Staff Attorney- Family Law and Guardianship

1-3 yrs required

Full-time

No

**Staff Attorney - Family Law and Guardianship**

Organization is seeking a full-time staff attorney with a dedicated commitment to the communities and people they serve to work in their family law and guardianship units. The ideal candidate should have a law degree from an accredited law school, be admitted to and in good standing in the Massachusetts bar, have 1-3 years of full-time family law and guardianship practice, including litigation, and proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office Suite.

**Salary and Benefits**

This position is exempt, full time and offers a starting salary of $60,000 commensurate with experience.

**Responsibilities**

- Maintain updated substantive knowledge in family law and guardianship law
- Attend weekly unit case review meetings
- Effectively and efficiently handle a small caseload
- Provide substantive family law and guardianship supervision at weekly clinics, including answering questions and reviewing advice and drafts of documents and closing cases
- Supervise and mentor interns and pro bono attorneys
- Review cases for merit and alignment with priorities
- Conduct training for volunteers, often during evening hours
- Prepare cases for pro bono assignment, including reviewing memos and documents
- Assist in placement of cases with pro bono attorneys
- Monitor pro bono cases to ensure quality and competent representation
- Other responsibilities as needed

**Required Qualifications/Education/Training**

- Law degree from an accredited law school
- Admission to and good standing in Massachusetts bar

**Required Mental/Physical Abilities/Skills**

- 1-3 years in full-time family law and guardianship practice, including litigation
- Proficiency in use of Microsoft Office Suite
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Strong organizational skills and ability to effectively manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines
- Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues and with staff at outside organizations
- Ability to effectively engage with the private bar to recruit, train and mentor volunteer attorneys
- Ability to use a computer several hours per day
- Ability to communicate in person, by telephone, and by computer
- Ability to travel to courthouses and other clinic locations in Greater Boston

**Organization**

Organization is a non-profit legal services organization that provides free civil legal assistance to low-income residents of Greater Boston, primarily through the pro bono services of private attorneys. They are an equal opportunity employer and seek to employ a diverse staff. Fluency in a second language is strongly preferred, specifically Spanish, Haitian Creole, Cape Verdean Creole, Portuguese, Cantonese, or Vietnamese as a significant percentage of their client population is limited English proficient.

**Staff Attorney - Family Law and Guardianship**

Organization is seeking a full-time staff attorney with a dedicated commitment to the communities and people they serve to work in their family law and guardianship units. The position is hybrid that also requires in person attendance to weekly Family Law and Guardianship clinics in Boston and Woburn.

**Salary and Benefits**

This position is exempt, full time and offers a starting salary of $60,000 commensurate with experience.

**Required Qualifications/Education/Training**

- Law degree from an accredited law school
- Admission to and good standing in Massachusetts bar

**Required Mental/Physical Abilities/Skills**

- 1-3 years in full-time family law and guardianship practice, including litigation
- Proficiency in use of Microsoft Office Suite
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Strong organizational skills and ability to effectively manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines
- Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues and with staff at outside organizations
- Ability to effectively engage with the private bar to recruit, train and mentor volunteer attorneys
- Ability to use a computer several hours per day
- Ability to communicate in person, by telephone, and by computer
- Ability to travel to courthouses and other clinic locations in Greater Boston

**Organization Overview**

Organization is a non-profit legal services organization that provides free civil legal assistance to low-income residents of Greater Boston, primarily through the pro bono services of private attorneys. They are an equal opportunity employer and seek to employ a diverse staff. Fluency in a second language is strongly preferred, specifically Spanish, Haitian Creole, Cape Verdean Creole, Portuguese, Cantonese, or Vietnamese as a significant percentage of their client population is limited English proficient.

**Staff Attorney - Family Law and Guardianship**

Organization is seeking a full-time staff attorney with a dedicated commitment to the communities and people they serve to work in their family law and guardianship units. The ideal candidate should have a law degree from an accredited law school, be admitted to and in good standing in the Massachusetts bar, have 1-3 years of full-time family law and guardianship practice, including litigation, and proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office Suite.

The position is hybrid that also requires in person attendance to weekly Family Law and Guardianship clinics in Boston and Woburn. This position is exempt, full time and offers a starting salary of $60,000 commensurate with experience.

**Responsibilities**

- Maintain updated substantive knowledge in family law and guardianship law
- Attend weekly unit

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Spanish, Haitian Creole, Cape Verdean Creole, Portuguese, Cantonese, or Vietnamese

Proficiency in use of Microsoft Office Suite, Strong written and verbal communication skills, Strong organizational skills, Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues and with staff at outside organizations, Ability to use a computer several hours per day, Ability to communicate in person, by telephone, and by computer, Ability to travel to courthouses and other clinic locations in Greater Boston, Maintain updated substantive knowledge in family law and guardianship law, Effectively and efficiently handle a small caseload, Provide substantive family law and guardianship supervision at weekly clinics, Supervise and mentor interns and pro bono attorneys, Review cases for merit and alignment with priorities, Conduct training for volunteers, Prepare cases for pro bono assignment, Monitor pro bono cases to ensure quality and competent representation

Law degree from an accredited law school

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Qualification and Experience Law degree from an accredited law school and Admission to and good standing in Massachusetts bar

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