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Family Law Staff Attorney 🔥


Inland Counties Legal Services is

seeking Family Law Attorney to join our Family Law Team in Riverside.  Inland Counties Legal Services, Inc. is a nonprofit organization

providing legal services to low-income persons residing in Riverside and San

Bernardino Counties. ICLS targets services to seniors and those in

the greatest social or economic need. Legal services are provided by attorneys,

or paralegals under the direct supervision of an attorney. Levels of

service include advice and counsel,

limited action (includes negotiations and preparation of legal documents), as

well as direct representation before administrative law and civil courts.  ICLS provides legal assistance in a variety of

areas in law, the nine practice groups are: Outreach, Consumer,

Housing, Family Law, Immigration, Systemic and Impact, Health Law and Public

Benefits, Tax and Bankruptcy, and

Education.  Visit our website at www.inlandlegal.org for more information.

Overview of Position

The family law team is passionate about

helping clients who are victims of domestic violence or human trafficking.  Under the supervision of the Family Law

Practice Group Director, the Staff Attorney will provide legal services to

eligible clients for Family Law and Domestic Violence cases. 

Specific Duties and Responsibilities

1.

Under

direct supervision, to participate in all aspects of litigation including, but

not limited to, client interviews, investigation, preparation of legal

documents, negotiation, pre-trial hearings and trials and post-judgment

hearings at trial level in family law cases including Domestic Violence

Restraining Orders, Paternity, Dissolution and requests in these cases

regarding Child Custody and Visitation, Child Support, Spousal support as

appropriate; to provide legal advice and aggressive representation of clients

in accordance with Program priorities, to provide service work, develop and

maintain relationship with the community served and the leaders of that

community and to encourage community contact with other staff, to maintain

client files in an orderly manner, to prepare and submit necessary reports to

the Executive Office, or other duties as assigned or may be required by the

Executive Director or designee.

2.

To

determine client eligibility according to federal regulations, to interview

clients and assess the legal merits of the case and to make appropriate

referrals to local private attorney involvement programs and/or directly to

private attorney pro bono reimbursement project. To communicate as needed to do

necessary follow-up on such referrals as directed by the office Managing Attorney.

3.

Private

Attorney Involvement activities as directed. Includes client intake, referral,

advice, public relations, etc.

4.

Other

duties as assigned or as needed by the Executive Director or Designee.

C. Supervisors:

Directing Attorney and Executive Director

D.

Supervises: May include Provisionally

Licensed  Lawyers,  Paralegals, secretaries, law graduates or law

clerks

 

 

Desired Education, Skills, and Experience

§ Law degree and active member of the California

Bar in good standing

§ Ability to

understand the objectives of poverty law

§

Prior experience serving

low-income clients preferred

§

Strong written,

verbal and interviewing skills

§

Excellent

Interpersonal Skills

§

Ability to work

and collaborate with a team    

§

Patient and

flexible

§

Calendaring

experience preferred

§

Litigation

experience preferred

§

Background

in substantive legal areas impacting impoverished communities and experience

working with low-income organizations and client groups preferred.

§

Qualified candidates for

the staff attorney II position should have at least four years of experience in

family law and be familiar with a broad range of family law issues. Supervisory

experience desired, but not required.

Inland Counties Legal Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion,

color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying

physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other

basis covered by appropriate law. All aspects of employment including decisions

to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on merit, competence,

performance, and business needs.


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