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Indiana Legal Services Inc.
Job Announcement
STAFF ATTORNEY
CENTRAL INDIANA MEDICALLEGAL PARTNERSHIP PROJECT
Indianapolis Indiana
ORGANIZATION DESCRIPTION:Indiana Legal Services Inc. (ILS) is a statewide notforprofit organization that provides free legal services to eligible clients in civil cases through 8 branch offices. ILS is funded by the Legal Services Corporation Indiana Civil Legal Aid Fund United Ways Area Agencies on Aging and approximately 80 other funding sources. Our Central Indiana MedicalLegal Partnership Project located in our Indianapolis Indiana regional office train health care partners staff on the role of civil legal issues on patient health outcomes provide onsite intake at our health care providers locations and at onsite at ILS and provide civil legal assistance to patients of our healthcare partners on a variety of civil legal issues.
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER:ILS is committed to promoting diversity multiculturalism and inclusion and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We recruit employ train compensate and promote without regard to race color religion gender gender identity or expression sexual orientation national origin genetics disability age veteran status or any category protected by law.We strongly encourage Black Indigenous and other applicants of color people with disabilities and other people historically underrepresented in the practice of law to apply.
LOCATION:The Staff Attorney will be assigned to our Central Indiana MedicalLegal Partnership project located in our Indianapolis Indiana Regional Office. The Central Indiana MLP Project is an expanding team that is looking to add a new medicallegal partnership attorney to the group.
JOB SUMMARY:MedicalLegal Partnership attorneys represent patients of our healthcare partners in civil legal court proceedings and other civil legal matters provide training to health care partners provide quarterly reports regarding MLP activities and perform onsite outreach at partner locations throughout central Indiana. The person who fills the Staff Attorney position is responsible for providing substantive legal advice and representation for individuals who have been referred to the medicallegal partnership project. The staff attorney is responsible for cultivating and developing relationships with the staff of the partner organization including through outreach presentations and activity reports. This attorney will work under the direct supervision of the Central Indiana MedicalLegal Partnership Project Director and directing attorney. The position will require some travel within the counties served by the Indianapolis Regional Office and other Indiana counties outside the Indianapolis Regional Office.
RESPONSIBILITIES: Among other duties as assigned by the Project Director the Staff Attorney will:
  • Complete and review applications for legal services and assess legal issues.
  • Provide legaladvice and representation to MLPclientsin housing family law consumer public benefits and other poverty law areas through court representation and written advice letters.
  • Draft pro se pleadingsand other documentsfor clients.
  • Supervise assigned law students and volunteers.
  • Cultivate and strengthen relationships with partner organizations and patients including through the provision of onsite outreach and training.
  • Plan implement and staff regular outreach sessions with partner organizations.
  • Develop and maintain networking relationships with local bar associations and with local state and federal governments and community agencies that serve our client population.
  • Exhibit a high level of personal energy organization and commitment to the position and theILS mission.
  • Successfully balance a healthy case load with all other duties and responsibilities that accompany the position.
QUALIFICATIONS:
  • J.D. degree after graduation from an ABAaccredited law school andadmitted to practice law inIndiana.
  • Ademonstrated commitment to social and economic justiceand serving disadvantaged populations.
  • At leasttwo 2)years of legal experience postJ.D. is preferred.
  • A valid Indiana drivers license and reliable transportation is required.
  • Ability to work independently and to work collaboratively with other members of the MLP team.
SALARY AND BENEFITS: Starting salary is $57425 with a range up to a maximum of $75535 depending on experience. ILS offers an excellent fringe benefits package including health insurance (medical dental vision Rx) disability insurance life insurance a 401(k) plan and a flex benefit plan.


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