POSITION: Legal Services of South Central Michigan (LSSCM) is seeking an unemployment insurance attorney to represent eligible clients in our 13 county service area. This attorney will maintain a caseload that includes both direct service and impact work in the areas of unemployment eligibility, appealing denials of claims, and defending against recoupment actions to address the increased need for these services. This attorney will also serve as a resource for unemployment insurance information, support, and training for other LSSCM staff. This position will be housed in our Ypsilanti office, but will serve LSSCM’s entire service area.
DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM: LSSCM has served low-income residents of south central Michigan for more than 50 years. LSSCM helps individuals and families achieve safety, stability, and economic security by providing free civil legal services with an emphasis on homelessness prevention, domestic violence and elder abuse prevention, and assistance in accessing health care, food, and needs-based income programs. We are the Legal Services Corporation and state-funded civil legal aid provider in southern and central Michigan, covering 13 counties. LSSCM is a program of Michigan Advocacy Program (MAP). In addition to LSSCM, MAP manages six statewide programs serving immigrant communities (Michigan Immigrant Rights Center), vulnerable older adults (Michigan Elder Justice Initiative), victims of domestic violence and elder abuse (Crime Victims Legal Assistance Program), providing access to legal information to self-represented litigants (Michigan Legal Help Program), and providing case support and training for all the legal services providers in Michigan (Michigan Poverty Law Program). MAP has a staff of about 270 people in offices in Battle Creek, Detroit, Jackson, Kalamazoo, Lansing, Grand Rapids, Monroe, and Ypsilanti. Visit lsscm.org and miadvocacy.org for more information.
BENEFITS: Starting salary is from $62,424 depending on experience. MAP offers a generous benefits package including life, short and long term disability, health, vision, dental and flexible spending accounts. If an applicant does not require health benefits, they have the option to take an annual $1,500 payout in addition to the base salary paid over the course of the year. MAP also has a generous leave policy allowing staff to accrue 3 weeks paid vacation the first year and 15 paid holidays, as well as a 401K retirement plan including employer match for eligible staff after 6 months of employment. MAP is a qualifying employer for Public Service Loan Forgiveness. MAP is a unionized program.
QUALIFICATIONS: Applicants should be licensed to practice law in Michigan, qualified to be admitted by waiver, or able to take the next Michigan bar exam. Applicants must possess excellent communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills as well as a demonstrated commitment to serving low-income individuals and underserved populations through lived or learned experience. Applicants should also have experience in unemployment insurance or other agency advocacy.
TO APPLY: Please complete this application and submit your resume and cover letter: miadvocacy.bamboohr.com/careers/154. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled.
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