Staff Attorney - Starkville

YOUNGWILLIAMS INC; Starkville (MS); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

YOUNGWILLIAMS INC in Starkville, MS seeks a Staff Attorney to provide legal services for establishing paternity and enforcing child support and medical support orders. The attorney will offer legal advice, counsel, and litigation services in related matters.

Responsibilities include representing the state in diverse child support cases, negotiating with opposing counsel, drafting documents, and ensuring orders meet federal/state requirements.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor degree and license to practice law in the state where the project is located.
• Experience in domestic relations law or as a prosecutor preferred (child support enforcement preferred).

Responsibilities

• Ensure proper legal representation in child support matters related to paternity and support order establishment and enforcement
• Negotiate with opposing counsel, attend hearings, and perform related actions
• Draft, review, and sign legal documents
• Ensure orders contain federal and state elements and vigorously advocate the interests of the state
• Update automated systems with necessary information to monitor each case through the legal process
• Provide 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

Negotiation

Litigation

Legal advice

Education

Juris Doctor degree

Job description

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Staff Attorney - Starkville

Regular Full-Time Full Service Legal MS - Starkville LS, Starkville, MS, US

3 days ago Requisition ID: 5486

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.

• 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

Required Education

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

Required Experience

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