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Legal Services of Eastern Missouri Inc - Staff Attorney- Health & Education Justice Initiative Legal Services of Eastern Missouri, Inc. (LSEM), a nonprofit law firm providing free legal assistance to people living with low-income and groups serving disadvantaged communities, is seeking a full-time Staff Attorney in its Health and Education Justice Initiative (formerly the Education Justice Program). The Health and Education Justice Initiative combats the systemic issues that adversely impact child health and well-being, including education as a social determinant of health. The Health and Education Justice Initiative seeks to address these issues in Missouri through affirmative impact litigation and other impact advocacy tools including legislative, administrative, and media advocacy, informed by a community lawyering approach.Responsibilities: Use litigation and other impact advocacy tools to address policies and practices that adversely affect children marginalized by lack of resources, race, disability, or other circumstances. Strategies will be informed by community and may also include: Impact litigation, Demand letters or letters of concern, Administrative complaints, Legal research, Legislative and administrative advocacy (within Legal Services Corporation or “LSC” guidelines), Negotiations, Media advocacy, Policy analysisEngage with a wide range of community partners in cases and initiatives to help carry out systemic advocacy. Work closely with and report directly to the Managing Attorney to identify and develop systemic advocacy issues concerning child health and well-being.Work with Managing Attorney and Senior Staff Attorney to participate in litigation teams for various cases that impact child health and well-being. The litigation teams can include attorneys in other LSEM programs and units (including our Director of Advocacy and the Teitelman Chair attorney) as well as national and local legal partners.Participate in individual advocacy and community education for the purposes of investigating systemic issues and forming relationships with members of the community.  Preparing community education materials (Know Your Rights flyers, two-pagers, guides, and training PowerPoints). Performing other duties as assigned, including supervision of law student interns and mentoring of volunteers and pro bono partners. https://recruiting.paylocity.com/recruiting/jobs/Details/3617135/Legal-Services-of-Eastern-Missouri-Inc/Staff-Attorney--Health-Education-Justice-Initiative?source=Access+to+Justice+-+A2J