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Coast to Coast Legal Aid of South Florida · 1 day ago

Attorney Family Law & Victims of Crime

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Full-time

Hybrid

Entry, Mid Level

2+ years exp

Coast to Coast Legal Aid of South Florida is a non-profit organization providing free civil legal services to low-income residents. The Attorney in the Family Law & Victims of Crime Unit will provide direct legal representation to victims of intimate partner violence and other civil legal matters, ensuring access to justice and support for underserved communities.

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Responsibilities

Provides direct holistic legal representation to victims of crime such as intimate partner violence, domestic violence, dating violence, stalking violence, sexual violence, and victims age 60 and older

Holistic services for their civil legal matters such as Injunctions for Protection, Family Law cases, assert and enforce their civil rights in criminal cases, and other civil legal matters, such as those negatively impacting self-sufficiency including housing, employment, benefits, access to healthcare, and income stabilization

Responsible for all phases of casework, including, but not limited to interviewing clients and witnesses, discovery, investigations, negotiations, depositions, mediation, litigation, and legal research

Advises clients regarding crime victimization, family law, domestic violence, elder abuse, intimate partner issues, and their legal rights

Prepares for court hearings and mediations by analyzing probable outcome of cases, using knowledge of legal precedent, strategize and prepare arguments, direct examinations, cross examinations, client and witness testimony and evidence, and presentation of cases

Litigates cases including but not limited to: motions and full evidentiary hearings and trials in court, remotely and in person

Drafting of legal documents and pleadings such as petitions, affidavits, notices, and relevant motions

Reviews and evaluates applications for case acceptance

Searches for and examines public and legal records to support cases

Supervises paralegals. Assigns work to paralegals, reviews all paralegals’ work, and monitors workload

Communicates case progress, status, issues and outcomes to supervising attorney(s) and/or Director

Oversees status of cases through case management system

Conducts outreach presentations at cultural and age specific community agencies and will actively participate in coordinated community response coalitions which collaborate on domestic and intimate partner violence services and victims’ rights. Participates in domestic violence, intimate partner violence, elder abuse services and victim rights coalitions and groups

Complies with all program requirements, including, but not limited to: efficient case management, in good standing with the Florida Bar, contemporaneous note taking and time keeping, completion of timely reports, participate with coordinated community response organizations, and attend all mandated meetings and trainings and compliance with the CCLA Program Priority Plan within their particular areas of specialization and consonant with the Legal Services Corporation guidelines

Attends meetings and completes trainings as needed

Performs other duties as requested by Family Unit Supervisor and/or Director or as required by grant(s)

Qualification

Juris Doctor (JD)Florida bar membershipFamily law litigationIntimate partner violence lawsMicrosoft Office 365Zoom proficiencyAdobe PDFBilingual (English/Spanish Creole)ResourcefulnessMulti-tasking skillsTrauma-informed approachEffective communicationAttention to detailInterpersonal skillsOrganization skills