Attorney Family Law & Victims of Crime

CCLA is seeking a compassionate, experienced Attorney to provide legal representation to survivors of intimate partner violence in family law, injunction for protection, and victims' rights matters under Marsy's Law. This position also provides advice and brief services to eligible self-represented litigants in family law matters.

The successful candidate will serve as a leader within the Family Law Unit by independently managing a complex litigation caseload, mentoring and training attorneys and paralegals, and serving as a subject matter expert in the Unit's practice areas. The ideal candidate demonstrates strong litigation and leadership skills, exercises sound judgment and initiative, and is committed to providing high-quality legal advocacy and expanding access to justice for vulnerable members of our community.

Position Duties:
Prepares pleadings and represents clients for family law, injunctions, victims’ rights, and other related cases for holistic representation of clients who are victims of intimate partner violence, human trafficking, and/or seniors age 60 and older.
Maintains own caseload and co-counsel on more complex cases when needed.
Conducts interviews with clients and witnesses.
Answers client-related phone calls, keep detailed case notes, keep court calendar updated.
Advises clients regarding their family law and or domestic violence issues and their legal rights and responsibilities.
Interprets and analyzes statues and relevant case law and perform necessary legal research and writing.
Analyzes probable outcome of cases using knowledge of legal precedent.
Develop strategies and arguments in preparing cases and presenting cases in court.
Engages in troubleshooting and prioritizing cases.
Analyze client documentation.
Represent clients in court. Litigate contested and uncontested court hearings and proceedings.
Engage in discovery, mediation, and depositions and prepare clients for the same.
Oversee status of cases through case management system.
Participates in application/prescreen review for acceptance of cases.
Assists Director and Supervising Attorneys with mentoring the Unit’s other Staff Attorneys, Supervising Paralegals, and helping to supervise substantive legal work and non-substantive work of Paralegals as assigned.
Attends regular unit meetings and case reviews to ensure proper case management and grant compliance with LSC and other grants.
With the Director and Supervising Attorneys, assists in interviewing, hiring, orientation, training, continuous training and evaluation of current staff in the Unit, and recommends personnel actions as needed.
Ensures cases are compliant with grant requirements, completes and submits grant reporting, ensures grant deliverables are met, and assists the Unit in identifying gaps in services and source grants or resources to address those needs in our community. Ensures compliance with policies and procedures in accordance with grants and office requirements.
Performs community outreach to ensure agencies are referring victims to CCLA for legal services, including providing content for social media, virtual and in-person outreach, active participation with coordinated community response organizations and groups, and educational training for staff, clients and community providers.
Maintain accurate timekeeping to ensure contemporaneous and compliant timekeeping.
Performs all other duties as assigned and/or requested by Director, Supervising Attorneys, or Management, or as required by grant(s).