Staff Attorney HCPB (Full-Time) Immediate Availability and Closing When Filled. Location: Hybrid/Remote Dallas, Texas.
Legal Aid of Northwest Texas (LANWT) seeks a dynamic, self?starting attorney who has vision, initiative, and a demonstrated commitment and passion for public interest law to fill a staff attorney position in its Dallas Office. In addition to providing daily representation in civil legal matters, the successful candidate will demonstrate a commitment to identifying and taking advantage of opportunities for strategic advocacy and to engaging in outreach to and collaboration with low?income persons, including community groups that serve the indigent.
LANWT is a non?profit public interest law firm that provides high?quality free civil legal services to low?income persons in 114 counties in North and West Texas. The Dallas office delivers civil legal services in a diverse and dynamic city.
A staff attorney must be able to gather evidence, advise clients about their rights, draft legal documents, and conduct civil lawsuits. A staff attorney must interview clients and witnesses with cultural competence, and handle other tasks in representing clients. A staff attorney represents clients in court and before quasi?judicial or administrative agencies of government. The staff attorney also interprets laws, rulings, and regulations for clients and the client community. The staff attorney will provide legal assistance in areas of general civil law, including but not limited to: housing, foreclosure prevention, landlord?tenant, consumer, probate, public benefits and bankruptcy. The staff attorney also designs and carries out outreach and community legal education and works closely with the community and low?income community groups to further LANWTs mission of reducing poverty by providing equitable access to the civil justice system. The staff attorney may supervise and coordinate activities of legal, clerical, volunteer, or student workers. In short, the staff attorney is expected to efficiently handle a caseload involving substantial litigation and other justice?related advocacy, periodically attend evening legal clinics, devise and participate in community legal education programs, establish meaningful relationships with community organizations, conduct intake at shelters, and participate in outreach offered by LANWT.
In fulfilling this mission, the attorney will provide high?quality representation to clients in accordance with LANWTs policies and procedures and with an attorneys responsibilities under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct, the Texas Lawyers Creed, and the American Bar Associations Standards for Providers of Civil Legal Services to the Poor.
Current entry?level salary for a new attorney is $73,815 per year. The salary for the successful applicant may be significantly higher, based on applicant's years of experience.
Excellent benefits package that includes paid sick leave, vacation and holidays; a retirement plan; health, dental, vision and life insurance.
Please submit a cover letter expressing interest, a resume, and three professional references during the application process.
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