Description:
A 501(C)(3) Non-Profit Organization Legal seeks a part-time Staff Attorney to support the delivery of legal aid to COVID-19 and long COVID patients. The Staff Attorney will be responsible for handling client matters involving short-term and long-term disability insurance benefits, typically governed by ERISA. The Staff Attorney is expected to work an average of 10 hours per week.If you are passionate about helping others and you are interested in joining a growing organization with an amazing mission, this is the perfect opportunity for you!
Responsibilities:
The Staff Attorney will:
- Conduct client intake to assess their needs and our capacity to help.
- Provide legal services to clients to help them obtain their disability insurance benefits.
- Represent clients during the application and administrative appeal process.
- Counsel clients on how to strengthen their application and/or appeal with additional medical documentation.
- Connect clients with external resources, when appropriate.
- Report on client outcomes and impact.
Qualifications:
- Licensed to practice law in any U.S. jurisdiction.
- Awareness of long COVID and an understanding of the common symptoms and limitations associated with this condition.
- Experience representing clients with long COVID in short-term and long-term disability insurance claims.
- Experience using Clio for legal practice management.
- Experience working in a remote law firm environment.
- 3+ years managing short-term and long-term disability insurance claims during the administrative appeal process.
- Experience bringing ERISA litigation in federal court is highly preferred.
- Exceptional candidates will have experience working with non-profit organizations.
The Staff Attorney will work remotely from their home office.