Staff Attorney-Bridget to Self-Help (B2SH)

Description:

About This Position:
The Attorney will coordinate and deliver self-help legal services to patients referred through NLSLA's MLCP-LA partnership with DHS and other providers. Services will be offered remotely and may be in-person, focusing on DHS' Mid-Valley and El Monte Comprehensive Health Centers.

In this role, you would report to the Associate Supervising Attorney and a career path may result in future opportunities as a Senior Attorney. This position is exempt and temporary.

This Position May Be Right for You If:

• YOU THRIVE IN A FAST-PACED ENVIRONMENT and excel at moving through tasks and problem solving independently.
• YOU DON'T SWEAT THE SMALL STUFF and can maintain a positive attitude and goal-oriented focus in an ever-changing and sometimes ambiguous environment.
• YOU KNOW THAT INTEGRITY MATTERS and exhibit a strong adherence to ethical standards including, but not limited to, the ability to maintain confidentiality and fiduciary responsibility.
• YOU STAY ON TOP OF IT with superior time management and organizational skills that allow you to consistently meet your deadlines and performance goals while balancing competing priorities.
• YOU ARE DEPENDABLE and thoroughly handle your responsibilities with a high level of precision and a noticeable commitment to productivity and meeting deadlines.
• YOU ARE A GOOD COMMUNICATOR that knows when to ask for help, how to contribute to the team, and how to receive feedback and apply it to your work performance.
• YOU HAVE STRONG INSTINCTS and can comfortably manage conflicting priorities with flexibility and a positive attitude.

What You Can Expect to Do in This Role:

• Staff Attorney is expected to develop legal expertise in the substantive legal areas impacting the social determinants of health including: housing, family law, and more.

Under the guidance of a supervisor, the staff attorney will:

• Play an active role in the delivery and implementation of legal self-help services for MLCP-LA referrals to the project.
• Collaborate with MLCP and DHS clinical staff, and other staff through ongoing engagement, case reviews and other meetings.
• Provide remote and in-person self-help client services, technical assistance to DHS Staff, and training for patients and healthcare providers.
• Provide substantive self-help support to project paralegals and MLCP team.
• Participate in reporting and evaluation efforts to track data and outcomes obtained through Bridge to Self-Help.
• Maintain an active workload composed of self-help assistance and technical assistance requests. Work collaboratively with entire self-help team, both in Court and remote team.

Requirements:
How You Can Stand Out:
For this role, the ideal candidate has Worked in a legal aid law firm.

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