Staff Attorney

Sexual Trauma Awareness and Response • Baton Rouge, LA

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About The Position

The primary duty of the Staff Attorney is to provide legal assistance and representation to sexual assault survivors. This position will provide sexual assault victims with comprehensive legal consultations, representation and referrals; practice areas include privacy, safety, employment, education, housing, financial compensation including public benefits, criminal justice system advocacy, and/or other legal needs that arise from a sexual assault.

Responsibilities

• Provide sexual assault victims with comprehensive legal consultations, representation and referrals
• Practice areas include privacy, safety, employment, education, housing, financial compensation including public benefits, criminal justice system advocacy, and/or other legal needs that arise from a sexual assault
• Conduct safety plans with all survivors
• Attend court, return client calls, and draft legal documents as needed
• Travel throughout STAR's service area as needed to provide representation and assistance
• Record all clients notes and upload all documents to the organization's centralized database in a timely manner
• Ensure non-engagement and disengagement letters are sent to clients where applicable
• Ensure that grant deliverables are completed in a timely manner
• Assist in developing grant reports as required by funders
• Connect survivors with additional services throughout the community as needed
• Attend meetings with community partners as needed
• Clock in and out using the organization's timekeeping system
• Participate in weekly Legal Team meetings
• Participate in monthly check-ins and 1-1 meetings with the Managing Attorney
• Submit mileage and reimbursement documentation monthly
• Participate in monthly staff meetings
• Maintain compliance requirements for continuing legal education

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed