Legal Clinic Coordinator

LEGAL CLINIC COORDINATOR

TRLA legal clinics, supervised by TRLA, are those in which TRLA employees, volunteer judges, attorneys, attorney mentors, paralegals, legal secretaries, court reporters, notaries, and representatives from the district clerk’s office provide legal services to clients for routine, uncontested cases appropriate for handling in clinics in urban counties or in batch processing for rural counties.  The duties of the Legal Clinic Coordinator, working under the supervision of the Legal Clinics Team Manager, are the following:

1.  Responsible for the operation, management, and smooth functioning of the Legal Clinic Programs assigned to them

2.  Maintains close working relationships with local bar associations and individual participating attorneys and assists private attorneys in resolving any problems with clinic cases

3.  Interviews potential clinic clients and insures that Legal Clinic files contain all documentation required by program funding sources

4.  Maintains Legal Clinic client files, including opening, follow-up and closing of cases

5.    Prepares pleadings and drafts any documents necessary for Legal Clinic files

6.  Attends all Legal Clinics and provides notary, translation and paralegal assistance to private attorneys, as needed

7.  Ensures compliance with LSC Act and regulations regarding private attorney involvement

8.  Maintains quality control systems for Legal Clinic cases to insure proper record keeping, case oversight, and timely disposition of cases

9.    Other duties as assigned by the Legal Clinics Team Manager