Community Action amp Human Services Department Legal Advisor

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Community Action & Human Services Department Legal Advisor
The candidate will work under the leadership of the Bureau Chief of Targeted Services with dual reporting to the Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence (FCADV) Injunction For Protection (IFP) Project Managing Attorney and will provide legal advice and direct representation to survivors of domestic, dating or sexual violence or stalking in temporary and final injunction for protection proceedings and prosecutions of violations of injunctions. Shall represent him/herself as the IFP Project Attorney for Safespace. Some of the primary responsibilities include: meeting with survivors to provide legal advice and to determine whether seeking an injunction is a safe and appropriate legal remedy; completing and filing petitions for injunctions for survivors; representing survivors at final injunction hearings; prosecuting violations of injunctions; defending survivors against motions to dismiss injunctions or against injunctions for protection filed by perpetrators; representing survivors at continued injunction hearings for the court to determine child support, alimony, timesharing and other ancillary relief requested in an injunction petition. Conduct extensive outreach and develop or renew formal collaborative partnerships with entities such as the clerks office, the circuit court, law enforcement agencies, state attorneys, agencies working with LGBTQ, immigrant, elder communities and persons with disabilities, health care providers, and faith-based organizations to develop referral protocols and to offer additional venues for the IFP Project Attorneys to meet with survivors to who are seeking injunctions for protection. Participate in conference calls and attend training events sponsored by FCADV, complete reports as required by the Community Action and Human Services Department Violence Prevention and Intervention Division and FCADV to monitor completion of project deliverables, and travel, as needed, to participate in meetings, trainings and other business-related activities.

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