Attorney - Consumer Unit
Jacksonville Area Legal Aid (JALA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing legal assistance and advocacy for low-income individuals and families. We work to ensure access to justice and fair treatment in the areas of housing, consumer rights, family law, and other essential legal services.
About the role
JALA seeks a zealous Florida-licensed attorney to provide civil legal services in our Consumer Advocacy and Litigation Unit. This is a full-time position based out of our Jacksonville office, primarily serving Duval County residents.
As a JALA employee, you can expect immediate hands-on experience interviewing and counseling clients as well as litigating cases in Federal and State court. Staff are expected to take on challenging cases for our at-risk clients while being mentored and supported in taking on such cases. While there is a premium placed on initiative and self-motivation, you will be supervised by lawyers who are recognized as subject matter experts in their field (JALA is the only law firm in Florida with two Florida Bar Consumer Protection Lawyers of the Year on staff, for example). Our lawyers and paralegals regularly serve on local and statewide committees, and our lawyers have gone on to become hearing officers, magistrates, judges, and administrative law judges.
We have adopted a hybrid work environment (although not all positions are able to work remotely). We embrace diversity and inclusion to ensure we offer the best and highest level of representation for clients.
Benefits
- Hybrid work model
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Long-term disability insurance
- Group life insurance
- 401(k) with 100% match of deferrals up to 6% of compensation
- Generous leave policy (13 paid holidays plus 22 personal leave days in first year)
- One-month sabbatical every four years
- Membership in Access Perks, a private discount network
- Sign-on bonus
All employees must clear Florida’s Level II background screening.
Pay
$70,000 minimum, commensurate with experience.