Description:
The IFP Project Attorney will: 1) meet with survivors to provide
legal advice to determine whether seeking an injunction is a safe and
appropriate legal remedy; 2) complete and file petitions for injunctions
for survivors and represent survivors at the final injunction hearing;
3) represent survivors who have obtained temporary injunctions and
request representation at the hearing on the final injunction; and 4)
represent survivors who have a final injunction for protection at a
civil hearing for a violation of the injunction, or refer the violations
to and advocate with the Office of the State Attorney for prosecution.
The IFP Project Attorney will conduct extensive outreach and develop
required formal collaborative partnerships with entities such as the
clerk's office, the circuit court, law enforcement agencies, state
attorneys, agencies working with LGBTQ, immigrant, and elder communities
and persons with disabilities, health care providers, and faith-based
organizations to develop referral protocols and to offer additional
venues for the attorneys to meet with survivors to who are seeking
injunctions for protection.
