Senior Staff Attorney

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Senior Staff Attorney
The candidate will be responsible for providing legal assistance to eligible clients of the program and to be an integral part of the organization’s efforts to be a partner in the state justice community. Perform intake interviews for applicants and assists in screening of clients for eligibility for full representation for civil issues. Provide high quality legal assistance to eligible clients on matters pertaining to their situations to and civil matters. Treat clients with respect and show true empathy. Maintain a caseload commensurate with abilities and caseload difficulty. Comply with all applicable regulations, policies and grant requirements. Maintain the highest ethical standards as a member of the State Bar and stay current with updates and changes to the law. Support, promote and participate in community education, outreach and developing good public relations with the client community and civil issues/rights. Ensure that all applicable client files, data and reports are accurate and complete. Demonstrate knowledge and expertise of the law and legal system. Embrace and support the Organization’s overall mission, standards, policies and procedures, and confidentiality guidelines. Traveling to client locations and other sites as needed. Assist other attorneys with communicating with Spanish speaking clients. Prepare/interpret documents in multiple languages. Assist junior attorneys with strategy and questions. Some supervisory duties. Should have Juris Doctorate Degree. Oklahoma Bar license is required. Must have 1+ years of case management experience. 5+ years of practicing law as a licensed attorney experience is needed. should be fluent in Spanish and English.

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