Description:
Position Overview: A Non-Profit Organization is seeking to hire a full-time
Employment Attorney based in any of the 102 Illinois counties to join
our dedicated team. In this role, the attorney will play a pivotal part
in achieving our organization's mission and goals by assisting with the
organization's wage and hour cases docket, building cases for legal
referrals, conducting legal advocacy, and delivering community legal
education, a/k/a “Know your Legal Rights” to eligible low-income
workers, with a focus on wage and hour cases. The attorney will work
closely with the FLAP community outreach and education team, lead
counsels, co-counsels and other legal aid organizations.
Transportation:
This position requires occasional geographic mobility. Therefore, the
Attorney is required to attend legal clinics, trainings, meetings and
visit community businesses and organizations. To fulfill these
responsibilities, the Attorney must have access to public transportation
and/or a reliable vehicle for travel, legally mandated automobile
liability insurance, and a valid driver's license.
Qualifications: 1)
Juris Doctor and license to practice law in Illinois is mandatory; 2)
fluency in written and spoken English is mandatory, 3) strong writing,
oral communication, and research skills are required, 4) have the
ability to work with people of diverse economic, educational and social
backgrounds, detail-oriented with strong problem-solving,
decision-making, organizational, and multitasking skills, 5)
exceptionally responsible, self-initiating, and focused, 6)
self-motivated, enthusiastic, and flexible, 7) demonstrated commitment
to public interest law, social justice and immigrants' rights, 8)
experience in the area of immigration is preferred, but not required, 9)
ability to work cooperatively on a variety of projects with other staff
members as well as with diverse audiences, including community
advocates, is required, 10) understanding of A Non-Profit Organization's non for profit
mission, previous experience working with immigrants is beneficial for
this position, along with other prior work that requires cultural
sensitivity, 11) efficiency and prompt turn-around mandatory, 12)
ability to travel independently for off-site meeting and/or trainings,
13) demonstrate resourcefulness and ability to take initiative in
development and completion of projects, 14) have computer skills, 15)
ability to carefully document facts, maintain confidentiality of the
information provided, work independently and with staff to meet
deadlines, 16) a successful track record in setting priorities; keen
analytic, organization, and problem-solving skills which support and
enable sound decision-making, 17) have the ability to work with tight
timelines, operate with a sense of urgency, perform under pressure to
meet deadlines and answer e-mails, 18) demonstrable computer skills with
the internet, e-mail, Microsoft Office, Windows, Microsoft Word, Excel,
Outlook, and other programs.