Legal Aid Line Attorney - Remote
Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas | |
United States, Texas, Fort Worth | |
600 East Weatherford Street (Show on map) | |
Oct 19, 2024 | |
POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT POSITION: Legal Aid Line Attorney (Part-Time) OVERVIEW: Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas (LANWT) seeks a dynamic, self-starting attorney who has a demonstrated commitment to public interest law to fill part-time contract attorney position on our legal aid telephone hotline. The Legal Aid Line (LAL) attorney position is a part-time contract position for an attorney with knowledge across a variety of substantive areas of civil litigation and administrative matters including, but not limited to, housing, foreclosure prevention, family, landlord-tenant, consumer, probate, special education, public benefits and bankruptcy. The LAL attorney is responsible for conducting telephone intake, providing general advice and brief services and referral resources. The LAL position is a fully remote position. The LAL attorney must maintain residency in the State of Texas for the duration of employment. DESCRIPTION: LANWT is a non-profit public interest law firm that provides high-quality free civil legal services to low-income persons in 114 counties in North and West Texas. The LAL is located in Dallas, Texas and handles incoming calls from people seeking legal assistance. A LAL attorney is a part-time contract position with 28 hours being the maximum number of hours available per week. The LAL attorney position requires the ability to work 4 hour shifts. GENERAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: The LAL attorney must be able to timely and promptly answer incoming calls, enter client information into the electronic case management system, summarize the client's legal issues in a clear, concise manner, issue spot for other legal issues the client may have, provide legal advice, information and guidance and make appropriate referrals to social service providers, legal aid providers, and specific websites designed to provide pro se assistance on these particular issues. The LAL attorney must ensure the data entered into the electronic case management system is accurate and thoroughly details the client's case information as well as the service provided. The LAL attorney is responsible for any other duties assigned by the supervising attorney, branch manager, Deputy Director or Chief Executive Officer. A newly licensed attorney will be given appropriate training and be under the close guidance of the supervising attorney for the LAL. SPECIFIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
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SALARY: Current entry-level rate of pay for an attorney is $30.00 per hour. The maximum allowable hours worked shall be 28 hours per week. LEGAL AID OF NORTHWEST TEXAS IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER VETERANS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY |