What are the responsibilities and job description for the Legal Fellow, Pro Bono Center position at District of Columbia Bar?
The Legal Fellow provides direct client and community engagement, legal research, legal analysis, and support to Pro Bono Center clinics and programs. Placement departments include: family, immigration, housing, development and communications, probate, consumer/bankruptcy, nonprofit small business, and legal technology and innovation.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
- Assists staff attorneys and managing attorneys in preparing for legal clinics and resource centers.
- Provides legal research and legal analysis on issues that may include housing law, family law, probate, public benefits, small business law, and/or consumer law.
- Reviews documents providing legal information for accuracy and advises Pro Bono Center attorneys on necessary changes to any such documents.
- Updates and drafts new materials for self-represented litigants and responds to and maintains records of requests for materials or information.
- Refers appropriate matters to the Pro Bono Center’s Advocacy & Justice Clinic as well as other area legal services providers.
- Helps to identify emerging issues and develops recommendations for service models.
- Assists in preparing community outreach and legal education materials for prospective clients and community members.
- Drafts forms, pleadings, reports, correspondence, notices, and other documents for attorney review.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- Demonstrated interest in public interest law.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office 365.
- Strong writing skills.
- Ability to attend in-person meetings and events as needed.
- Demonstrated commitment to valuing diversity and contributing to an inclusive working environment.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Must be detail oriented and deadline driven. Able to multi-task and work in a fast-paced environment.
- Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills. Must work well in a team environment and be able to interact, including in-person, with Bar members, volunteers, vendors, the public andPro Bono Center andBar employees.
- Must work well under pressure, possess excellent organizational abilities, and able to manage several priorities in a day.
- Must be adaptable, creative, and self-motivated.
- Ability to handle and maintain the confidentiality of highly sensitive information.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience with a legal services organization that provides legal services to indigent individuals.
- Proficiency in Spanish or another language.
This position is currently a hybrid position, with days worked in the office and days worked remotely. The hybrid status of this position may change at any time subject to the Pro Bono Center’s discretion.
This is not an attempt to list all essential functions of this position. Job duties may change over time based on Pro Bono Center needs.
The D.C. Bar Pro Bono Center is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, disability status, or any other applicable characteristics protected by law.
The D.C. Bar Pro Bono Center is committed to providing qualified individuals with reasonable accommodations to perform the essential functions of their jobs, pursuant to applicable law. If you require reasonable accommodation as part of the application process, please contact Human Resources.
As part of the accommodation process, we will conduct an individualized interactive process and may ask you for additional information. Any final hiring decisions or start dates may be delayed while the accommodation review process is ongoing if the individual cannot begin work without the requested accommodation.