Part-time Family Law Staff Attorney Position in Michigan

THOMAS M. COOLEY LAW SCHOOL seeks applicants for a part-time staff attorney position at our Auburn Hills campus. This position is to be filled as soon as possible. The staff attorney will work in the Family Law Assistance Project, which is part of a partnership with Lakeshore Legal Aid. The staff attorney will share with another part-time staff attorney the responsibilities of one-half of a domestic violence/family law case load and supervising clinical students. Both part-time staff attorneys will work 20 hours over 3 days per week and handle all staff attorney obligations that arise on their scheduled work days. The staff attorney will keep current on family and domestic violence law and act as a liaison between FLAP and the community. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of five years of litigation experience, preferably in family law, and experience with poverty law and domestic violence. This is a non-contract staff position.

Interested applicants should submit a resume and cover letter. Send these materials to Mr. Scott Harrison, Director of Human Resources, P.O. Box 13038, Lansing, MI 48901 or via email to hr@cooley.edu. Please include “FLAP Staff Attorney” in the subject line. Resumes will be accepted through November 29, 2009. Cooley is the national leader in minority enrollment among all accredited law schools in the 50 states, values diversity in the legal profession, and is an equal-employment-opportunity employer. For more information, please go to www.cooley.edu.