Veteran Services Unit Attorney

Job Description

JALA seeks an experienced family law attorney for its Veteran Services Unit located in our Jacksonville office. This is a full-time legal role, dedicated to serving local veterans and active-duty service members.

Requirements

• Member of the Florida Bar with at least 3 years of experience in the practice of marital and family law, including, but not limited to, dissolution of marriage, establishing and modifying child support, paternity, and injunctions for protection.
• Ability to identify additional needs of clients in various other areas of law, such as consumer, housing, employment, and VA benefits.
• Experience working with veterans/active-duty military and understanding military/government retirement and related financial documents.
• Ability to work with clients who have experienced or are currently experiencing trauma, as many veteran clients come to us with PTSD-related issues that are often compounded by or catalysts for their legal issues.

Qualifications

• Prior military service will be strongly considered, though such service is not required.

What You Get

• Immediate hands-on experience interviewing and counseling clients as well as litigating cases in Federal and State court.
• Mentored and supported in taking on challenging cases for our at-risk clients.
• Opportunity to litigate early, with lawyers and paralegals regularly serving on local and statewide committees and becoming hearing officers, magistrates, judges, and administrative law judges.
• A hybrid work environment (though not all positions are able to work remotely).
• Trusted as professionals, with a commitment to diversity and inclusion.

Salary/Benefits

• Salary commensurate with experience. $77,500 minimum if 3 yrs experience.
• Sign-on bonus.
• Benefits package includes, but are not limited to, hybrid work model, medical, dental, vision, long-term disability insurance, group life insurance, 401(k) (match 100% 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), and membership in Access Perks, a private discount network.

Contact

To apply, submit a resume, a minimum of two professional references, and salary requirements. All employees must clear Florida’s Level II background screening. Information on the background screening process can be found at https://info.flclearinghouse.com/.

Jacksonville Area Legal Aid is an Equal Opportunity Employer.