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An opportunity to serve rural Maine!??
A Free Civil Legal Aid in Maine Legal Assistance is seeking a self-directed and motivated poverty law attorney to join the PTLA Bangor team. This is an exciting opportunity to have an immediate and profound impact on civil legal needs in rural communities through the Bangor office service area. Though the office is based in one of Maine's larger cities, the Bangor office serves all of rural Penobscot, Piscataquis, and Waldo counties.

As a general litigator, the attorney should expect to be in court on a regular basis to provide representation in consumer, landlord/tenant and benefits (including both health and income benefits) as well as provide administrative advocacy in a range of different civil needs. ?While the typical caseload is handled at the District Court or Superior Court the attorney may handle appeals to the Maine Supreme Judicial Court. Depending on experience, the attorney may also handle cases in federal court. Case acceptance decisions are made by each office, consistent with A Free Civil Legal Aid in Maine's approved Statement of Priorities and specific grant requirements, which may change over time.??

The attorney will enjoy the opportunity for travel throughout their service area. They will supervise and support the work of the local office paralegal(s) in the provision of limited legal assistance and in other work specific to the attorney's caseload. Importantly, the attorney will work as a member of the office team and support the work of others in the office. The attorney will also engage in outreach within the service area such as participation in training and events geared toward community members and other agencies serving low-income clients in these rural communities. In addition, the attorney will contribute to community education and awareness of civil legal issues and the legal rights of people living and working in the surrounding communities through development of client education materials and engagement with local agencies, organizations, and client facing programs. Finally, the attorney may be involved in recruitment, training, and supervision of law students and undergraduate interns and volunteers in the office, as well as support of pro bono volunteers in the community.??