Description:
A Social Services Organization, has an immediate opening for two staff attorneys to join one of the longest standing and the largest Medical-Legal Partnership (MLP) in the country.LegalHealth partners with a diverse array of medical professionals in 38 hospitals throughout New York to address the health harming legal needs of low-income people with serious health problems. LegalHealth complements health care with legal care – providing free legal services in medical facilities and training healthcare professionals to understand both the legal issues their patients may encounter and the relationship between health and legal advocacy. Using a holistic approach to address Social Determinants of Health, LegalHealth attorneys practice as generalists, representing clients on a myriad of legal matters that are often connected to a diagnosis or chronic health condition. LegalHealth plays a leadership role in the expanding MLP movement, helping others to start or sustain their own MLPs. This position reports to their supervising attorney.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Responsible for staffing two weekly legal clinics at hospital partner sites.
- Provides legal services in a wide range of issues including: benefits, housing, employment, immigration, and advance planning.
- Responsible for some training of medical staff to foster better communication and stronger relationships.
- Position requires an in-person legal clinic at a hospital 2 days per week and fulfilling the hospital clearance requirements.
Qualifications:
- Admitted to practice law in New York.
- At least two years of prior and relevant experience, preferably working in healthcare or with vulnerable populations.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Strong research and writing skills.
- Ability to both empathize with clients' challenges and help to problem-solve is critically important.
- Spanish-speaking strongly preferred.
