Other Attorney in Dearborn, MI

Public Interest

Dearborn, MI

Other Attorney in Dearborn, MI

Attorney

No

Job Title: Staff Attorney

Job Responsibilities:
- Provide timely civil legal services to low-income and senior clients and client groups. This includes representation in trial courts, appellate courts, and other forums through litigation, advice, negotiation, drafting and reviewing legal documents, referrals, and administrative advocacy.
- Serve clients in a holistic and client-centered manner and engage in community lawyering through a racial justice lens.
- 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, treating all with dignity and respect.
- Maintain currency of legal developments in poverty law.
- Communicate and establish contacts with courts, community agencies, local and state bar associations, and local client groups as appropriate, and act as a resource to such groups when appropriate.
- Create and/or deliver presentations to community groups on legal services-related topics.
- Develop continuing expertise to handle increasingly more complex litigation or other projects.
- Follow organization policies, particularly as they relate to file maintenance, case handling, document production, storage, report preparation, and timekeeping.
- Perform other work-related duties as assigned by the supervising attorney, a director, CEO, or a CEO designee.

Education and Experience Information:
- 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.
- Ability to communicate effectively, be empathetic, and understand the diverse clients of the poverty community.
- Ability to deal effectively with all people under difficult circumstances.
- Demonstrable skills in litigation, advocacy, interviewing, and drafting legal documents.
- Demonstrated ability to plan and organize multiple tasks.
- Ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing.

Salary Information:
- Annual starting salary for Michigan licensed applicants ranges from $60,000 and is commensurate with qualifications.
- Includes excellent benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life insurance/AD&D, short-term and long-term disability, retirement plan, and paid time off.