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Florida Rural Legal Services, Inc. (FRLS) · 3 hours ago

Staff Attorney

West Palm Beach, FL

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

Florida Rural Legal Services, Inc. (FRLS) is a non-profit law firm that provides free civil legal aid to eligible individuals, families, and vulnerable communities across 13 Florida counties. The Staff Attorney will provide civil legal assistance in various areas such as housing, domestic violence, public benefits, and immigration, while also participating in community outreach and representing clients in legal matters.

LegalNon Profit

Responsibilities

Interviews, certifies eligibility, and identifies the legal problems of FRLS’s clients within a specific area of law and provides clients with appropriate legal assistance in the form of advice, referrals, or actual representation

Participates in community outreach and education

Represents clients in court and before administrative agencies as accepted

Provides documentation, statistical information and other records as required by the Managing Attorney, Deputy Director, or Executive Director

Participates in case acceptance meetings

Participates in training to keep up CLE’s and required and legally relevant training as may be provided by the program and as mandated by Florida Bar rules

Adheres to office hours, exhibits a strong work ethic and excellent time management skills, communicates, and treats clients and staff with courtesy and respect, provides constructive feedback to other advocates (paralegals) on cases discussed

Serves as a role model to support staff by promoting the values of hard work, high quality advocacy and treating others with courtesy and respect

Attempts to ensure accessibility of the local office(s) when necessary, by serving clients, including rural clients, non-English speaking clients and client with disabilities

Promotes good relations with the public, including client groups, service providers, press, and private bars, attending/speaking at local meetings as appropriate and approved by the Managing Attorney, Deputy Director and/or Executive Director

Is familiar with FRLS policies, as well as requirements of LSC and other funders, and adheres to those policies and requirements

Maintains an accurate follow-up system to review cases when needed

Performs other duties as assigned

Qualification

Juris DoctorateBarred in FloridaCourt practicesMicrosoft SuiteBilingual Spanish/Haitian CreoleInterpersonal skillsOrganizational skillsCommunication skillsWork collaborativelyWork independently