Doylestown Staff Attorney (Non-Profit)

LEGAL AID OF SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA, INC.

Job Announcement
Doylestown Staff Attorney (Non-Profit)

Location: Doyletown (Bucks County, PA)

Schedule: Full-Time
Salary: Starting at $65,500 - commensurate with experience

SUMMARY

Legal Aid of Southeastern PA (“LASP”) seeks an attorney to provide family law-related legal services in its Doylestown Office in Bucks County. LASP serves individuals with low incomes in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery counties. This is a full-time position primarily focused on representing parents in Children and Youth cases involving dependency and termination of parental rights, protection from abuse petitions for victims of domestic violence, and custody cases. The position may also include other LASP core practice areas such as housing, public benefits, and criminal record clearing, as assigned.

Staff currently work on a hybrid basis. The successful candidate will be expected to perform in-office work as well as be able to work remotely.

Key Responsibilities

• 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 in trial and appellate courts and before quasi-judicial or administrative agencies.
• Reviewing decisions and consulting with supervisor to determine merit of potential appeals.
• Engaging with external professional and community organizations relevant to casework.
• Conducting outreach, clinics, community education, and workshops.
• Participating in LASP team efforts to achieve office and program goals, including program-wide affinity groups and task forces.
• Developing knowledge of community needs and referral resources.
• 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 notes and timekeeping in LASP case management software and maintaining physical files.
• Ensuring that requirements of grants and contracts which may provide funding for the position are followed and assisting with grant reports.
• Performing other duties and responsibilities as may be assigned.

SUPERVISOR

Doylestown Managing Attorney.

QUALIFICATIONS

• License to practice law in Pennsylvania or admitted in another jurisdiction and eligible for admission to Pennsylvania.
• At least two (2) years’ experience as a lawyer preferred
• Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Office 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 required.
• Spanish language fluency is desirable.

Compensation and Benefits

LASP offers a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package, including a 401(k)-retirement plan with generous employer contributions, health insurance with 100% employer-paid premiums, ancillary benefits, and generous paid leave, including holidays, floating holidays, vacation, sick, personal, and parental leave.

Equal Opportunity Employer

LASP is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in employment based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. Employment decisions are based solely on qualifications, merit, and organizational needs.

TO APPLY:

Send resume and cover letter that includes the job title (Doylestown Staff Attorney) to Carolyn Johnson, Chief Counsel, Legal Aid of Southeastern Pennsylvania, at Hiring@lasp.org. Position will remain open until it is filled.