[Hiring] Helpline Staff Attorney @Community Legal Services

Role Description

Community Legal Services (CLS) is seeking a full-time Staff Attorney for the CLS Helpline. In this position, the attorney will:

• Provide advice, brief services, and referrals in various areas of civil law.
• Demonstrate a commitment to understanding and addressing issues of the low-income and vulnerable population that CLS serves.
• Determine client eligibility for legal services in accordance with firm policies and procedures.
• Empower and counsel pro se litigants through various civil legal issues while providing local community resources for a holistic approach.
• Conduct initial client consultations, identifying, assessing, and analyzing a variety of civil legal issues.
• Conduct research and prepare pro se pleadings/letters.
• Learn and utilize multiple computer platforms and technology for client interactions, case management, and phone systems.
• Maintain professional and legal knowledge through continuing education.
• This is a full-time position that may require the ability to work both scheduled and flexible work hours, including some evenings/weekends, based on business needs.

Qualifications

• Must be admitted in good standing to practice law in Florida. Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred.
• No prior experience in any particular area of the law is required; however, experience in civil litigation or working with low-income and/or vulnerable clients is preferred.
• Experience working in a rapid-paced environment with a high capacity to prioritize and manage simultaneous tasks.
• Highly approachable presentation and organizational skills.
• Ability to effectively and consistently engage and collaborate with a diverse constituency.
• Excellent legal and community partnership skills.
• Computer literate (Microsoft Office 365).
• Valid Florida automobile license, use of own auto, and proof of insurance necessary.

Requirements

• Starting Salary: $70,000, more with experience.

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 the company).
• 100% Coverage with Dental Benefits, Life Insurance, 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 dedicated to employee morale, with events such as company-wide retreats, activities, and challenges!

Company Description

Be a part of an organization making a difference in the Central Florida community! As an Orlando Business Journal’s 2021 Best Places to Work Honoree, Orlando Sentinel’s 2022 Best Workplaces Honoree, and a SHRM Mental Health Ally, Community Legal Services (CLS) is a full-service civil legal aid law firm that promotes equal access to justice, specifically for the most vulnerable individuals in our society.