Staff Attorney – Medical-Legal Partnership

Staff Attorney

Are you passionate about reducing legal stressors harming people’s

health?

Join Land of Lincoln Legal Aid and make a long-term impact!

Want to make a difference with your law degree? Land of Lincoln Legal Aid seeks a motivated
attorney to join us in working with our East Central Illinois MLP through our collaboration with
the Carle healthcare system and Frances Nelson Health Center to identify and remedy the legal
stressors negatively impacting patient’s health. Poverty increases the level of stress a person is
dealing with on a daily basis; food insecurity and violence contribute to poor health outcomes;
and the issues facing these individuals and families are often beyond the scope of a medical
doctor. The Medical Legal Partnership Attorney will assist the patients referred by Carle and
Frances Nelson to improve the health of patients.

Land of Lincoln Legal Aid provides free civil legal services to low income individuals in 65
counties in Illinois. We are committed to working for justice with those whose voices might
otherwise not be heard; to assist individuals in advocating for themselves; and to make positive
changes in collaboration with the communities we serve. Our attorneys provide holistic legal
advocacy in partnership with community organizations, social service agencies, and faith-based
groups. The Eastern Regional Office, home of the ECIMLP, is based in Champaign and covers
15 counties.

The staff attorney will provide zealous representation in a variety of areas of civil law, including:
housing, public benefits, family law, and debt. The staff attorney will establish and maintain
relationships with medical partners and perform educational outreach and trainings to medical
staff to better spot legal issues.

Responsibilities include:
• Actively participate in outreach and education

• Build and maintain relationships with medical partners

• Handle all elements of litigation including client interviewing, investigation, discovery,

• Supervising support staff, interns, and paralegals

• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• Licensed to practice law in Illinois or has requisite credentials for reciprocity

• Previous legal and nonprofit experience preferred

• Strong commitment to social and racial justice

• Demonstrated ability to build relationships and work with people of diverse social,

• Ability to communicate with diverse audiences

• Excellent verbal, analytical, writing and organization skills

• Highly motivated and demonstrated ability to work independently as well as part of a

team

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STAFF POSITION: Medical Legal Partnership

Staff Attorney

Special Working Conditions and Demands:

• Applicants must have reliable transportation, valid driver’s license, and car

• Reliable broadband internet

Compensation:

$60,000 with license (depending on experience). Excellent insurance and retirement benefits.
Land of Lincoln is an eligible 501(c)(3) employer under the federal public service loan
forgivenss program.

Land of Lincoln is an equal opportunity employer and strongly encourages applications from

people of color, persons with disabilities, women, LBGTQIA gender non-conforming

applicants.

Please send a cover letter, resume, and writing sample to the following Managing

Attorney:

Susan Zielke, szielke@lincolnlegal.org