Staff Attorney – Children’s Legal Alliance

Legal Services of Eastern Missouri – Saint Louis, MO – Staff Attorney Children’s Legal Alliance Program Legal Services of Eastern Missouri, Inc. (LSEM), a non-profit law firm that provides free legal assistance to people living with low-income/low opportunity, seeks a full-time Staff Attorney to work in its Children’s Legal Alliance (CLA) program. The CLA Staff Attorney works with children and families in St. Louis City to increase access to educational opportunities and improve educational outcomes for children served by the program. Legal… advocacy will be primarily in the areas of special education, school discipline, and the rights of students experiencing homelessness. The Staff Attorney will conduct community outreach and education, provide legal advice, advocacy and representation in a variety of formal and informal settings (including civil, administrative and informal proceedings) that affect a client’s ability to access critical educational services. The Staff Attorney may pursue impact litigation resulting in systemic change…

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