Staff Attorney - Starkville

YoungWilliams; Starkville (MS); On-site; USD 50,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

YoungWilliams in Mississippi seeks a Staff Attorney to provide legal services for paternity, child support, medical support, and enforcement of orders. You will advise, counsel, and litigate to advance state interests.

The role requires a JD and a license to practice law in the project state, with preferred experience in domestic relations or as a prosecutor, plus strong negotiation and drafting skills to support hearings and filings.

Qualifications

• Requires Juris Doctor and license to practice law in the project state.
• Experience in domestic relations law or as a prosecutor is preferred.
• Strong litigation and advisory abilities.

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
• Drafts, reviews, and signs legal documents
• Provides legal advice to Specialists in completing documents for court filing
• Applies knowledge of federal and state child support policies and procedures

Skills

Negotiation

Litigation

Legal research

Drafting documents

Education

Juris Doctor

License to practice law

Job description

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

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)