STAFF ATTORNEY - HEALTH ADVOCACY - Legal Council for Health Justice

About the role

Legal Council for Health Justice (Legal Council) seeks a passionate and mission-driven Staff Attorney to help advance health justice through policy advocacy, systems change, and strategic legal work.

Responsibilities

• Support Legal Council's policy and advocacy initiatives related to health justice for our target populations of People living with HIV, LGBTQ+ individuals, people experiencing homelessness, and children with complex health needs.
• Conduct research on federal, state, and local law, regulations, and administrative policies affecting our client communities.
• Draft memoranda, briefs, legislative testimony, public comments, fact sheets, reports, and other materials to support administrative advocacy, legislation, litigation, and other strategies.
• Monitor legislative, regulatory, and legal developments and communicate their impact to staff, community partners, and the public.
• Participate in coalition work, task forces, and advocacy campaigns alongside senior policy staff.
• Help identify systemic legal issues emerging from client representation that may present opportunities for policy advocacy or impact litigation.
• Collaborate with internal staff and community partners to advance Legal Council's health justice priorities.
• Provide selected legal advice and brief services in areas including health coverage and other public benefit access and eligibility.
• Conduct community education and trainings on health-related legal issues.
• Participate in internal and external meetings to advance health justice goals.
• Assist with program development, including data entry, grant reporting, and maintaining case files.

Requirements

• J.D. degree and admission to the Illinois Bar (or planning to test/eligibility through reciprocity).
• Recent law graduates with strong clinical, internship, fellowship, or advocacy experience are encouraged to apply.
• Demonstrated interest in public interest law and civil legal aid or health justice advocacy.
• Strong legal research, writing, analytical, and oral advocacy skills.
• Excellent organizational and communication skills, and adept at managing multiple priorities.
• Ability to work collaboratively across disciplines and with community partners.
• Spanish or other language skills are preferred.

Qualifications

• Recent law graduates with strong clinical, internship, fellowship, or advocacy experience are encouraged to apply.
• Demonstrated interest in public interest law and civil legal aid or health justice advocacy.
• Strong legal research, writing, analytical, and oral advocacy skills.
• Excellent organizational and communication skills, and adept at managing multiple priorities.
• Ability to work collaboratively across disciplines and with community partners.
• Spanish or other language skills are preferred.