Description:
Established in 1989, Children's Law Center, Inc. (CLC) is a non-profit legal service center protecting the rights of children and youth. CLC provides individual legal representation, policy advocacy, community education, and other services in Ohio and Kentucky. With an eye for systems improvement, CLC collaborates with other organizations within the region and nationally. We are proud to serve children in justice, child welfare, and education systems.We invite you to join the passionate, caring, and knowledgeable team!
Position Description: Children's Law Center (CLC) seeks a dedicated attorney to provide holistic legal services to children and youth in alignment with CLC's mission, values, and client-centered approach. The primary caseload for this position will be in Northern Kentucky courts as a Guardian ad Litem for children.
Responsibilities:
- Provide direct representation to children in courts as Guardian ad Litem in the following types of cases: protection orders; custody; dependency, neglect, and abuse; and criminal.
- Ensure productive client communications and relationships – with children, youth, and families.
- Engage in community outreach and education.
- Assist with data collection and management, as well as reporting for internal and external purposes.
- Participate in legal clinics and other community-based activities.
- Cultivate and leverage relationships with professionals in relevant legal- and social-service systems, such as attorneys, clerks, prosecutors, public defenders, school administrators, judges, hearing officers,
- ges, law enforcement officers, policymakers, politicians, case managers, nonprofit leaders, social-service providers and others.
- Advocate on public policy issues in collaboration with the Executive Director and Deputy Director and other staff.
- Occasionally support fundraising efforts (e.g. writing portions of grant reports and applications, meeting with donors, etc., in collaboration with the Advancement Director and Executive Director).
Preferred: Previous family law and/or education law experience; demonstrated desire and history of public interest practice.
Compensation and Benefits: The salary range for this position is $67,000 - $78,000. CLC additionally offers health, dental, and vision insurance; long-term disability, short-term disability, and life insurance; generous PTO; and paid holidays. After one year of employment, there is a 3% employer contribution to 403(b) plan.
Pay: $67,000.00 - $78,000.00 per year