Staff Attorney

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Staff Attorney
The candidate will provide representation to low-income persons with a focus in two of the following areas of law: housing, family, consumer, public benefits, and removing barriers to employment. The areas of law which this attorney will focus will be determined by the needs of the client community, the substantive focus of other Legal Action La Crosse office attorneys, the experience of the person hired, and other factors. Legal Action staff attorneys are responsible for providing high-quality and aggressive representation of clients in individual service cases and to undertake impact work (that which has impact on groups of low-income persons or the systems that have the most effect on the low-income community), and for performing all duties associated with such representation as defined by our attorney performance standards. Attorneys must stay current with the areas of law that pertain to the low-income community as they change and develop, particularly in their area of specialization. Attorneys are expected to share responsibility for the development and maintenance of good working relationships with community groups and with state and local bar associations and others. Attorneys will be called upon to provide training and other assistance to volunteers who participate in Legal Action's Volunteer Lawyer Project and to other Legal Action staff attorneys. All attorneys perform intake duties and, where necessary, make appropriate referrals to other community agencies.

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