Staff Attorney - Casa Grande

Southern Arizona Legal Aid, Inc; Casa Grande (AZ); On-site; USD 59,000 - 102,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Pension plan

Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)

Job summary

Southern Arizona Legal Aid, Inc. (SALA) seeks an attorney for the Casa Grande office to represent low-income clients in civil matters, including landlord/tenant, family, and consumer law, in Pinal County courts and tribunals.

Travel across the county is required and community outreach is part of the role. The position offers an excellent benefits package, PSLF eligibility, loan repayment assistance, and a 35-hour workweek with generous leave.

Qualifications

• Must be a member of the Arizona Bar or be willing to take the next bar exam.
• 0–5 years experience, including internships and third-year practice under supervision of a licensed attorney.
• High sensitivity to problems of the low-income community; able to work with low-income and community groups.
• Spanish fluency is preferred and rewarded.

Responsibilities

• Appear in Pinal County Superior Court, the county’s Justice Court precincts, and various administrative tribunals.
• Travel to meet with clients and attend hearings across the county.
• Work on landlord/tenant, family, and consumer law matters.
• Participate in community outreach to raise awareness of legal aid services.

Skills

Arizona Bar

Spanish fluency preferred

Job description

Southern Arizona Legal Aid, Inc. (SALA) provides free legal assistance to low-income people over 9 counties and 11 Indian Reservations in southeastern Arizona. We are seeking to fill positions in our Casa Grande and Sacaton offices.

The attorney assigned to the Casa Grande office will make regular appearances in Pinal County Superior Court, the county’s Justice Court precincts, and various administrative tribunals. Travel to meet with clients and appear at hearings across the county is required. Much of the work involves landlord/tenant, family, and consumer law. The attorney will participate in community outreach at locations throughout the county to increase public awareness of legal aid services. Casa Grande, located halfway between Phoenix and Tucson, is a vibrant, multicultural city offering a family-oriented environment with easy access to urban amenities.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• Applicants must be a member of the Arizona Bar or be willing to take the next bar exam. Applicants licensed at least two years in another jurisdiction may practice by special rule, Ariz. R. Sup. Ct. 38. Criminal background check required.
• Applicants should have zero to five years experience, including internships and third-year practice under the supervision of a licensed attorney.
• Applicants must exhibit a high degree of sensitivity to the problems of the low-income community and be able to work with low income and community groups. They should have initiative, good communication skills, and the ability to work well in a multi-cultural setting
• Applicants should be knowledgeable in the area of general civil practice on behalf of the low-income community. Spanish fluency is preferred and rewarded.

COMPENSATION:

Salary range $58,656-$101,915 DOE; Up to five percent additional compensation to individuals fluent in Spanish. Payment of bar exam and admission fees for those not yet admitted. Student loan repayment assistance. Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligibility. Excellent benefits package including health insurance, disability insurance, and pension plan. Excellent work/life balance with thirty-five hour workweeks and generous leave provisions

EOE:

We are committed to an environment of mutual respect, collaboration, and equal opportunity for all employees, and strongly encourage applications from people of color, immigrants, people affected by mass incarceration, and other underrepresented and historically marginalized groups. We believe in building and sustaining an organization that is reflective of the communities we serve, and is diverse in work background, experience, education, race, color, national origin, sex, age, religion, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, ancestry, national origin, or sensory, mental and physical abilities. We believe that the resulting diversity is both a source of program strength and a matter of fundamental human fairness.

CONTACT:

Southern Arizona Legal Aid, Inc.

2343 E. Broadway Blvd, Suite 200; Tucson AZ 85719-6007

[phone] / Fax: [phone]

Email: [e-mail]

DEADLINE:

Open Until Filled; Submit cover letter, resume, writing sample and three references