What are the responsibilities and job description for the Housing Staff Attorney Kalamazoo position at National Legal Aid & Defender Association?
Position Description
Housing Staff Attorney
Kalamazoo
Legal Aid of Western Michigan (LAWM) is seeking a driven and motivated full-time Staff Attorney to join our team of passionate, mission-driven individuals and focus on housing and eviction defense cases at our Kalamazoo office!
We are a non-profit law firm that proudly delivers free legal assistance to communities up and down the West Michigan lakeshore. Our civil legal work involves eviction defense and preventing homelessness, securing independence and safety for survivors of domestic abuse, ensuring that people have the basic income they need to meet the necessities of life, and more.
At LAWM, our core mission is to protect rights, challenge injustice, and fight poverty through free legal advocacy for people and families. We’re on the hunt for a new Staff Attorney who will play an essential role in that support.
Under the supervision of the Managing Attorney of the Kalamazoo office, the Staff Attorney is primarily responsible for providing intake, referrals, legal advice, and legal representation to eligible clients. This position is focused on housing cases and eviction defense. The Staff Attorney will collaborate with other LAWM staff to share knowledge and adhere to case priorities. This role regularly engages in community outreach and relationship building.
If this all sounds like a good fit for you, we’d love for you to apply!! Please send your resume and cover letter to our HR Team at Careers@lawestmi.org. And if you need any accommodations throughout the application or hiring process, definitely let us know!
The starting salary for the Staff Attorney position is $65,000, depending on experience. We offer an additional $2,500 annual stipend for an individual who is bilingual and biliterate in English and Spanish.
LAWM IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. We believe in diversity, equity, and inclusion as core principles driving our staff recruitment and our mission.
Here’s a sampling of what the Kalamazoo Staff Attorney will be responsible for:
Housing Staff Attorney
Kalamazoo
Legal Aid of Western Michigan (LAWM) is seeking a driven and motivated full-time Staff Attorney to join our team of passionate, mission-driven individuals and focus on housing and eviction defense cases at our Kalamazoo office!
We are a non-profit law firm that proudly delivers free legal assistance to communities up and down the West Michigan lakeshore. Our civil legal work involves eviction defense and preventing homelessness, securing independence and safety for survivors of domestic abuse, ensuring that people have the basic income they need to meet the necessities of life, and more.
At LAWM, our core mission is to protect rights, challenge injustice, and fight poverty through free legal advocacy for people and families. We’re on the hunt for a new Staff Attorney who will play an essential role in that support.
Under the supervision of the Managing Attorney of the Kalamazoo office, the Staff Attorney is primarily responsible for providing intake, referrals, legal advice, and legal representation to eligible clients. This position is focused on housing cases and eviction defense. The Staff Attorney will collaborate with other LAWM staff to share knowledge and adhere to case priorities. This role regularly engages in community outreach and relationship building.
If this all sounds like a good fit for you, we’d love for you to apply!! Please send your resume and cover letter to our HR Team at Careers@lawestmi.org. And if you need any accommodations throughout the application or hiring process, definitely let us know!
The starting salary for the Staff Attorney position is $65,000, depending on experience. We offer an additional $2,500 annual stipend for an individual who is bilingual and biliterate in English and Spanish.
LAWM IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. We believe in diversity, equity, and inclusion as core principles driving our staff recruitment and our mission.
Here’s a sampling of what the Kalamazoo Staff Attorney will be responsible for:
- Provide intake services and referrals as appropriate to clients with a variety of legal needs
- Relay legal advice to clients over the phone or in writing
- Ensure appropriate notes and documentation are entered in the case management system
- Assess prospective clients’ legal needs for merit and potential representation in consultation with other LAWM staff and following LAWM’s established case priorities
- Manage a litigation caseload
- Represent clients in administrative hearings and courts
- Attend case acceptance and case review meetings
- Adhere to LAWM program priorities and case handling policies/procedures, as well as the highest professional and ethical standards
- Regular, predictable attendance and adherence to approved work schedule
- Assess prospective clients’ eligibility for legal services
- Conduct legal research and drafting memoranda as needed
- Prepare legal documents and correspondence
- Conduct investigations and discovery
- Perform data entry and management tasks
- Organize and maintain physical and electronic files
- Participate in outreach events; Build collaborative relationships with volunteer attorneys and others within the community
- Show a collaborative and team-focused spirit; Assist other staff as needed
- Assist in the training of new employees, interns, and other staff members
- Perform other duties as assigned
Salary : $2,500
