Legal Jobs in Council Bluffs

Law Student Intern/Volunteer The intern will be interviewing and advising clients. Intern will be organizing files. Conducting legal research. Drafting letters and papers. Conducting, observing and participating in court and administrative hearings. Currently attending an ABA accredited law school are considered. Must have good organizational, research and writing skills. Able to easily use computers (Web browsing, word processing, and file management) is required. Must be... read more

Internship The intern will be asked to do a variety of things, including day-to-day office work such as answering phones, writing letters and assisting with media clips. In addition, interns may be assigned to assist in various constituent case work or work on District-based projects of importance. read more

Intake Paralegal The candidate will focus primarily on intake, it may include other responsibilities based on need and capabilities. Will provide support and assistance to staff attorneys as they provide free legal assistance and community legal education to low-income people. Conduct initial client screening and/or intake including entry of Pika intake information, assessment of financial eligibility and conflict status, and formulating the nature of the client's legal pr... read more

Fall Internship The interns will have the opportunity to learn about a wide-range of responsibilities. Will assist constituents and attend local events. Iowa college students are considered. read more

Spring Internship The interns will have the opportunity to learn about a wide-range of responsibilities. Will assist constituents and attend local events. Iowa college students are considered. read more

Staff Attorneys The candidate will focus on public benefits, housing, health care, domestic violence & family, education, employment, individual rights, consumer protection, and collateral consequences. Provide direct legal services and community legal education to eligible clients. Providing advice or limited services to full representation before administrative agencies and courts. Must be graduates of law school and licensed to practice law, be eligible for admission on... read more

Rural Summer Legal Corps Fellow The Fellow will focus on two types of work and provide direct civil legal assistance to rural clients, working on the broad range of important issues that fall within organization's priorities. These issues include domestic abuse and family law; housing law (evictions, foreclosures, and other landlord-tenant problems); utility shut-offs; consumer matters; expungements; community economic development; and elder law. Will also work with assig... read more

Paralegal Responsibilities: Assisting with the preparation, filing and service of pleadings. Acting as liaison among all parties including court or other neutrals for scheduling and sharing information. Organizing and managing documents, including the creation of spreadsheets and retrieval systems. Coordinating the collection, review and production of documents and responding to discovery requests. Assisting with trial preparation including the assembly of exhibits, witnes... read more

Staff Attorney Responsibilities: Help implement the Disaster Project, with a primary focus on the transition to the case management system, LegalServer, to better capture data about the Project’s work for disaster victims.? Building upon the considerable groundwork already laid by staff, will help build the project to full scale.? Responsibility is the transition to LegalServer, which will likely include consulting with other legal services programs about their disaster ... read more

Paralegal Litigation The candidate should have a bachelor’s degree or completed formal education in the legal field. Must have excellent communication skills. Ability to handle strict deadlines and juggle multiple tasks with ease is required. Must also have a working knowledge of medical terminology and medical chronologies. Strong attention to detail and the ability to work with minimal supervision are required. Experience with MS Office products is required. Working kn... read more