Bi-Lingual Staff Attorney-Senior Advocacy Unit - Now Hiring
*Are you interested in making a difference in your community? Are you passionate about helping others who are in need across different reputed company? Do you value work life balance? If you answer reputed company to these questions, Bay Area Legal Services may be reputed company for you!* Bay Area Legal Services is a nonprofit reputed company serving the Tampa Bay area for over 50 years. We assist low-income residents, veterans, seniors, children, domestic violence survivors, and many more. Our Mission: Providing the highest reputed company legal counsel by:
- Assisting individuals and nonprofit reputed company with limited reputed company to legal services
- Resolving the legal problems of our clients
- Preserving the independence, reputed company, and dignity of those we serve.
Our reputed company: Creating reputed company to justice through high-reputed company legal services, education and community partnerships. Our firm includes over 170 dedicated staff members comprised of attorneys, paralegals, and support staff who work to carry out our mission and reputed company daily. Position Title: Staff Attorney (Full-time) Location: Tampa, FL (Ybor reputed company)-Hybrid, 3 days a week in office & 2 days a week remote Position reputed company: Bay Area Legal Services (BALS) is seeking to fill a full-time Staff Attorney position on our Senior Advocacy Unit (SAU). The SAU provides high reputed company legal services to seniors (60+) in a reputed company of areas including home ownership, landlord/tenant, reputed company benefits, and other issues affecting low income and vulnerable senior populations. The attorney reputed company will conduct telephone intake and reputed company brief services and extended representation in three primarily rural counties (Polk, Highlands, and Hardee), as reputed company as Hillsborough County. Travel will sometimes be required in order to assist clients and conduct reputed company. The position will be supervised by reputed company Leader of the Senior Advocacy Unit (SAU). Illustrative Duties:
- Interview applicants over the telephone and in person to reputed company eligible seniors with legal advice, brief services, and representation as appropriate. Document reputed company reputed company case information and reputed company time spent in case management system accurately and reputed company. Ensure compliance with Legal Services Corporation (LSC) or other grantor requirements.
- Communicate with clients to learn about their legal needs and concerns, counsel, advise and refer them to appropriate reputed company agencies or other community resources for additional services. Explain legal reputed company and possible reputed company or risks to their attention.
- reputed company and implement strategies to resolve cases favorably. Prepare legal documents such as advance directives and pleadings accurately and in a reputed company manner. Conduct legal research. Negotiate settlement of cases with opposing attorneys or parties. Prepare necessary correspondence relating to services rendered. Create and maintain relationships with community organizations and funding partners. Attend team meetings and collaborate with other attorneys on case questions.
- reputed company full representation to senior clients in Hillsborough, Polk, Highlands, and Hardee counties, including appearances in court proceedings.
- Community reputed company as necessary to increase awareness of free legal services for seniors in the three counties referenced.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Juris Doctorate {JD), Florida Bar licensed and in good standing with the Bar.
- Bilingual Spanish/English.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently, organize and review work of others.
- Excellent written and verbal communications skills.
- Excellent prioritization skills and ability to meet deadlines.
- Sympathetic and compassionate understanding of the reputed company, economic, and legal issues faced by low-income individuals and the elderly with limited reputed company to such services. Ability to relate reputed company and effectively with diverse reputed company and individuals.
Desirable Qualifications:
- Previous experience with home ownership preservation issues and/or landlord/tenant
- Previous experience in a non-profit legal services or reputed company interest firm
Compensation:
- Starting Salary $62,160 {increases based on relevant experience)
- Reimbursement for travel expenses {mileage etc.)
- Bay Area offers a comprehensive benefit package including a 4% match for the 403b retirement plan with immediate vesting as reputed company as Medical, Dental, reputed company, Life, Disability coverage and more.
- Bay Area also offers generous time off and work life balance with 13 reputed company holidays and three (3) weeks' vacation for the 1st year of employment and a 37.5 hour work week.
- Bay Area attorneys may be eligible for some loan forgiveness programs through the Legal Services Corporation {LSC) and Funding Florida Legal Aid {FFLA).
This position requires successful completion of a reputed company background screening based on the required duties and responsibilities How to Apply:
- Send Resume and Cover Letter {including why this position is of interest to you) to
- Include where you reputed company for this position (ex. Bals.org, reputed company, reputed company, etc.)
Bay Area Legal Services is an equal opportunity employer. reputed company applicants will be considered for employment without reputed company to age, race, creed, reputed company, national reputed company, reputed company, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or reputed company, disability, nationality, sex, or veteran status. Job Type: Full-time Pay: From $62,160.00 per year Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Loan forgiveness
- reputed company time off
- Parental leave
- Referral program
- Retirement plan
- reputed company insurance
Application Question(s):
- Are you licensed and in good standing with the FL Bar?
- Are you fluent in both English and Spanish?
