Staff Attorney

Min 1 yrs required

Full-time

No

Job Title : Staff Attorney
Organization : Prairie State Legal Services, Inc.
Experience : Experience in trial advocacy and negotiation preferred.
Location : Rockford, Illinois
Salary : $60,577 to $80,197 annually

Prairie State Legal Services is seeking a Staff Attorney to join their team in the Rockford office. This position is full-time and offers a salary range from $60,577 to $80,197 annually.

PSLS is committed to providing an excellent, comprehensive benefits package to their full-time employees which includes:

• Health insurance, including the opportunity to qualify for a wellness credit
• Dental Insurance
• Vision insurance
• 403b Retirement Plan including employer contributions
• Extensive training and education program
• Flex scheduling and partial remote work available
• PTO that starts at 3 weeks/year and increases with additional years worked at PSLS
• Paid sick leave
• 6 weeks of paid parental leave after one year of employment
• 12 Paid holidays

Responsibilities

The Staff Attorney will be responsible for providing legal services to low-income individuals covering a wide range of legal issues, including housing, family, public benefits, consumer, health, education, and other areas. They will:

• Interview applicants for legal services and assess their legal issues with a focus on those issues that have an immediate impact on their basic human needs
• Provide legal services, including legal research and factual investigation, counsel and advice, brief services and document preparation, dispute resolution, and representation of clients in administrative and judicial proceedings
• Develop and maintain networking relationships with local bar associations and with local, state, and federal governments and community agencies that serve our client population
• Conduct outreach events with client communities, including client education and intake events at community partner locations
• Provide accurate and complete information for grant reporting to grant funders, including documenting services in the case record
• Actively participate in an internal task force related to one or more areas of our practice
• Exhibit a high level of personal energy, organization, and commitment to the position and the PSLS mission

Qualifications

Candidates must demonstrate the following qualifications:

• Currently admitted to the practice of law in the State of Illinois or admitted in another state and eligible for reciprocity in Illinois
• Experience in trial advocacy and negotiation preferred
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral/written communication, research skills, and computer competency
• Organizational and case management proficiency
• Ability to work effectively as a team member
• Spanish language proficiency is preferred but not required
• Some travel is required; applicant must have a valid driver's license and/or reliable transportation
• Prior experience providing services to low-income individuals

Application Details

Resumes accepted until positions are filled. Please indicate “Staff Attorney - Rockford” in the subject line and email a letter indicating your office preference and explaining your interest and experience, your resume, three references, and a short writing sample (no more than 10 pages) to .

Prairie State Legal Services is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive working environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. They recruit, employ, pay, and promote qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, gender, gender identity, expression, presentation, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or any other legally protected status.

# Staff Attorney - Rockford

Prairie State Legal Services, Inc. (PSLS) is seeking a Staff Attorney to join their team in the Rockford office. This position is full-time and offers a salary range from $60,577 to $80,197 annually, as well as an excellent, comprehensive benefits package.

## Responsibilities

The Staff Attorney will be responsible for providing legal services to low-income individuals covering a wide range of legal issues, including housing, family, public benefits, consumer, health, education, and other areas. Their responsibilities will include:

- Interviewing applicants for legal services and assessing their legal issues with a focus on those issues that have an immediate impact on their basic human needs
- Providing legal services, including legal research and factual investigation, counsel and advice, brief services and document preparation, dispute resolution, and representation of clients in administrative and judicial proceedings
- Developing and maintaining networking relationships with local bar associations and with local, state, and federal governments and community agencies that serve our client population
- Conducting outreach events with client communities, including client education and intake events at community partner locations
- Providing accurate and complete information for grant reporting to grant funders, including documenting services in the case record
- Actively participating in an internal task force related to one or more areas of our practice
- Exhibiting a high level of personal energy, organization, and commitment to the position and the PSLS mission

## Qualifications

Candidates must

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Health insurance, Dental Insurance, Vision insurance, 403b Retirement Plan including employer contributions, Extensive training and education program, Flex scheduling and partial remote work available, PTO, Paid sick leave, 6 weeks of paid parental leave after one year of employment, 12 Paid holidays

Spanish

Legal services, legal research, factual investigation, counsel and advice, brief services, document preparation, dispute resolution, representation of clients in administrative and judicial proceedings, networking, outreach events, grant reporting, trial advocacy and negotiation, interpersonal skills, oral/written communication, research skills, computer competency, case management proficiency, teamwork, Spanish language proficiency

Law degree

Email a letter indicating office preference and explaining interest and experience, resume, three references, and a short writing sample (no more than 10 pages) to

Qualification and Experience Candidates currently admitted to the practice of law in the State of Illinois or admitted in another state and eligible for reciprocity in Illinois are preferred. Consideration will be given to law graduates who will be sitting for the next bar exam.

Legal