Description:
Position Overview: FLAP is seeking to hire a full-time General Practice 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 various legal case types, building cases for legal referrals, conducting legal advocacy, and delivering community legal education, a/k/a “Know your Legal Rights” to eligible low-wage workers. The attorney will work closely with the FLAP community outreach and education team, lead counsels, co-counsels and other legal aid organizations.Responsibilities: 1) Maintain and manage a legal caseload, 2) advocate before federal and state agencies, 3) attend regular advocacy virtual and/or in person meetings, 4) maintain regular contact with clients, and when there is a specific legal problem, conduct by telephone or in-person client interviews, 5) cultivate relationships and coordinate effectively with lead-counsels, co-counsels and other organizations, 6) supervise staff, law student's interns, externs, fellows and legal volunteers, 7) if besides English, another language is spoken, then provide oral and written translation and interpretation as needed, 8) organize and attend legal clinics, 9) conduct community legal education, 10) make referrals and coordinate effectively with FLAP partners, 10) assist with any additional tasks assigned to advance the organization's mission.
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 employment 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 FLAP'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.
