Job Title: 2026 Law Clerk Job Responsibilities: Legal interns at the organization will be responsible for managing and progressing assigned cases under the supervision of the organization's legal staff. Responsibilities include: - Assisting in various aspects of litigation - Conducting fact development - Performing legal research - Drafting motions for post-conviction relief - Managing cases - Interacting with clients - Investigating and working on individual cases
Job Title: National Legal Director Job Responsibilities: 1. Strategy & Leadership: - Develop and refine the strategic direction for the organization's legal work to align with its mission, values, and strategic goals. - Serve as a strategic partner to the Executive Director and leadership team to actualize the organization's mission. - Interface regularly with the Managing Director of Operations, Director of Communications, and Director of Development to ensure strategic
Job Title: National Legal Director Job Responsibilities: The National Legal Director serves as a thought leader, manager, and litigation supervisor, working collaboratively to develop and execute the organization's legal strategy. This position involves reporting to and partnering with the Executive Director to actualize the organization's mission across all facets, including litigation, advocacy, communications, operations, and development. The role requires balancing natio
Job Title: Staff Attorney (Kansas City) Job Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney in the civil rights department is tasked with a variety of legal and advocacy responsibilities. These include performing legal research and drafting legal documents such as answers, motions, and routine court filings. The attorney is also responsible for drafting written work products, including legal and research memorandums and other legal documents as requested. They will draft demand letters
Job Title: Executive Director Job Responsibilities: The Executive Director serves as the chief executive officer with organization-wide responsibility over strategic vision, financial oversight, stakeholder relationships, fundraising, program development, and delivery of quality, efficient client services. This role involves implementing policies established by the Board of Trustees and managing the organization effectively. Key responsibilities include: Program Developmen
Job Title: Temporary Staff Attorney - Lasting Solutions Family Law Program Job Responsibilities: - Provide legal representation to low-income individuals who are survivors of domestic and sexual violence in matters related to orders of protection, divorce, custody, and paternity cases. - Conduct all aspects of family law litigation including client interviews, drafting pleadings, discovery, fact-gathering, and courtroom advocacy. - Manage a caseload of diverse domestic viole
Job Title: Staff Attorney - Advocates for Family Health Job Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney for the Advocates for Family Health program at the organization will have the following responsibilities: - Manage legal cases related to accessing Medicaid state-based health insurance coverage and benefits for families, children, and pregnant individuals. - Conduct legal research and writing, including drafting administrative appeals and circuit court briefs. - Engage in negoti
Job Title: Staff Attorney - Consumer Law Program Job Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney will primarily focus on addressing the legal and non-legal issues faced by low-income residents of St. Louis City who were affected by the Tornado of May 16, 2025. Key responsibilities include: - Handling all aspects of litigation such as drafting pleadings, discovery, motion practice, trial preparation, and conducting trials and administrative hearings, specifically in civil law areas
Job Title: Staff Attorney, Missouri (St. Louis) Job Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney in Missouri will be an integral part of the civil rights department, focusing on various legal tasks and responsibilities. Key duties include: - Performing legal research and drafting essential legal documents, such as answers, motions, and other routine court filings. - Drafting written work products like legal and research memorandums, along with other legal documents as required. - D
Staff Attorney - Neighborhood Advocacy Job Title Staff Attorney - Neighborhood Advocacy Job Responsibilities The Staff Attorney in the Neighborhood Advocacy program at the organization is responsible for a variety of tasks aimed at stabilizing communities, combating property vacancy, and supporting equitable neighborhood development. The key responsibilities include: - Serving as legal counsel to 3–5 neighborhood-based organizations, with a focus on civil litigation ...
Job Title: Staff Attorney Job Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney will be responsible for providing legal representation to low-income individuals who are survivors of domestic and sexual violence. This includes handling orders of protection, divorce, custody, and paternity cases in various counties. The attorney will engage in all aspects of family law litigation, which involves conducting client interviews, drafting pleadings, managing discovery, gathering facts, and advo
Job Title: Staff Attorney - Health & Education Justice Initiative Job Responsibilities: - Utilize litigation and other impact advocacy tools to address policies and practices negatively impacting children marginalized by lack of resources, race, disability, or other circumstances. - Develop strategies informed by community input, which may include: impact litigation, demand letters or letters of concern, administrative complaints, legal research, legislative and administ