What are the responsibilities and job description for the Council for Children's Rights- Part-Time Staff Attorney position at Ascend Nonprofit Solutions?
Job Description
Job Description
Part-Time Staff Attorney - Custody Advocacy Team
Council for Children's Rights is seeking a part-time staff attorney to join its Custody Advocacy Program (CAP). CAP attorneys represent the best interests of minor children who are caught in the middle of high-conflict custody cases. The work is interesting, challenging, and highly rewarding. The staff attorney will work closely with a volunteer attorney and volunteer custody advocate on each case to complete an investigation and subsequently resolve the custody dispute through settlement, or represent the child(ren)'s best interests in a custody trial. Case load will be commensurate with part-time hours (not to exceed 25 hours per week.)
Responsibilities :
- Represent the best interests of children in court-appointed, high-conflict custody cases.
- Handle an individual caseload as distributed by the Director of CAP.
- Oversee / work closely with the volunteer attorney and custody advocate assigned to each case.
- Alongside the case team, conduct a thorough investigation, including interviews, home and school visits, records review, and meetings with the child(ren) and the team.
- Direct settlement conferences involving pro se and / or represented parties.
- Handle preparation for and litigation in hearings and custody trials.
- Be prompt and professional in all communications inside and outside of court.
- Adhere to all Council for Children's Rights policies and procedures.
- Commit to and participate in an agency culture that values diversity, equity and inclusion.
Qualifications :
No calls, emails, or visits please . For immediate consideration, please formally apply online and provide a resume and cover letter.
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned this job classification. They are not to be constructed as an all-inclusive list of all duties, skills, and responsibilities of people so assigned.
The Agency's policy is to provide equal opportunity in all terms, conditions, and privileges of employment for all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, disability or veteran status.
