Part-Time Staff Attorney, Veterans

Job Description:

• Deliver high-quality legal advice, counseling, and brief services as a licensed attorney
• Represent veterans, low-income clients, and other vulnerable client populations with limited access to legal services
• Process legal services requests and evaluate the complexity of clients’ legal problems
• Assess income eligibility and confirm applicant eligibility determinations
• Make appropriate legal and social services referrals for ineligible applicants and clients
• Recommend exceptions to financial guidelines to the supervisor when appropriate
• Provide legal advice, research, brief services, confirming letters, and self-help materials
• Review documents including durable and other powers of attorney and letters of guardianship
• Determine whether extended legal services may be needed and process referrals within Bay Area Legal Services and to outside legal referral partners
• Maintain accurate client records using Bay Area’s legal case management system
• Assist in developing and updating legal advice and brief services letters, legal instructional materials, and other written materials
• Support the overall operation of the Veterans Legal Helpline

Requirements:

• Admission to the Florida Bar and in good standing
• At least four years of experience as a staff attorney or equivalent practice experience
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to work closely and cooperatively with other team members
• Ability to interview clients to determine essential facts regarding the nature and severity of legal problems
• Ability to accept major responsibility and work effectively in an independent but closely supervised environment
• Willingness to undertake major management tasks
• Experience in general legal practice preferred
• Legal services experience preferred
• Experience and/or ability to supervise and work closely with others
• Sympathetic understanding of social, economic, and legal problems of individuals with limited access to legal services
• U.S. Veteran preferred

Benefits:

• Part-time schedule of up to 29 hours
• Remote work
• Work-life balance