Lakeshore Legal Aid serves low-income people, seniors, and survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault in a holistic manner.
- Provides free direct legal representation in southeast Michigan and the thumb, and client intake, advice, and brief legal services throughout Michigan.
- Practice areas include housing, family, consumer, elder, education, and public benefits law.

Salary Information:
- Starting salary for an attorney licensed in Michigan ranges from $60,000.
- Salary is commensurate with qualifications and includes excellent benefits.
- Benefits include medical, dental, vision, life insurance/AD&D, short-term and long-term disability, retirement plan, and paid time off.

Experience:
- Graduated from an accredited law school.
- Admitted to practice law in the State of Michigan, or an application at the first opportunity for admission by reciprocity, or by taking the first available bar exam.
- Demonstrated interest in the area of poverty law and working with low-income individuals.
- Able to communicate effectively, be empathetic and understand the diverse clients of the poverty community.
- Demonstrable skills in litigation, advocacy, interviewing, and drafting legal documents.
- Ability to plan and organize multiple tasks.
- Ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing.

Responsibilities:
- Provide timely civil legal services to low-income and senior clients and client groups through representation in trial courts, appellate courts, and other forums.
- Serve 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.
- 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 complex litigation or other projects.
- Perform other work-related duties as assigned by the supervising attorney, a director, CEO, or a CEO designee.

Join Our Team at Lakeshore Legal Aid:
- Dedicated part-time lawyer needed for advocacy and litigation on behalf of clients facing housing-related legal problems in Detroit, MI.
- Must have full-day availability on Tuesdays and Fridays.
- Submit cover letter and resume at .
- Applications accepted until June 28, 2024, or until position is filled.
- Lakeshore Legal Aid values diversity and is an equal opportunity employer, encouraging applications from all qualified individuals including women, people of color, people with disabilities, and LGBTQ+ individuals.

Not specified

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance/AD&D, Short-term and Long-term Disability, Retirement Plan, Paid Time Off

Not specified

Litigation, Advocacy, Negotiation, Drafting Legal Documents, Referrals, Administrative Advocacy, Communication, Empathy, Organization

Law degree from an accredited law school

Submit cover letter and resume on the organization's website

Qualification and Experience Law degree from an accredited law school, Admission to practice law in the State of Michigan or ability to apply for admission by reciprocity, Demonstrated interest in poverty law and working with low-income individuals, Effective communication skills, Litigation skills, Ability to plan and organize multiple tasks

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