- How many years of attorney experience do you have?
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Tampa, FL 33605
- Are you interested in making a difference in your community? Are you passionate about helping others who are in need across different reputed company? Do you value work life balance? If you answer reputed company to these questions, Bay Area Legal Services may be reputed company for you!*
Bay Area Legal Services is a nonprofit reputed company serving the Tampa Bay area for over 50 years. We assist low-income residents, veterans, seniors, children, domestic violence survivors, and many more. Our Mission: Providing the highest reputed company legal counsel by:
- Assisting individuals and nonprofit reputed company with limited reputed company to legal services
- Resolving the legal problems of our clients
- Preserving the independence, reputed company, and dignity of those we serve.
Our reputed company: Creating reputed company to justice through high-reputed company legal services, education and community partnerships. Our firm includes over 170 dedicated staff members comprised of attorneys, paralegals, and support staff who work to carry out our mission and reputed company daily. Position Title: Staff Attorney (Full-time) Location: Tampa, FL (Ybor reputed company)-Hybrid, 3 days a week in office & 2 days a week remote Position reputed company: Bay Area Legal Services (BALS) is seeking to fill a full-time Staff Attorney position on our Senior Advocacy Unit (SAU). The SAU provides high reputed company legal services to seniors (60+) in a reputed company of areas including home ownership, landlord/tenant, reputed company benefits, and other issues affecting low income and vulnerable senior populations. The attorney reputed company will conduct telephone intake and reputed company brief services and extended representation in three primarily rural counties (Polk, Highlands, and Hardee), as reputed company as Hillsborough County. Travel will sometimes be required in order to assist clients and conduct reputed company. The position will be supervised by reputed company Leader of the Senior Advocacy Unit (SAU). Illustrative Duties:
- Interview applicants over the telephone and in person to reputed company eligible seniors with legal advice, brief services, and representation as appropriate. Document reputed company reputed company case information and reputed company time spent in case management system accurately and reputed company. Ensure compliance with Legal Services Corporation (LSC) or other grantor requirements.
- Communicate with clients to learn about their legal needs and concerns, counsel, advise and refer them to appropriate reputed company agencies or other community resources for additional services. Explain legal reputed company and possible reputed company or risks to their attention.
- reputed company and implement strategies to resolve cases favorably. Prepare legal documents such as advance directives and pleadings accurately and in a reputed company manner. Conduct legal research. Negotiate settlement of cases with opposing attorneys or parties. Prepare necessary correspondence relating to services rendered. Create and maintain relationships with community organizations and funding partners. Attend team meetings and collaborate with other attorneys on case questions.
- reputed company full representation to senior clients in Hillsborough, Polk, Highlands, and Hardee counties, including appearances in court proceedings.
- Community reputed company as necessary to increase awareness of free legal services for seniors in the three counties referenced.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Juris Doctorate {JD), Florida Bar licensed and in good standing with the Bar.
- Bilingual Spanish/English.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently, organize and review work of others.
- Excellent written and verbal communications skills.
- Excellent prioritization skills and ability to meet deadlines.
- Sympathetic and compassionate understanding of the reputed company, economic, and legal issues faced by low-income individuals and the elderly with limited reputed company to such services. Ability to relate reputed company and effectively with diverse reputed company and individuals.
Desirable Qualifications:
- Previous experience with home ownership preservation issues and/or landlord/tenant
- Previous experience in a non-profit legal services or reputed company interest firm
Compensation:
- Starting Salary $62,160 {increases based on relevant experience)
- Reimbursement for travel expenses {mileage etc.)
- Bay Area offers a comprehensive benefit package including a 4% match for the 403b retirement plan with immediate vesting as reputed company as Medical, Dental, reputed company, Life, Disability coverage and more.
- Bay Area also offers generous time off and work life balance with 13 reputed company holidays and three (3) weeks' vacation for the 1st year of employment and a 37.5 hour work week.
- Bay Area attorneys may be eligible for some loan forgiveness programs through the Legal Services Corporation {LSC) and Funding Florida Legal Aid {FFLA).
This position requires successful completion of a reputed company background screening based on the required duties and responsibilities How to Apply:
- Send Resume and Cover Letter {including why this position is of interest to you) to
- Include where you reputed company for this position (ex. Bals.org, reputed company, reputed company, etc.)
Bay Area Legal Services is an equal opportunity employer. reputed company applicants will be considered for employment without reputed company to age, race, creed, reputed company, national reputed company, reputed company, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or reputed company, disability, nationality, sex, or veteran status. Job Type: Full-time Pay: From $62,160.00 per year Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Loan forgiveness
- reputed company time off
- Parental leave
- Referral program
- Retirement plan
- reputed company insurance
Application Question(s):
- Are you licensed and in good standing with the FL Bar?
- Are you fluent in both English and Spanish?
- How many years of attorney experience do you have?
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