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Job Description Prairie State Legal Services (PSLS) is seeking a Staff Attorney to join our team in the Moline office. Staff attorneys at PSLS provide a wide range of legal services to some of the most vulnerable members of our communities, including low-income individuals, older adults, veterans, and people with disabilities. We focus services on legal problems that impact the ability of our clients to meet their basic human needs, including physical safety, access to healthcare, adequate housing, and financial stability. Prairie State is the only legal aid organization in the majority of our area, and we pride ourselves on providing high-quality legal services to our clients while fostering a work environment that is motivating, collaborative, and rewarding, with plenty of opportunities for professional growth. Responsibilities Among other duties as assigned, the Staff Attorney will: • Provide legal services to low-income individuals covering a wide range of legal issues, including housing, family, public benefits, consumer, health, education, and other areas, • Interview applicants for legal services and assess their legal issues with a focus on those issues that have an immediate impact on their basic human needs, • Provide legal services, including legal research and factual investigation, counsel and advice, brief services and document preparation, dispute resolution, and representation of clients in administrative and judicial proceedings, • Develop and maintain networking relationships with local bar associations and with local, state, and federal governments and community agencies that serve our client population, • Conduct outreach events with client communities, including client education and intake events at community partner locations, • Provide accurate and complete information for grant reporting to grant funders, including documenting services in the case record, • Actively participate in an internal task force related to one or more areas of our practice, • Health insurance, including the opportunity to qualify for a wellness credit, • Dental Insurance • Vision Insurance, • 403b Retirement Plan, including employer contributions, • Extensive training and education program, • Flex scheduling and partial remote work available, • PTO that starts at 3 weeks/year and increases with additional years worked at PSLS, • Paid sick leave, • 6 weeks of paid parental leave after one year of employment, • Candidates currently admitted to the practice of law in the State of Illinois or admitted in another state and eligible for reciprocity in Illinois are preferred. Consideration will be given to law graduates who will be sitting for the next bar exam., • Experience in trial advocacy and negotiation preferred, • Strong interpersonal skillsExcellent oral/written communication, research skills, and computer competency, • Organizational and case management proficiency, • Ability to work effectively as a team member, • Spanish language proficiency is preferred but not required, • Some travel is required; applicant must have a valid driver's license and/or reliable transportation, • We will give preference to candidates who have experience providing services to low-income individuals PSLS is an equal opportunity employer that strives to create a welcoming environment. We recruit, employ, pay, and promote qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, national origin or citizenship, ancestry, religion, sex, disability, familial status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, pregnancy, military status or unfavorable discharge from military service, or other characteristics protected by law.

Job Description We are a rapidly growing law firm, featuring an energetic, established, creative and dynamic team of attorneys and paralegals. Our firm engages in several areas of law, including family law, probate, guardianship, estate planning, business representation, civil litigation, landlord/tenant, estate planning, criminal defense, and immigration. We are seeking: An attorney to practice family law and civil litigation in western IL and eastern IA. We are hiring for a wide range of experience levels, including newly licensed attorneys. If necessary, you will receive mentorship and guidance from more experienced attorneys in our firm. The role is fully remote except for court appearances. Iowa licensure required. Dual licensure is a significant plus. What we offer: A friendly and supportive work environment with remote work capabilities, reasonable hours and billing requirements, opportunities for performance-based bonuses, paid personal and vacation days, group health insurance, 401k retirement plan - with employer contribution, mobile phone allowance, professional development, and significant growth potential for salary and position. • Starting pay: $75,000 to $150,000 based on experience and production., • Employer covers 50% of health insurance premiums, • 3% 401(k) employer contribution after the first year, • 15 days of PTO, • Remote work except for court appearances, • Flexible scheduleCompany DescriptionWe are a rapidly growing law office featuring an energetic, established, creative and dynamic team of attorneys and paralegals. Our firm engages in several areas of law, including family law, business representation, civil litigation, landlord/tenant, estate planning and probate with our focus being family law and litigation.We are a rapidly growing law office featuring an energetic, established, creative and dynamic team of attorneys and paralegals. Our firm engages in several areas of law, including family law, business representation, civil litigation, landlord/tenant, estate planning and probate with our focus being family law and litigation.

We are a rapidly growing law firm, featuring an energetic, established, creative and dynamic team of attorneys and paralegals.Our firm engages in several areas of law, including family law, probate, guardianship, estate planning, business representation, civil litigation, landlord/tenant, estate pla

We are a rapidly growing law firm, featuring an energetic, established, creative and dynamic team of attorneys and paralegals.Our firm engages in several areas of law, including family law, probate, guardianship, estate planning, business representation, civil litigation, landlord/tenant, estate pla