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About the Role

The Staff Attorney assists the Executive Director of the Texas Access to Justice Commission in developing, coordinating, and implementing initiatives to improve access to justice for low-income Texans.

Responsibilities

• Assists in formulating recommendations for program development, coordination, and implementation, including legal training and law student programs.
• Conducts legal research and drafts legal memoranda, legislation, rules, policies, and other documents related to reducing barriers to the judicial system for low-income Texans.
• Attends legislative, committee, or court meetings and serves as a resource on legal access matters.
• Stays informed of best practices in self-represented litigation, reporting findings to the Executive Director.
• Confers with experts and stakeholders, conducting research and analysis of laws, legislation, case law, and policy affecting self-represented litigants.
• Assists in convening, organizing, and facilitating meetings with diverse stakeholders to achieve strategic goals.
• Helps strengthen relationships with legal access stakeholders.
• Evaluates and drafts agreements with stakeholders on implementing Commission-approved laws, policies, and procedures.
• Understands laws affecting low-income Texans and their impact on specific populations.
• Collaborates with various entities to achieve the Commission’s strategic goals.
• Researches specific practice areas to advise and assist in legal access projects.
• Researches changes in case law, rules, and statutes to recommend updates for forms and compliance with current law.
• Prepares drafts of reports, articles, and grant applications for publication and funding.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Must be a licensed attorney.
• Minimum of three years of experience, preferably in poverty law, legal aid, or public policy.
• May substitute experience as a policy analyst or similar role for up to one year of law practice.
• Demonstrated commitment to the Commission’s mission.
• Demonstrated ability to be self-motivated, adaptable, and work independently and as part of a team without administrative support.
• Excellent writing, editing, and presenting skills, including the ability to explain law, policy, and data in plain language.
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills, intellectual curiosity, and initiative.
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks, and ability to complete projects under time constraints.
• Experience building partnerships with diverse constituencies and working in coalition.
• Experience with or a commitment to master Excel, PowerPoint, and other common software.
• Understanding of barriers low-income people face when they have a legal problem.
• Requires occasional travel.
• Experience working for or with nonprofits, legislative bodies, courts, or other government entities preferred.
• Must submit an online application, resume, and a writing sample.

Skills

• Legal research
• Drafting legal memoranda
• Drafting legislation
• Drafting rules
• Drafting policies
• Drafting procedures
• Writing
• Editing
• Presenting
• Analytical skills
• Critical thinking
• Organizational skills
• Attention to detail
• Prioritization
• Task management
• Project completion under time constraints
• Partnership building
• Coalition work
• Excel
• PowerPoint
• Understanding of legal barriers for low-income individuals

Location

• Texas

Work Type

• Full-time
• Occasional travel

Experience Level

• Minimum of three years of experience

Education Level

• Licensed attorney

About the Company

• The Texas Access to Justice Commission (“the Commission”) works to improve access to justice for low-income Texans.