Saturday, October 21, 2023

Agricultural Worker Rights Attorney - Legal Aid of Nebraska (Omaha or Lincoln, NE)

For more info and how to apply: https://recruiting.paylocity.com/Recruiting/Jobs/Details/1760461

Legal Aid of Nebraska (Legal Aid) is the only statewide provider of free and direct civil legal services to Nebraska’s poor. Legal Aid’s mission is to address poverty through civil legal services, helping our low-income clients achieve positive outcomes that measurably improves the quality of their lives, helps them get up and out of poverty, and increases family stability.


Legal Aid serves a central role in Nebraska’s civil legal aid delivery system, helping low-income Nebraskans identify their legal needs and find assistance from both Legal Aid and its partners. Last year, Legal Aid provided free civil legal aid that impacted over 25,000 low-income Nebraskans through over 11,000 cases. This is a huge amount of direct legal assistance, representing low-income clients with some of life’s toughest legal challenges. To accomplish this, Legal Aid provides a full range of civil legal services, from brief advice and counsel, to assistance with self representation, to pro bono and direct service referrals, to direct representation in local, state, and federal court. With a staff of over 40 attorneys and offices in eight locations, Legal Aid “makes equal justice happen” for its low-income clients. 

Requirements
Preferred Qualifications:

· Bilingual English/Spanish communication skills strongly preferred.

· Experience working with migrant and/or agricultural workers strongly preferred.


Required Qualifications:

· Admitted to and in good standing with the Nebraska State Bar (or admission imminent.)

· Present ability (or willingness to develop) to manage a typical Legal Aid caseload involving significant litigation.

· A willingness to develop specialized knowledge of laws related to migrant and agricultural workers.

· A commitment to provide legal services to the low-income citizens of Nebraska.

· Awareness of the legal problems and needs of low-income Nebraskans.

· Ability to communicate with persons in the client community.

· Ability to work effectively with other members of the firm.

· Willingness to participate in the local bar and community.

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