Legal Clinic Staff Attorney III

University of Tulsa•Tulsa, OK

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Staff Attorney III role can be within a clinical program or a free-standing program. For clinical programs, the Staff Attorney will handle cases not completed during the semester and provide legal representation during summer or other non-session times. For free-standing programs, the Staff Attorney will manage a caseload related to their specific grant and maintain data for grant reporting. This role assists Clinic Faculty and the Clinic Coordinator in the operations and management of their respective programs.

Requirements

For non-immigration-based positions: in-depth knowledge of Oklahoma law and procedure.
For immigration-based positions: Expertise in immigration law, especially humanitarian and family-based cases.
Proficient in Microsoft Suite and case management software.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Excellent organizational skills.
Excellent Legal research and writing skills.
Juris Doctorate.
7 to 10 years of related experience required.
Multi-cultural lawyering with inherent bias-awareness required.
For non-immigration related positions: Must be licensed to practice law in the State of Oklahoma.
For immigration related positions: Must be licensed to practice law in any state, preference for Oklahoma.
Public speaking skills.
Knowledge and adherence to the rules of professional responsibility.

Nice To Haves

Fluent in Spanish preferred.

Responsibilities

Supervising program case dockets.
Supervising intake process for potential new clients.
Performing legal consultations for potential new clients.
Representing legal clinic clients.
Supervising the maintenance of all programmatic client communications, verbal and written.
Drafting motions/petitions/briefs/memos.
Appearing on behalf of clients in court hearings and proceedings.
Supervising Staff Attorney I and II in direct representation and community outreach tasks.
Supervising legal fellows in direct representation and community outreach tasks.
Supervising case work of students in clinical programs (including new students and advanced students).
Providing community education to populations served.
Teaching a small number of clinic seminar classes under the supervision of clinical faculty.
Assisting Clinic Faculty in development of funding strategies and working with University Development Office.
Writing grant applications and reports for program funding.
Working with the Director of Clinical Programs and clinical faculty and staff to identify, develop, and sustain productive community partnerships and on additional office-wide initiatives and projects.
Works with the Director of Clinical Programs and clinical faculty and staff to identify, develop, and sustain clinic operations.