Attorney

Southern Arizona Legal Aid, Inc. (SALA) serves 9 counties in Arizona and 11 Indian Reservations. Southern
Arizona Legal Aid, Inc. is hiring a staff attorney to work in its Clean Slate Restorative Justice Project in
Tucson. The Restorative Justice Project Staff Attorney is responsible for the provision of legal services to
Arizona residents in criminal conviction set aside, expungement and restoration of civil rights cases. The Staff
Attorney may be called upon to provide legal assistance to clients in other case priority areas.

DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:
●Develop a working knowledge of the law in criminal record set aside, expungement and restoration of
civil rights cases;
●Interviewing and providing legal information, advice and legal counseling to Arizona residents, clients
and the general public;
●Providing limited assistance or brief services to clients;
●Conduct applicant intake and file maintenance;
●Keeping current on the state of the law and procedures within their areas of practice;
●Legal research;
●Preparing and drafting legal documents, pleadings, motions, briefs, and appeals;
●Representing individual clients in appropriate legal forms including, state and federal court and in
administrative proceedings where appropriate;
●Where appropriate preparing and implementing an impact advocacy plan;
●Lead and participate in community outreach and education events;
●Provide legal supervision to law clerks, paralegals and support staff as assigned;
●Act in accordance with the Arizona Rules of Professional Conduct, as well as SALA’s and the ABA’s
Standards for Providing Civil Legal Services to the poor;
●Perform any other related duties as requested or assigned by the supervisor, Executive Director or
Designee;
●Comply with SALA’s policies and practices.