Staff Attorney

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Staff Attorney

Duties: Handle all duties related to casework, from initial intake through representation of child clients before all relevant agencies and/or courts. Maintain case files in accordance with standards. Represent indigent residents residing in certain child-focused Mental Hygiene Administration (MHA) inpatient facilities. Work with other attorneys, law graduates, paralegals, social workers, and students on cases and/or projects. Perform other duties, as assigned within the scope of the essential functions of the position. Screen clients for eligibility and make referrals, as appropriate; Conduct preliminary and subsequent interviews with clients; Conduct factual investigations and analyses, and legal research; Advise clients of results of investigations and research and counsel clients about their options; Prepare pleadings, including, complaints, answers, memoranda of law, and briefs; Develop case theories and strategies for the representation of clients; Prepare cases and represent clients in negotiations, hearings, trials and appeals; Work with community groups and accept speaking engagements as assigned by supervisor; and Participate in professional development and education through attendance at sponsored trainings and other programs. Represent clients in a wide range of proceedings, including, admissions hearings, reviews of annual re-evaluations, the filing of writs of habeas corpus or petitions for release, transfer hearings, appeals of denial for benefits/entitlements, and administrative appeals of Clinical Review Panel decisions; Represent residents within the Resident Grievance System (RGS) and in Rights Issues; Assist in referring residents for general civil claims; and Assist with annual case reviews and quarterly informational meetings of the facility population.

Additional Information

Requisition ID: 1792. Send resume with cover letter.

Company info

Legal Aid Bureau, Inc., (Maryland Legal Aid)
500 East Lexington Street
Baltimore
Maryland
United States 21202
Website : http://www.mdlab.org/