Staff Attorney- Medical Legal Partnership for Children
Staff Attorney- Medical Legal Partnership for Children
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07-04-2025
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Position Available:
ATTORNEY
Medical Legal Partnership for Children
Advocates for Basic Legal Equality Inc. (ABLE) a nonprofit regional law firm with a long history of representing people living on low incomes in Ohio in achieving equal justice and opportunity seeks a Staff Attorney supporting the MedicalLegal Partnership for Children (MLPC) practice group. This position will be based out of ABLEs Toledo office.
About ABLE
Advocates for Basic Legal Equality (ABLE) is a nonprofit law firm established over 50 years ago to ensure that the most vulnerable people in our communities have the same access to justice as people and companies that can afford to retain an attorney. ABLE and its partner law firm Legal Aid of Western Ohio (LAWO) are the only law firms available for comprehensive legal representation in noncriminal matters for more than 425000 people living working and raising their families with lowincome in Northwest and West Central Ohio. ABLE advocates for and with financially disadvantaged individuals and communities to effectuate just and equitable policy changes that address the structural causes of poverty and to protect their right to fairness and justice in the legal system.
The Opportunity
The MedicalLegal Partnership for Children (MLPC) is a joint initiative between ABLE and healthcare providers in Toledo designed to improve childrens health by integrating legal services within pediatric care settings. The MLPC Staff Attorney will provide comprehensive legal assistance to families of pediatric patients addressing diverse legal issues impacting lowincome families. This role requires collaboration with healthcare providers community organizations and ABLE staff.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
Legal Representation and Case Management
- Deliver highquality legal services through counsel negotiation litigation and administrative representation addressing client needs in a professional courteous manner.
- Work with community members medical providers and parent groups to identify problems they would like to solve within their neighborhoods schools and other environments
- Build relationships and allow community and parent groups to drive advocacy around the issues they believe are most important including affected people at every step of the process to ensure that decisions are responsive to the communitys needs
- Work with medical providers community members and parent groups on policy and legislative advocacy issues that impact the health of children and families
- Maintain a manageable caseload with a focus on cases involving recurring community legal issues utilizing litigation negotiation policy and legislative advocacy community lawyering and community education to address systemic challenges.
- Ensure familiarity with relevant federal state and local court and agency procedures while developing expertise in one or more areas of poverty law.
Community Engagement and Education
- Build strong relationships with healthcare providers human services and other relevant organizations to advocate for community legal needs.
- Participate in outreach and educational activities to support ABLEs mission and the MLPC including orientations for healthcare providers on identifying legal issues affecting health.
Supervision and Administration
- Oversee the work of assigned paralegals law clerks interns and volunteers ensuring the quality and effectiveness of legal support.
- Complete all required administrative tasks including timekeeping case management and reporting adhering to internal guidelines and funding requirements.
Other Duties
- Support ABLEs fundraising and public relations initiatives as needed.
- Travel as necessary for job duties including occasional overnight trips.
- Other duties as assigned
The successful candidate must have the following skills and experience:
- Strong commitment to advocacy for people living on lowincomes and ABLEs mission with experience and advocacy skills in serving lowincome populations and addressing related challenges.
- Proven dependability initiative and the ability to work both independently and as part of a diverse collaborative team demonstrating creativity in problemsolving.
- A licensed attorney eligible for Ohio Bar admission by motion or passage of next available bar exam with experience in civil rights litigation trial advocacy child advocacy housing law government benefits or special education strongly preferred. Familiarity with community lawyering preferred.
- Proficiency in MS Office applications and demonstrated administrative skills
- Flexibility and readiness to travel across the service area; must hold a valid drivers license and auto insurance.
Compensation Benefits and Work Location
ABLE is committed to providing an equitable work environment including a commitment to pay equity. The starting annual salary salary for this position is $68000 and increases depending on experience.ABLE offers comprehensive fringe benefits including health insurance annual leave sick leave supplemental language compensation loan repayment assistance for attorneys through the Ohio Access to Justice Foundation bar exam study stipend and paid parental leave. This position can be based out of Toledo with hybrid work possible and occasional travel between ABLEs office locations.
To Apply: Please submit your application you application below. Position will remain open until filled.
ABLE is an Equal Opportunity Employer and places a high value on diversity in our workplace including diversity in race ethnicity gender sexual orientation age and physical ability. We strive to create an environment welcoming to all individuals and we encourage applications from individuals traditionally underrepresented in the legal profession. Applicants requiring accommodation for the interview/application process should contact the recruitment coordinator at .
Required Experience:
Staff IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
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