Staff Attorney
About The Position
The Neighborhood Development Office of Legal Aid of Western Missouri is seeking a full-time attorney for its Paseo Office in Kansas City. In this role, you will serve as counsel to neighborhood associations to revitalize and strengthen Kansas City's neighborhoods. Your clients are the organizations closest to the ground, and your legal work directly advances blight remediation, affordable housing preservation, and community reinvestment. It is a chance to use a transactional and litigation practice to help neighborhoods reshape their own blocks. Because the work is rooted in the community, the role involves significant time in Kansas City neighborhoods, including local travel and some evening and weekend work.
Requirements
- Active Missouri Bar license or eligible for licensure in Missouri through reciprocity
- Computer proficiency
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Desire and commitment to assist in the delivery of high-quality legal assistance
Nice To Haves
- Ability to speak a second language
- Courtroom experience
- Experience handling community development cases
Responsibilities
- Represent neighborhood associations and work with nonprofit community development corporations in real estate transactions that advance blight remediation, affordable housing preservation, and community reinvestment.
- Handle civil land-use litigation on behalf of community clients, including matters related to distressed and vacant property.
- Advise community partners on the legal aspects of targeted improvement initiatives, from acquisition and title issues through project completion.
- Draft and negotiate transactional documents such as purchase agreements, deeds, leases, and related real estate instruments.
- Build and maintain working relationships with neighborhood associations, community development corporations, and other local partners in the neighborhoods served.
- Work directly in and with Kansas City neighborhoods, including local travel and some evening and weekend availability for community meetings, outreach, and events.
- Collaborate with colleagues across the Neighborhood Development Office and Legal Aid to deliver high-quality, coordinated legal services.
Benefits
- Medical Plans with PPO or HSA options
- Dental Plan
- Vision Plan
- Life Insurance
- Short-Term Disability
- Long-Term Disability
- Accident Insurance
- Critical Illness Insurance
- Flexible Spending Accounts for medical or dependent care
- Health Savings Accounts
- Paid CLE and Bar Dues
- Paid Time Off: Vacation, Sick, Personal and Holidays
- Qualifying employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program
- Travel and parking reimbursement
- 401k and up to 3.5% employer match
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
