Legal Aid Jobs in Houston

Paralegals
The candidates provide free legal assistance in a wide-range of civil matters to eligible, low-income Texans.

Areas of Law: Civil Rights, Community Development, Consumer, Debt/Credit/Bankruptcy, Disability, Disaster and Emergency Assistance, Employment, Family and Juvenile, Homeless,

Volunteer Law Student
The student will provide help with all Civil legal issues. Should be a law school student with excellent academic grades.

Internship Program, Fall 2018
The interns gain valuable professional experience while building the tools, self-confidence and leadership skills that can be readily applied to future professional challenges and pursuits. The interns are carefully prepared to bridge the gap between the academic and p

Refugee Representation Legal Internship â?? Spring 2019
Intern work for Call for Applications. Must be currently enrolled in law school. Essential duties and responsibilities: Conduct screenings and intake interviews with potential asylum clients; Write and edit detailed factual and legal reports

Employment Rights Litigation Attorney
The candidate enforce the workplace rights of low-wage, immigrant workers in Houston and Southeast Texas. The attorney will join staff of fourteen attorneys (Dallas, Austin, San Antonio, Houston) and will primarily engage in plaintiffsâ?? employment litigation

Refugee Representation Legal Internship â?? Fall 2018
DUTIES: Conduct screenings and intake interviews with potential asylum clients; Write and edit detailed factual and legal reports with extensive country conditions documentation and legal analysis; Conduct issue-spotting to evaluate whether eac

Staff Attorney
The candidate will supervise the provision of legal services in the Dallas office by offering legal advice, pro se support, and direct representation to firm members in employment cases and referrals to local, state, and federal agencies as well as partner attorneys. Coordinate with

Employment and Legal Services Director
The candidate will supervise and participate in firmâ??s provision of legal services statewide through direct representation, advice, and pro se support. Will oversee the recruitment, training, and supervision of a team of staff, interns, law students, and vo

2018 Fall Legal Internship
Intern must be enrolled in a J.D. or L.L.M. program. Preference will be given to 2L students, but will consider applications from 1Ls. Preference will also be given to students enrolled in capital or criminal defense clinics, and to students with fluency in Spanish. Candi

Staff Attorney Fellowships
The candidate will provide legal services to community members who have been directly impacted by Hurricane Harvey. Will also : conduct outreach and education activities, and leverage pro bono resources; collaborate with other EJW Disaster Recovery Legal Fellows throughou

Director, Estate & Gift Planning

Duties: Part of a team responsible for 15+% of the organizationâ??s revenue, second only to our well-known â??Relay for Lifeâ? and other special events. Builds relationships with planned giving prospects and donors in addition to estate and financial planning

Policy Advocate
Duties: Lead the development and execution of creative strategies at the state capitol and regionally to create policies and practices that ensure immigrant survivors have timely and full access to critical legal protections . Provide in-depth research and draft policy, advocacy and

Legal Secretary
Duties: Answers the telephone, takes accurate messages and/or routes callers to voice mail; prepares and types legal documents, reports and attorney and office correspondence; schedules appointments, sets up hearings and gives information to callers; develops and maintains accurate,

Project Manager, Board Office
Duties: responsible for the day-to-day management of the board meeting development process. Responsible for ensuring that all official board meeting materials are appropriately prepared, processes and presentations are appropriately aligned, and meetings are properly d

Staff Attorney (CHC)
The candidate serves as assistant in-house counsel for company and provides support to Community's Director of Legal Affairs. Responsible for providing legal review and advice on legal questions, compliance matters, and other related issues. The staff attorney is also responsib

Law Staff Attorney
The candidate will do case management, litigation and advocacy on behalf of individual clients. Will work on client case triage and interviewing in homeless shelter setting, advocacy and negotiations with opposing parties and counsel, discovery, motions, etc. Oversee and supervis

Legal Assistant
The candidate will answer telephone, calendar appointments, and take messages. Gather, track and record client data. Conduct consultations, gather supporting documents, and prepare translations. Prepare filings for immigration court, family court, and for Department of Homeland Secu

Legal Officer, Conflict of Interest and Ethics
The candidate will provide the strategic vision for the conflicts of interest, institutional conflicts of interest, ethics, and export controls programs throughout the organization. Serve as in-house legal and regulatory counsel on conflicts of interes

Legal Assistant or Paralegal
The candidate will work directly with clients, gather necessary data, management phone calls and other messages. Must be bilingual and have experience with family law documents. Experience in drafting family law documents and in Pro Doc or Westlaw is a plus.

Legal Assistant
The candidate will answer telephone, calendar appointments, and take messages; Gather, track and record client data; Conduct consultations, gather supporting documents, and prepare translations; Prepare filings for immigration court, family court, and for Department of Homeland Secu