Description:
An Organization Provides Free Legal Assistance seeks an experienced Staff Attorney based in An Organization Provides Free Legal Assistance's Bowling Green office.? An Organization Provides Free Legal Assistance is a non-profit legal services agency which assists low income, elderly and disabled clients in a 35 county region of South Central and Western Kentucky.An Organization Provides Free Legal Assistanceoperates four field offices in Bowling Green, Madisonville, Owensboro and Paducah, with satellite offices in Hopkinsville and Glasgow.?? Applicants for the Staff Attorney position should have the following:
- Licensure in the State of Kentucky or eligible to practice in Kentucky based on licensure in another State.
- Ability to work collaboratively and effectively with Legal Aid colleagues, other legal services providers; and non-legal community based service providers;
- Experience working with low-income clients;
- Exceptional organizational, written and oral communication, and leadership skills;
- A demonstrated commitment to social and economic justice;
- A good-standing relationship in the community;
- Experience with housing or family law is preferred but not required.
- Proficiency or fluency in Spanish or another language is preferred but not required.