Description:
Position Summary:Provides legal representation on family law matters (i.e. protective orders, custody issues, property settlements and support orders). Provides legal advocacy, information, and referral to clients
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Provide legal consultations on family law matters
- Provide legal representation on family law matters (i.e. protective orders, custody issues, property settlements and support orders). Provides legal advocacy, information, and referral to residential and nonresidential clients
- Provide legal information and advice to clients regarding family law matters, offering referral and advocacy as needed.
- Attend court hearings as scheduled.
- Hold active membership in the Texas Bar Association and other organizations as determined by the agency.
- Read and interpret documents such as operating manuals, professional journals, law books and the Texas Family Code and all other code and rule books necessary to representing clients.
- Network with the civil and criminal justice officials and law enforcement to facilitate client and community response.
- Must be able to produce documents in a clear, concise, and effective manner befitting the standard of the legal profession; create forms as required by the program.
- Maintain client contact, calendars, hard files and e-files in a consistent and timely manner while meeting all deadlines.
- File legal documents within the judicial courts.
- Maintain sufficient number of CLE units as required by the State Bar of Texas.
- Produce monthly statistical reports.
- Assist in developing, maintaining and updating an attorney referral list.
- Input Data into data management system.
Minimum Requirements:
- Doctor of Jurisprudence degree from an accredited law school, license to practice law in the state of Texas.
- Must be familiar with legal services, resources and procedures available in DFW Metroplex counties where services are provided.
- Knowledge of crisis intervention, case management, and social work theory and ethics highly desirable.
- Experience in and knowledge of the criminal justice system, family violence and family law required.
- At least 1-2 years of experience working in a family law setting preferred.
