Staff Attorney – Doylestown, Bucks County, PA

SUMMARY

Legal Aid of Southeastern PA (“LASP”) seeks an attorney to provide representation to parents in Children and Youth cases and other family matters in its Doylestown office in Bucks County. The Doylestown office is one of nine LASP offices. LASP serves low-income individuals from Bucks, Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery counties facing issues regarding housing, including landlord/tenant law and foreclosure, family law, protection from domestic violence, consumer, employment and public benefits. Cases to be assigned for this position will include dependency and termination of parental rights, custody, and visitation. Other assignments may be made based upon funding and staffing. Candidates should be able to make in person court appearances and have the flexibility to work in LASP’s office or remotely as assigned.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following:

• Interviewing clients, assisting in determining eligibility for services, and ascertaining and investigating facts;
• Conducting legal research and interpreting statutes, case law, regulations, and other sources of law;
• Providing advice and counsel to clients;
• Preparing legal documents, including but not necessarily limited to: briefs, pleadings, motions, notices, correspondence, memoranda, discovery and documents responsive to discovery requests;
• Developing strategy and arguments for presentation of cases and assisting in preparation of witnesses for hearings and trials;
• Representing clients at hearings, in trial and appellate courts, and before quasi-judicial or administrative agencies;
• Reviewing decisions and consulting with management team to determine the merit of potential appeals;
• Participating in external professional and community organizations relevant to casework;
• Conducting clinics, community education, and workshops;
• Becoming engaged in LASP team efforts to achieve office and program goals, including participation in program-wide affinity groups and task forces;
• Developing knowledge of community referral resources and assessing community and client needs;
• Enhancing skills and substantive knowledge through training, CLE, and other educational opportunities;
• Abiding by all applicable professional standards of ethics and practice;
• Completing required administrative tasks including entering of notes and timekeeping in LASP case management software, and maintaining of physical files;
• Ensuring that requirements of grants and contracts which may provide funding for the position are met, and assisting with grant reports;
• Performing other duties and responsibilities as may be assigned.

SUPERVISOR: Doylestown Office Managing Attorney.

QUALIFICATIONS: License to practice law in Pennsylvania or admitted in another jurisdiction and eligible for admission to Pennsylvania. 0-10 years’ experience as a lawyer; demonstrated proficiency in word processing, Outlook products, case management software, and online legal research tools; Passionate commitment to public interest law and serving low-income individuals and vulnerable populations; Strong written and oral advocacy and organizational skills; The successful candidate must be willing to accept complex and challenging cases and develop creative strategies to assist clients. Spanish language proficiency is desirable.

LASP is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate in the recruitment, selection, or advancement of employees on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age (40 or older), disability, genetic information or on any other basis prohibited by law.

TO APPLY: Send resume and cover letter including the job title (Doylestown Staff Attorney (GIKE09072021)) to Kesha James, Deputy Director for Advocacy at Legal Aid of Southeastern Pennsylvania.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $50,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance
• Employee discount
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

License/Certification:

• License to practice law in Pennsylvania (Required)

Work Location:

• One location

Work Remotely:

• No

Work Location: One location