Staff Attorney- CINA NEM

STAFF ATTORNEY - FULL-TIME CINA
The Northeastern Maryland office of Maryland Legal Aid located in Bel Air, Maryland, announces a full-time CINA staff attorney position for qualified applicants.

FUNCTIONS: The CINA Staff Attorney will handle all functions related to CINA case work from initial intake through representation of clients before all relevant agencies, including: shelter hearings, adjudications, exceptions hearings, Family Involvement Meetings, IEP and educational hearings related to school placement, suspensions and other disciplinary proceedings, TPR mediation, TPR trials, Post Guardianship Hearings; appellate proceedings; and, Harford County monthly juvenile justice committee meetings.

DUTIES: The CINA Staff attorney is expected to conduct preliminary and subsequent interviews with clients; conduct factual investigation and analysis and legal research; advise clients of results of investigation and research and counsel clients on their options; prepare cases and represent clients in negotiations, mediations, hearings, trials, and appeals; AND; work in conjunction with the CINA Paralegal to coordinate local, out of county and out of state client visits; attend drug court, attend family involvement meetings; attend IEP meetings; AND; participate in other necessary functions and duties within the scope of the position, including: working with various community groups and accepting speaking engagements as assigned; continue professional development and education through attendance at Bureau sponsored training and other programs; perform other duties as assigned.