Staff Attorney

Role Overview

• Provide a range of individual advocacy and impact work, including family law, housing law, consumer, and public benefits for survivors of domestic violence.
• Work collaboratively with legal aid organizations in Michigan.
• Engage in legal representation and advocacy for victims of domestic violence.

Requirements

• Applicants should be licensed to practice law in Michigan.
• Qualified to be admitted by waiver, or able to take the next Michigan bar exam.
• Demonstrated commitment to serving low-income individuals and underserved populations through lived or learned experience.
• Legal aid and/or litigation experience is a plus.

Benefits

• Starting salary is from $64,946 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.
• 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.