Staff Attorney - Housing Helpline
About The Position
Neighborhood Legal Services is a nonprofit law firm fighting for justice for our low-income clients. The Staff Attorney for the NLS Helpline provides legal representation and address legal issues related to housing insecurity including eviction prevention and other legal barriers to housing stability. The job assignment may change as client needs and funding requirements change. The Neighborhood Legal Services staff attorneys are to provide the highest quality of legal representation and handle all functions related to case work in a high-volume, general law practice. Legal representation may include providing advice, limited services, referral, and/or extended representation.
Requirements
- Strong computer knowledge and skills
- Strong in Microsoft Office Suite
- Strong organizational skills and attention to details
- Excellent interpersonal and client service skills
- Must have efficient transportation to locations other than the NLSA office as needed for work
- Admitted to practice law in Pennsylvania or admitted in another jurisdiction and eligible for admission in Pennsylvania
Responsibilities
- Screen clients for eligibility and make referrals, as needed
- Conduct preliminary and subsequent interviews with clients
- Conduct factual investigation, analysis, and legal research, as needed
- Develop case theory and strategy for the representation
- Keep clients informed on an ongoing basis and provide counsel about their options
- Prepare pleadings, including but not limited to, complaints, answers, memoranda of law, briefs as may be needed
- Prepare cases and represent clients in negotiations, hearings, trials, and appeals
- Monitor client files and close files in a timely manner as required by program policy
- Enter time in a timely manner pursuant to program policy
- Maintain case files in accordance with NLSA standards
- Provide outreach to our communities and participate in professional organizations
- Stay current on matters of the law
Benefits
- 100% paid healthcare through Highmark that includes prescription and dental coverage
- 100% paid Life/ADD, Long-term Disability, Short-term Disability Insurance
- Paid Health Reimbursement Account (HRA)
- Contributions to a 403b and/or Roth 403b after one-year of service (optional)
- Vision Insurance
- FSA – Medical Account
- FSA - Dependent Care Account
- Qualified Transportation Election
- 15 vacation days
- 14 sick days
- 3 Personal Days
- 16 Holidays
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
