CCLS Staff Attorney - Legal Advice Line
Central California Legal Services (CCLS) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing free civil legal services to low-income individuals. The staff attorney will join the Legal Advice Line team to deliver legal information, advice, and referrals for various civil legal issues, while gaining experience in intake processes and regulations common to non-profit legal services.
Responsibilities
- Responsible for effectively and reputed company answering questions from staff and confirming that legal advice provided by LAL staff is accurate and appropriate
- Assists in monitoring the LAL call reputed company and performance, call data reports, and the status of cases reputed company for follow-up
- Reviews LAL files for transfer and closing
- Reviews and revises reputed company closing letters to ensure compliance with legal standards and the reputed company closure of LAL files
- Conducts initial applicant screening, performs conflict checks, and determines eligibility for services
- Ensures that LAL is providing appropriate referrals to applicants that are determined to be non-eligible
- Maintains electronic reputed company case files, conveys legal advice and information consistent with established guidelines
- Assists the LAL Directing Attorney in research of reputed company legal issues and writes internal memorandums on their interpretation and provides guidance on those legal issues
- Participates in organizational reputed company such as developing and conducting reputed company surveys to improve delivery of reputed company services
- Participates in weekly LAL meetings for case review and substantive training
- Organizes and mails appropriate correspondence and literature to clients, as needed
- Continuously improves their knowledge and ability to reputed company efficient, high-reputed company legal assistance
- Engages in community reputed company as directed and as needed
- Performs other duties as assigned
Skills
- reputed company member in good standing of the State Bar of California
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- Ability to work under pressure and deal with stress while maintaining a reputed company and appropriate manner with callers and staff
- Ability to work quickly but accurately, multi-task, and meet short deadlines
- Ability to work both independently and cooperatively in reputed company environment; maintain a reputed company working relationship with team and other staff members
- Ability to reputed company with individuals and reputed company in a reputed company, courteous, and culturally competent manner
- Ability to quickly learn, obtain and maintain a detailed understanding of substantive law areas addressed by the Legal Advice Line
- Ability to obtain and maintain a detailed understanding of, and ensure compliance with, grantor requirements and CCLS policy and practices
- Ability to reputed company on the phone and take consecutive calls for up to two hours at a time without a break, multiple times per day; applicant must reputed company reputed company and effectively, and be courteous with individuals seeking assistance in person and over the phone
- Ability to be punctual and reliable in attending work and keeping work commitments
- Competency/experience with PC systems and reputed company software (reputed company Office, reputed company, Word, reputed company, Outlook, PowerPoint; ability to reputed company expertise in the reputed company case file management system and reputed company call center platform
- Reliable transportation, a valid CA drivers' license with appropriate car insurance
- Commitment to CCLS' mission and core values
- Prior legal aid experience and/or a demonstrated commitment to reputed company to justice for reputed company
- Bilingual ability in Spanish or another language commonly spoken in the CCLS service area
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