Housing Unit attorney
Jacksonville Area Legal Aid (JALA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing legal assistance and advocacy for low-income individuals and families. They are seeking a Florida-licensed attorney to provide civil legal services in their Housing Unit, primarily serving Duval County residents.
Responsibilities
- Provide civil legal services in the Housing Unit
- Interview and counsel clients
- Litigate cases in Federal and State courts
- Take on challenging cases for at-risk clients
Skills
- Florida-licensed attorney
- Ability to provide civil legal services in housing law
- Willingness to grow and adapt practice to community needs
- Ability to take on challenging cases for at-risk clients
- Experience in interviewing and counseling clients
- Experience in litigating cases in Federal and State courts
- Initiative and self-motivation
- Ability to work in a hybrid work environment
- Commitment to diversity and inclusion
Benefits
- Sign-on bonus
- Hybrid work model
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Long-term disability insurance
- Group life insurance
- 401(k) (match 100% of deferrals up to 6% of compensation)
- Generous leave policy (13 paid holidays plus 22 personal leave days in first year, one-month sabbatical every four years)
- Membership in Access Perks, a private discount network
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