Job Title: Staff Attorney - Elder Justice Innovation Project Job Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney at the organization will play a vital role in providing free legal assistance and community legal education to low-income and vulnerable individuals across Iowa. The responsibilities include offering legal assistance ranging from advice and brief service to full representation before administrative agencies and state and federal trial and appellate courts. Key areas of focus
Job Title: Paralegal - Farmworker Rights Project Job Responsibilities: The paralegal for the Farmworker Rights Project will play a crucial role in supporting the organization's mission to protect agricultural workers. The responsibilities include: - Assisting with intake processes, which involve handling initial applications for legal help, conducting related interviews, and managing necessary forms. - Providing litigation support by drafting correspondence, discovery docum
Job Title: Summer AmeriCorps Justice Intern Job Responsibilities: AmeriCorps Justice Interns at the organization are tasked with engaging in a range of legal projects aimed at addressing critical civil legal issues faced by low-income and elderly individuals in Iowa. The primary responsibilities include: - Ensuring housing stability for vulnerable populations. - Assisting victims of domestic and sexual abuse in achieving safety and independence. - Protecting consumers from s
Job Title: Lead Counsel Department: Department Job Responsibilities: The Lead Counsel serves as a strategic legal advisor, providing high-quality, actionable guidance on various legal matters including corporate governance, regulatory compliance, employment law, and litigation related to the organization's products and services. Key responsibilities include: - Leading the drafting, review, and implementation of company-wide compliance training and corporate policy attestat
Job Title: Full-Time AmeriCorps Member Positions Job Responsibilities: AmeriCorps members at the organization will engage in a diverse range of tasks aimed at supporting low-income and elderly Iowans with civil legal issues. Key responsibilities include: - Assisting seniors, veterans, immigrants, people with disabilities, and other low-income individuals in accessing free legal help. - Enhancing the unified client intake system to streamline processes. - Increasing outreac
Job Title: Staff Attorney - Elder Justice Innovation Project Job Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney will be responsible for supporting the Elder Justice Innovation Project at the organization. This involves preventing, identifying, and responding to elder financial exploitation by developing and implementing enhanced screening techniques. The attorney will provide wrap-around services in a broad range of consumer and debt-related cases for clients aged 60 and over. The goa
Job Title: Paralegal - Farmworker Rights Project Job Responsibilities: The Paralegal for the Farmworker Rights Project at the organization is tasked with supporting attorneys in their efforts to protect agricultural workers from unfair labor practices and conditions. Key responsibilities include: - Assisting with intake procedures, which involve initial applications for legal help, conducting interviews, and handling related forms. - Providing litigation support, which enco
Job Title: Summer Law Student Intern Job Responsibilities: - Provide high-quality legal representation in civil cases to low-income Iowans through individual representation, impact litigation, and community legal education. - Work on cases involving domestic abuse, landlord/tenant issues, consumer protection, public benefits, or individual rights. - Support statewide special projects focusing on particular legal issues and communities. - Assist regional offices and the Legal
Job Title: Summer AmeriCorps Justice Intern Job Responsibilities: - Work on projects from a broad range of legal areas. - Ensure housing stability for clients. - Assist victims of domestic and sexual abuse in securing safety and independence. - Protect consumers from scams and identity theft. - Safeguard access to basic income, food, disability, and health benefits. Education and Experience Information: - Applicants must have completed at least their first year of law schoo