Staff Attorney - Pittsburgh Office - The Pennsylvania Innocence Project

Pennsylvania Innocence Project•Pittsburgh, PA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Pennsylvania Innocence Project is seeking a highly organized and self-driven Staff Attorney to join its legal team. The Staff Attorney will work with, and be supervised by, the Executive Director, Legal Director, and Deputy Legal Director based in the Project’s Pittsburgh Office. The Staff Attorney will take part in the investigation and litigation of cases at both trial and appellate levels. The Staff Attorney will assist their supervisors with supervision of law students enrolled in clinical programs with the Pennsylvania Innocence Project. Some travel and evening and weekend work is required. The Staff Attorney will be based in the Pittsburgh office but will support case work in Philadelphia and throughout Pennsylvania.

Requirements

Juris Doctor degree and admission to the Pennsylvania bar required, or willingness to immediately take the necessary steps to gain admission in Pennsylvania.
A minimum of 2 years of post-law school legal experience.
Candidate must be willing to travel throughout Pennsylvania for cases, training, and other job-related activities.
Interest in criminal law and innocence work.

Nice To Haves

3-5 years of experience preferred.
Prior experience in post-conviction and appellate litigation preferred.

Responsibilities

Identify, locate, and interview witnesses; draft and file briefs; communicate with co-counsel; attend court appearances; and visit clients in prison.
Take responsibility for managing volunteer schedules, training volunteer lawyers and law students, answering questions from volunteers, and reviewing volunteer work product.
Review and track cases as they proceed through the Project’s assessment process.
Assist Supervisors in supervising interns, including coordinating their schedules and caseloads and reviewing summer internship applications.
Put together training programs for volunteer attorneys and law students and present continuing legal education programs on topics related to wrongful convictions.