What are the responsibilities and job description for the Staff Attorney: Housing and Consumer position at Legal Aid of Western Missouri?
Legal Aid of Western Missouri seeks a full-time staff attorney for its St. Joseph, Missouri office, to assist with housing and consumer cases. The attorney will represent clients in administrative, judicial, and legislative forums, as needed. The attorney will represent clients in Buchanan County and seventeen other outlying rural counties in Northwest Missouri.
The qualified candidate must have the following:
- Active Missouri bar license.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Desire and committment to assist in the delivery of high-quality legal assistance to low-income clients.
- Ability to speak a second language, preferred, but not required.
- Courtroom exeperience, preferred.
Pay: $65,000/year DOE
Benefits:
- Medical Plans with PPO and HSA options
- Dental Plan
- Vision Plan
- Life Insurance
- Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
- Accident Insurance
- Critical Illness Insurance
- Flexible Spending Accounts for medical and/or dependent care
- Health Savings Account
- Paid CLE and Bar Dues
- Paid Time Off: Holidays, Personal, Sick and Vacation
- Qualifying employer for the Public Service Loan Foregiveness Program.
- Travel and parking reimbursement
- 401k and up to 3.5% employer match
Interested candidates should submit their application, cover letter and resume at https://lawmo.org/careers-current openings.
LAWMO is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Those applicants requiring accommodations to the interview/application process should contact Human Resources Department at EEO@lawmo.org
Salary : $65,000
