Staff Attorney

Florida Rural Legal Services, Inc. (FRLS) is a non‑profit law firm that provides free civil legal aid to eligible individuals, families, and vulnerable communities across 13 Florida counties and statewide farm workers. Since 1966, FRLS has dedicated itself to justice, offering services in housing law, family law, consumer protection, public benefits, elder law, disaster relief, education law, and more—all at no cost to clients.

FRLS partners with community organizations and pro‑bono attorneys to advocate, educate, and protect the rights of those in need. Learn more S.org.

The purpose of this position is to provide civil legal assistance to eligible low‑income and elderly people approved by program policies and priorities in areas such as housing, domestic violence related family and other family law matters, public benefits, consumer law, elder law, education, immigration, and civil rights.

• Interview, certify eligibility, and identify the legal problems of FRLS’s clients within a specific area of law and provide clients with appropriate legal assistance in the form of advice, referrals, or actual representation.
• Participate in community outreach and education.
• Represent clients in court and before administrative agencies as accepted.
• Provide documentation, statistical information and other records as required by the Managing Attorney, Deputy Director, or Executive Director.
• Participate in case acceptance meetings.
• Participate in training to keep up with CLEs and other required and legally relevant training as may be provided by the program and as mandated by Florida Bar rules.
• Adhere to office hours, exhibit a strong work ethic and excellent time‑management skills, communicate, and treat clients and staff with courtesy and respect, and provide constructive feedback to other advocates (paralegals) on cases discussed.
• Serve as a role model to support staff by promoting the values of hard work, high quality advocacy, and treating others with courtesy and respect.
• Attempt to ensure accessibility of the local office(s) when necessary, by serving clients, including rural clients, non‑English speaking clients and clients with disabilities.
• Promote good relations with the public, including client groups, service providers, press, and private bars, attending/speaking at local meetings as appropriate and approved by the Managing Attorney, Deputy Director and/or Executive Director.
• Be familiar with FRLS policies, as well as the requirements of LSC and other funders, and adhere to those policies and requirements.
• Maintain an accurate follow‑up system to review cases when needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Juris Doctorate from an ABA‑accredited law school.
• Barred in Florida.
• Knowledge of state and federal court practices required.
• Some knowledge of the legal system, commitment to the mission of FRLS, and compassion for clients.
• Ability to forge positive relationships with prospects and colleagues.
• Good organizational, interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively, yet independently.
• Must be able to effectively and efficiently maximize existing resources.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint).
• Knowledge of CMS a plus.
• Must be able to effectively work in high‑pressure situations, which involve deadlines.
• Bilingual Spanish/Haitian Creole preferred but not required.

• Juris Doctorate from an ABA‑accredited law school.
• Barred in Florida.
• Knowledge of state and federal court practices required.
• Some knowledge of the legal system, commitment to the mission of FRLS, and compassion for clients.
• Ability to forge positive relationships with prospects and colleagues.
• Good organizational, interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively, yet independently.
• Must be able to effectively and efficiently maximize existing resources.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint).
• Knowledge of CMS a plus.
• Must be able to effectively work in high‑pressure situations, which involve deadlines.
• Bilingual Spanish/Haitian Creole preferred but not required.

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