Family Law Staff Attorney Position

LAKESHORE LEGAL AID seeks applicants for a staff attorney position in its Family Law Assistance Project at Thomas M. Cooley’s Auburn Hills campus. FLAP is a teaching clinic responsible for providing family law legal services in Oakland County. The staff attorney will handle one-half of a domestic violence/family law case load and supervise clinical law students handling family law cases. 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.

Interested applicants should submit a resume and cover letter. Send these materials to Ms. Karen Staszel at The Family Law Assistance Project, 2630 Featherstone Road, Auburn Hills, MI 48326 or via email to staszelk@cooley.edu. Please include “FLAP Staff Attorney” in the subject line. Resumes will be accepted through February 1, 2010. This position is to be filled as soon as possible. Lakeshore Legal Aid is an equal opportunity employer.