Staff Attorney - Starkville
Youngwilliams Pc
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Job summary
Youngwilliams Pc in Starkville, MS seeks a Staff Attorney to provide legal services for paternity, child support, medical support and enforcement of orders. The role entails advising, counseling and litigation to ensure compliance with federal and state requirements.
Responsibilities include negotiation, hearings, drafting documents, monitoring cases, and collaborating with state representatives. JD and licensure required; experience in domestic relations or as a prosecutor is preferred.
Qualifications
- JD degree and license to practice law in the project state.
- Experience in domestic relations law or as a prosecutor is desired.
Responsibilities
- Ensures proper legal representation in 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
- 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
Education
Job description
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Regular Full-Time Full Service Legal MS - Starkville LS, Starkville, MS, US
2 days ago Requisition ID: 5486
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)
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