Position

Staff Attorney for Iowa Legal Aid's regional offices located in Cedar Rapids, Council Bluffs, Des Moines, Dubuque, Iowa City, Mason City, Ottumwa, Sioux City, and Waterloo. Vacancies are anticipated in some, but not all, offices.

Responsibilities:

Staff attorneys provide free legal assistance and community legal education to low-income people. Iowa Legal Aid is dedicated to providing high quality legal services in areas of priority as established by its Board of Directors. Priority areas include income maintenance programs, housing, health care, domestic violence, education, individual rights and selected consumer issues. Iowa Legal Aid has a strong commitment to community legal education.

Qualifications:

Applicants must be graduates of law school and licensed to practice law in Iowa or be available for the next scheduled bar examination. Applicants must possess a demonstrated interest in poverty law and have a strong commitment to providing a full range of legal services to low-income people.

Closing Date:

Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.

Salary/Benefits:

Salary dependent on experience. Excellent fringe benefits.

Applications:

To apply, submit letter of application (indicate geographic restrictions), resume, law school transcript (recent graduates only), recent representative writing sample, and names, addresses and phone numbers of at least three professional references t

Dennis Groenenboom, Executive Director
Iowa Legal Aid
1111 Ninth Street, Suite 230
Des Moines, Iowa 50314-2527
515/243-2151

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