Remote Staff Attorney — Family Law & Virtual Clinics

Texas Legal Services Center; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Texas Legal Services Center seeks an attorney for the TexasLawHelp/Virtual Court Access Project to provide legal assistance to eligible clients and run virtual clinics for low-income Texans in rural areas. The attorney will maintain ethical standards, support TLSC’s mission, comply with grant requirements, and travel to remote locations for training and outreach while supervising students and volunteers.

This grant-funded position emphasizes family law experience, bilingual preferred, and

Qualifications

• J.D. degree and Texas bar licensure.
• Minimum two years of family law experience.
• Ability to travel to remote locations and conduct trainings.

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality legal advice, assistance, and referrals to eligible clients, including through TexasLawHelp LiveChat, in a patient, compassionate, culturally sensitive, and trauma-informed manner.
• Conduct intake interviews, confirm eligibility for services, and check for conflicts of interest according to TLSC policy.
• Assist clients in drafting and filing legal documents.
• Work with underserved communities and VCAP host sites to facilitate access to legal help.
• Travel to remote locations to conduct training and outreach activities.
• Assist clients with navigating the TexasLawHelp website.
• Coordinate projects between VCAP, within the practice area group, within TLSC, and organizations outside of TLSC.
• Train and lead law students, volunteers, and interns for TexasLawHelp LiveChat.
• Identify the need for publications to assist self-represented litigants for both print and web-publication for TexasLawHelp.
• Draft and update legal information publications, tools, and forms for TexasLawHelp.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Time management

Project management

Attention to detail

Bilingual English/Spanish

Education

J.D. Degree

Tools

LegalServer

Adobe

Microsoft Office

G Suite

Social media tools

Job description

Texas Legal Services Center seeks an attorney for the TexasLawHelp/Virtual Court Access Project to provide legal assistance to eligible clients and run virtual clinics for low-income Texans in rural areas. The attorney will maintain ethical standards, support TLSC’s mission, comply with grant requirements, and travel to remote locations for training and outreach while supervising students and volunteers.

This grant-funded position emphasizes family law experience, bilingual preferred, and