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Are you passionate about racial justice and holistic legal advocacy? Join our team, and make a long-term impact!A Legal Aid Program Serving Low-Income and Elderly Clients, a non-profit legal services program, has an opening for a Staff Attorney in our Fort Thompson, South Dakota, branch office. The Fort Thompson office serves the counties of Brule, Buffalo, Hyde and Lyman along with the Lower Brule and Crow Creek reservations.
Qualifications/Responsibilities: Applicants must have a JD degree and be licensed to practice, or by reciprocity be able to obtain a license to practice, in South Dakota, or be qualified to take the next South Dakota Bar Exam; must be a bright, motivated, self-starter; must have the tenacity to assume immediate practice responsibilities, including handling a significant caseload touching on many different areas of law with regular appearances in court; and must demonstrate an interest in poverty law and working with Native American and low income clients.