Medical Legal Partnership Staff Attorney
Legal Aid Service of Broward County (LAS)
Now Hiring
Medical Legal Partnership Staff Attorney
The Medical Legal Partnership Staff Attorney will assist clients who are patients at a primary care center with civil legal issues that are affecting the client’s health. The full-time attorney will be on site at
the center three days per week and will be available, telephonically, two days per week for quick
interventions, advice or counsel, and for intakes that are of an urgent nature, as well as legal
consultations with health providers and staff. While on-site, the attorney will review completed
questionnaires, provider referrals, meet with health providers and clients who are identified as having health-harming legal needs, provide advice and counsel and/or retain the matter for continued assistance or representation.
Selection Criteria:
- J.D. degree from an ABA accredited law school
- Florida Bar membership required
- Salary commensurate with experience
- Excellent benefit package
- Commitment to providing services to low-income clients
At least 3 year’s experience in general civil law, with a working knowledge in areas such as consumer, housing, family, immigration, children’s education rights and advocacy, public benefits
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