Organization Overview:
Lakeshore Legal Aid serves low-income people, seniors, and survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault in a holistic manner to address clients’ legal issues and improve our communities. Lakeshore provides free direct legal representation in southeast Michigan and the thumb and client intake, advice, and brief legal services throughout Michigan via our attorney-staffed hotline. Our practice areas include housing, family, consumer, elder, education, and public benefits law.
Position Overview:
Case Reviewers are responsible for reviewing client cases and intakes through our various intake systems, including the Counsel and Advocacy Law Line and Detroit Eviction Prevention department. A case reviewer is responsible for ensuring that staff attorneys assist clients in a holistic manner to achieve clients’ goals. A case reviewer works closely with the director and supervisors to support staff attorneys, law clerks and recent law grads practicing pursuant to MCR 8.120 while ensuring quality legal services. A case reviewer will have experience and expertise in our relevant practice areas of law, review cases for compliance, handle urgent case referrals, and ensure that staff comply with funding requirements. Staff are required to treat clients, co- workers, and others with dignity and respect.
General Task Areas:
- Review of case files handled through our various intake systems.
- Knowing and ensuring compliance with all funder requirements in all files.
- Timely reviewing files for quality, legal accuracy, compliance with federal and funder regulations.
- Knowledge of various Lakeshore partner program referral protocols, and timely referral of files to local offices where appropriate.
- Monitoring cases for timely and effective follow-up where necessary.
- Assisting with and/or providing guidance to staff attorneys with relevant legal research.
- Reviewing files in such a manner as to provide ongoing training (legal and compliance)for staff attorneys as necessary.
- Perform other work-related duties as assigned by the supervising attorney, a director, CEO, or a CEO designee.
Qualifications:
- Graduated from an accredited law school.
- Admitted to practice law in the State of Michigan, or an application at the first opportunity for admission by reciprocity, or by taking the first available bar exam.
- 5 years or more experience of practice. Internal candidates will be considered if they have less than 5 years of experience in practice.
- Demonstrated interest in the area of poverty law and working with low- income individuals. Able to communicate effectively, be empathetic and understand the diverse clients of the poverty community.
- Ability to deal effectively with all people under difficult circumstances.
- Excellent writing and oral communication skills.
- Ability to lead and motivate.
- Flexibility
Salary
Starting salary for a Case Reviewer licensed in Michigan ranges from $67,000 and is commensurate with qualifications and includes excellent benefits including medical, dental, vision, life insurance/AD&D, short- term and long-term disability, retirement plan, and paid time off.
To apply, submit your cover letter and resume at our website www.lakeshorelegalaid.org
** Do not delay. Applications accepted until September 1, 2023, or until the position is filled. **
LLA values diversity and is an equal opportunity employer.