Staff Attorney - Port Huron - Lakeshore Legal Aid
Job Type: Legal ServicesNotice of Job Opening
Staff Attorney
Lakeshore Legal Aid (Lakeshore) has an opening for a staff attorney in its Port Huron office.
Lakeshore is a non profit legal
aid program that provides free legal services to very low income and senior
persons age 60-plus in sixteen counties in Southeastern and Eastern
Michigan. Lakeshore also operates an
attorney staffed hotline (CALL) which provides advice and brief legal services
to clients in 68 counties throughout Michigan.
The staff attorney will provide legal services to seniors and persons in poverty in St. Clair, Sanilac, and Huron Counties primarily in the areas of housing, family and consumer law. The position will involve both litigation and transactional duties. The person accepting this position will work with both family and senior law clients. Applicants should be comfortable working with seniors with a passion for this type of work highly desirable. This job requires some multi-county travel.
Applicants should be licensed to practice law in Michigan or be eligible to take the July, 2008 bar examination and able to practice pursuant to MCR 8.120. Applicants should also be able to demonstrate commitment to the low income community. Salary is dependent on experience with excellent fringe benefits.
Lakeshore is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage minority and disabled persons to apply.
Mail or email Resume and writing sample to:
Sarah R. Prout
Supervising Attorney
Lakeshore Legal Aid
803 10th Ave., Suite C
Port Huron, MI 48060
sprout@lakeshorelegalaid.org
URL: www.lakeshorelegalaid.org Date Posted: 2008/04/07
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