Attorney, Part-Time - CARPLS Legal Aid

Job Description

CARPLS Legal Aid is Cook County’s largest provider of free legal services. We have provided over one million legal consultations to low- and moderate-income residents to help them find solutions to their everyday legal matters. CARPLS operates a legal aid hotline and three court-based advice desks for Cook County. We are also partners with the Cook County Legal Aid for Housing & Debt Early Resolution Program (ERP), and for our statewide projects, we are partners with New Leaf Illinois, the Illinois Armed Forces Legal Aid Network, COVID HELP Illinois and Eviction Help Illinois.

Qualifications

• Must possess a J.D. from an accredited law school and be licensed to practice in Illinois
• Must have at least five years of legal experience, preferably in a legal aid setting, with a demonstrated commitment to working with low- and moderate-income populations
• Bi-lingual in Spanish and English is preferred

Pay and Benefits

• Salary range: $43.80 - $47.47/hour, depending on experience
• Position type: Part-time