Helpline Staff Attorney

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🐊 Florida – Remote

🐊 Florida – Remote

💵 $70k / year

⏰ Full Time

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🧑‍💼 Attorney / Lawyer

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Community Legal Services

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51 - 200 employees

Founded 1966

⚖️ Legal

🤝 Non-profit

🌍 Social Impact

Legal • Non-profit • Social Impact

Community Legal Services is an organization that provides no-cost legal services to the most vulnerable individuals in Central Florida. They focus on various issues including family, housing, health, and financial matters. Their goal is to help clients protect their families, health, and livelihoods through legal assistance, community education, and volunteer engagement.

📋 Description

• Provide advice, brief services, and referrals in various areas of civil law • Demonstrate commitment to understanding and addressing issues affecting low-income and vulnerable populations • Determine client eligibility for legal services according to firm policies and procedures • Empower and counsel pro se litigants through civil legal issues • Provide local community resources for a holistic approach • Conduct initial client consultations • Identify, assess, and analyze civil legal issues • Conduct legal research • Prepare pro se pleadings and letters • Use multiple computer platforms and technology for client interactions, case management, and phone systems • Attend meetings and other functions within or outside CLS’s 12-county service area • Perform other duties as assigned to balance workload and cover absences

🎯 Requirements

• Must be admitted in good standing to practice law in Florida • Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred • No prior experience in any particular area of law required • Experience in civil litigation or working with low-income and/or vulnerable clients and communities on civil legal matters preferred • Experience working in a rapid-paced environment with a high capacity to prioritize and manage simultaneous tasks • Highly approachable presentation • Organizational skills • Ability to effectively and consistently engage and collaborate with a diverse constituency • Excellent legal and community partnership skills • Computer literacy, including Microsoft Office 365 • Valid Florida automobile license • Use of own automobile • Proof of insurance necessary • Ability to work scheduled and flexible hours, including some evenings/weekends, based on business needs • Ability to learn and utilize multiple computer platforms and technology for client interactions, case management, and phone systems • Ability to maintain professional and legal knowledge through continuing education

🏖️ Benefits

• 15 paid holidays and 24 days of paid time off • Excellent physical/mental health, vision, and benefits, with 95% of benefits paid for by company • 100% coverage with dental benefits, life insurance, and long/short term disability • 100% 403B match after 1 year of employment (5%) • CLS pays Bar Dues and CLE Credits • Student loan reimbursement for Attorneys • Tuition Reimbursement • Ability to apply for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) • Fantastic work-life balance • Various opportunities for upward mobility into leadership/more advanced roles • Pet Insurance • Wellness Committee with company-wide retreats, activities, and challenges