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Colorado Legal Services · 1 month ago

Grant Senior Attorney/Medical Legal Partnership Attorney [INTERNAL ONLY]

Denver, Colorado, United States

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$120K/yr - $129K/yr

10+ years exp

Colorado Legal Services is seeking an experienced litigator to serve as the Grant Senior Attorney for the Colorado Access Medical-Legal Partnership and Senior Attorney for consumer law. This role involves providing legal representation to low-income clients in housing, consumer, and public benefits cases, as well as mentoring other attorneys and engaging in strategic advocacy.

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Responsibilities

Represent clients referred by Colorado Access in housing, consumer, and public benefits cases by providing advice, brief services, and full representation

Staff cases with the Northern Colorado Advocacy Director

Develop, implement, and iterate training for Colorado Access staff

Work closely with the Northern Colorado Advocacy Director to develop training materials for Colorado Access staff on how to identify legal issues that CLS can help with

Provide trainings for Colorado Access staff on how to identify legal issues that CLS can help with and make referrals for those cases

Work with the Northern Colorado Advocacy Director to develop a referral system for Colorado Access

Communicate and meet frequently with Colorado Access staff to identify gaps, troubleshoot any issues that arise, and implement solutions to those issues to improve the issue spotting and referral process

Take on other staff attorney cases and duties as assigned by the Northern Colorado Advocacy Director

This position will take Attorney of the Day shifts, like any other Staff Attorney

Provide high-quality legal advice, brief services, and full representation to Colorado Access members, in accordance with ethical rules of professional conduct and the standards set forth by Casehandler Standards

Display patience, professionalism, empathy, and sound judgment for clients, including those with diverse backgrounds, disabilities, and mental health challenges, while providing clear, transparent communication and managing their expectations effectively

Independently manage an active caseload

Maintain thorough and up-to-date records

Work as a member of a legal team, actively participating in regular case staffing as well as office and organization-wide projects focused on education and outreach to client populations

Consult and co-counsel with other CLS attorneys, paralegals, and support staff

Achieve and maintain knowledge of consumer, housing, and public benefits law

Regularly engage in professional development and training opportunities

Work collaboratively with partner organizations

Promote a culture that emphasizes trust, mutual respect, equity, inclusion, harmony, work quality, continuous improvement, and excellent customer service

Perform additional duties as assigned

Senior Attorney projects will be assigned and led by the Deputy Director for Advocacy and/or one or more of the regional Advocacy Directors

Actively participate in internal Task Force meetings to ensure that CLS attorneys are identifying trends, and help brainstorm solutions to challenges raised within Task Forces

Participate in internal or external coalition meetings dedicated to strategically identifying solutions to recurring challenges or trends facing CLS clients

Conduct legal research to advance strategic advocacy

Conduct factual research on trends impacting CLS clients, including reviewing court files and CLS’s case management system

Draft portions of letters, public comments, memos, and other written work product that is not tied to a specific case to advance strategic goals

Partner with the Director of Communications to advance media strategies

Serve as lead casehandler or co-counsel on appeal

Draft briefs and motions or sections thereof

Conduct legal research on key topics

Review and edit briefs drafted by other staff

Participate in moots to help other attorneys prepare for oral arguments

Lead or co-counsel cases that CLS approves for affirmative litigation in order to achieve strategically-chosen impacts for CLS clients and other similarly-situated low-income Coloradans

Ensure compliance with all LSC regulations, including restrictions on class actions and fee-generating cases

Mentor and guide less experienced attorneys across the program in working through complex legal issues, with an emphasis on consumer law

Staff cases with other CLS attorneys and support them in advancing the best interests of their clients

Conduct formal trainings and presentations in Task Forces and other forums

Stay up to date on changes within Consumer Law by seeking out articles, reviewing cases, and participating in CLEs and other training

Bring forward key changes in the law as training topics to CLS Leadership and leaders of the Consumer Task Force

Participate in coalition meetings with CLS partners working on Consumer Law issues

Qualification

License to practice lawConsumer law expertiseAppellate advocacy experienceTrainingLegal research skillsMentoringBilingual in EnglishSpanishCommunicationAttention to detailCritical thinkingTime management