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Supervising Attorney for Illinois Armed Forces Legal Aid Network (IL-AFLAN)
Location
CARPLS Legal Aid
35 E. Wacker Drive, Suite 3000
Chicago, IL 60601
United States
Website
Job Description
CARPLS legal aid is Cook County’s largest provider of free legal services. We have provided over one million legal consultations to low- and moderate-income residents to help them find solutions to their everyday legal matters. CARPLS operates a legal aid hotline and three court-based advice desks for Cook County. We are also partners with the Cook County Legal Aid for Housing & Debt Early Resolution Program (ERP), and for our statewide projects, we are partners with New Leaf Illinois, the Illinois Armed Forces Legal Aid Network, COVID HELP Illinois and Eviction Help Illinois. https://www.carpls.org/about-carpls/
We are currently seeking a full-time supervising attorney for the Illinois Armed Forces Legal Aid Network (IL-AFLAN) Hotline Project. The IL-AFLAN Supervisor will train and directly supervise the staff attorneys and paralegals assigned to IL-AFLAN, as well as provide brief legal services to clients on the IL-AFLAN hotline. The IL-AFLAN Supervisor will be responsible for creating and updating knowledge management content on legal issues that affect veterans and active military clients and for promoting the Project with the veteran and active military communities. The IL-AFLAN Supervisor will interface with partner agencies throughout Illinois daily to ensure the smooth delivery of services and will participate in supporting our other programs in collaboration with other supervising attorneys.
The position operates on a hybrid remote/office schedule with at least one required weekly day in the office.
Qualifications
The candidate must possess a J.D. from an accredited law school and be licensed to practice in Illinois. The candidate must have at least five years of legal experience, preferably in a legal aid setting. Must have prior substantial legal experience working on veterans’ legal issues and substantial experience working with veteran and/or active military clients. Past military service preferred.
Pay scale and benefits
Pay scale and benefits
The annual salary is $91,585 per year. Excellent benefits include 401K (with an employer match), health, vision, dental and life insurance, and pretax transit benefit.
Position type
Full-time
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Supervising Attorney for Illinois Armed Forces Legal Aid Network (IL-AFLAN)
Location
CARPLS Legal Aid
35 E. Wacker Drive, Suite 3000
Chicago, IL 60601
United States
Website
Job Description
CARPLS legal aid is Cook County’s largest provider of free legal services. We have provided over one million legal consultations to low- and moderate-income residents to help them find solutions to their everyday legal matters. CARPLS operates a legal aid hotline and three court-based advice desks for Cook County. We are also partners with the Cook County Legal Aid for Housing & Debt Early Resolution Program (ERP), and for our statewide projects, we are partners with New Leaf Illinois, the Illinois Armed Forces Legal Aid Network, COVID HELP Illinois and Eviction Help Illinois. https://www.carpls.org/about-carpls/
We are currently seeking a full-time supervising attorney for the Illinois Armed Forces Legal Aid Network (IL-AFLAN) Hotline Project. The IL-AFLAN Supervisor will train and directly supervise the staff attorneys and paralegals assigned to IL-AFLAN, as well as provide brief legal services to clients on the IL-AFLAN hotline. The IL-AFLAN Supervisor will be responsible for creating and updating knowledge management content on legal issues that affect veterans and active military clients and for promoting the Project with the veteran and active military communities. The IL-AFLAN Supervisor will interface with partner agencies throughout Illinois daily to ensure the smooth delivery of services and will participate in supporting our other programs in collaboration with other supervising attorneys.
The position operates on a hybrid remote/office schedule with at least one required weekly day in the office.
Qualifications
The candidate must possess a J.D. from an accredited law school and be licensed to practice in Illinois. The candidate must have at least five years of legal experience, preferably in a legal aid setting. Must have prior substantial legal experience working on veterans’ legal issues and substantial experience working with veteran and/or active military clients. Past military service preferred.
Pay scale and benefits
Pay scale and benefits
The annual salary is $91,585 per year. Excellent benefits include 401K (with an employer match), health, vision, dental and life insurance, and pretax transit benefit.
Position type
Full-time
Salary : $91,585
