Attorney

YoungWilliams; Wichita (KS); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

YoungWilliams seeks a Staff Attorney to provide comprehensive legal services for establishing paternity, child support, medical support, and enforcement of orders. The attorney will offer legal counsel, advocacy, and litigation services across related proceedings.

Responsibilities include representation in hearings, drafting and reviewing documents, and ensuring orders meet federal and state requirements while monitoring cases through the process.

Qualifications

• Requires JD and bar license in the project state.
• Experience in domestic relations law or as a prosecutor is desired (child support enforcement preferred).
• Strong negotiation and litigation skills to advocate for the state's interests.

Responsibilities

• Ensures proper legal representation in all child support matters related to paternity and support order establishment and enforcement.
• Negotiates with opposing counsel, attends hearings, and performs other related actions.
• Recommends and reviews legal actions.
• Drafts, reviews, and signs legal documents.
• Ensures all orders contain required federal and state elements and vigorously advocates the interests of the state.
• Updates automated systems with necessary information to monitor each case through the legal process.
• Provides legal advice to Specialists in completing documents for court filing.
• Maintains a positive working relationship with State.
• Attends weekly project team meeting.
• Applies knowledge of federal and state child support policies and procedures.

Skills

Legal research

Litigation

Negotiation

Drafting legal documents

Court filings

Policy knowledge

Education

Juris Doctor (JD)

Bar license (state)

Job description

The Staff Attorney is responsible for providing all legal services required to establish paternity, child support, medical support and the enforcement of new and existing orders. The Attorney provides legal advice, counsel and litigation services.

• Ensures proper legal representation in all child support matters related to paternity and support order establishment and enforcement.
• Negotiates with opposing counsel, attends hearings, and performs other related actions
• Recommends and reviews legal actions.
• Drafts, reviews, and signs legal documents.
• Ensures all orders contain required federal and state elements and vigorously advocates the interests of the state.
• Updates automated systems with necessary information to monitor each case through the legal process.
• Provides legal advice to Specialists in completing documents for court filing.
• Maintains a positive working relationship with State.
• Attends weekly project team meeting.
• Applies knowledge of federal and state child support policies and procedures.
• Regular and timely attendance
• Other duties as assigned

Summary of Position

The Staff Attorney is responsible for providing all legal services required to establish paternity, child support, medical support and the enforcement of new and existing orders. The Attorney provides legal advice, counsel and litigation services.

Essential Job Requirements

• Ensures proper legal representation in all child support matters related to paternity and support order establishment and enforcement.
• Negotiates with opposing counsel, attends hearings, and performs other related actions
• Recommends and reviews legal actions.
• Drafts, reviews, and signs legal documents.
• Ensures all orders contain required federal and state elements and vigorously advocates the interests of the state.
• Updates automated systems with necessary information to monitor each case through the legal process.
• Provides legal advice to Specialists in completing documents for court filing.
• Maintains a positive working relationship with State.
• Attends weekly project team meeting.
• Applies knowledge of federal and state child support policies and procedures.
• Regular and timely attendance
• Other duties as assigned

Required Education

A Juris Doctor degree and a license to practice law in the state where the project is located.

Required Experience

Legal experience in domestic relations law or as a prosecutor is desired (child support enforcement preferred).