Job Title: Full-Time AmeriCorps Member Positions Job Responsibilities: AmeriCorps members at the organization will engage in a variety of tasks aimed at supporting low-income and elderly Iowans. Key responsibilities include: - Assisting seniors, veterans, immigrants, people with disabilities, and other low-income Iowans in accessing free legal aid. - Enhancing the unified client intake system to streamline processes and improve service delivery. - Increasing outreach efforts
Job Title: Staff Attorney - Elder Justice Innovation Project Job Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney at the organization is tasked with providing free legal assistance and community legal education to low-income and other vulnerable Iowans. The scope of legal assistance includes advice, brief service, and full representation before administrative agencies and state and federal trial and appellate courts. The primary areas of focus are housing, domestic violence, income main
Job Title: Paralegal - Farmworker Rights Project Job Responsibilities: The paralegal for the Farmworker Rights Project will provide support to attorneys in the department. Key responsibilities include: - Assisting with intake processes, including handling initial applications for legal help and conducting related interviews and completing forms. - Providing litigation support, which involves drafting correspondence, discovery, simple pleadings, and performing other tasks un
Job Title: Summer Law Student Intern Job Responsibilities: - Providing high-quality legal representation in civil cases to low-income Iowans. - Engaging in individual representation, impact litigation, and community legal education. - Assisting with cases involving domestic abuse, landlord/tenant issues, consumer protection, public benefits, or individual rights. - Supporting several statewide special projects focusing on particular legal issues and communities. - Performing
Job Title: Farmworker Rights Project 2026 Summer Intern Job Responsibilities: Interns will be involved in supporting education, outreach, and legal assistance efforts directed towards farmworkers and their families who are employed in various agricultural roles across Iowa. The primary responsibilities include: - Engaging in individual representation, impact litigation, and community legal education to advocate for farmworkers. - Addressing and assisting with legal issues re
Job Title: Summer Law Student Intern Job Responsibilities: - Perform a variety of duties under the supervision of licensed attorneys. - Interview and advise new clients. - Prepare pleadings, affidavits, and other legal documents. - Assist with trial preparation. - Conduct legal assessments, legal research, and writing. - Prepare and update outreach materials and engage in community outreach. - Process referrals to and from partner agencies. - Represent clients at appropriate
Job Title: Summer Law Student Intern Job Responsibilities: - Provide legal representation in civil cases to low-income individuals through individual representation, impact litigation, and community legal education. - Engage in a variety of tasks under the supervision of licensed attorneys, including: - Interviewing and advising new clients. - Preparing legal documents such as pleadings and affidavits. - Assisting with trial preparation. - Conducting legal assessments, r