Case Manager and Legal Support – 

Legal Aid of Arkansas is a public interest, not-for-profit law firm dedicated to assuring equal access to justice in civil matters for low-income Arkansans. Legal Aid’s advocates provide counsel in housing preservation, domestic violence prevention, economic justice, and consumer protection.

This position will engage in case management and legal support, with two primary areas of focus, the first will be on addressing eviction mitigation, education, and defense, and the second will be assisting homeless and near homeless veterans, mitigating social determinants of homelessness, including conducting intake, outreach, education, and attorney support. The position will be in Little Rock. 

The position will work with clients, including veterans, who are housing infirm. Duties include:

• Screen potential clients to determine eligibility and coordinate client intakes.
• Help tenants with applications for rental assistance or other resources. 
• Outreach to educate tenants, advocates, and providers on issues and resources that promote housing stability.
• Work with clients to develop effective housing plans and address other civil legal needs. 
• Meet with clients to provide access to resources/services that support their housing plans. 
• Help with housing applications and other services related to permanent housing placement and/or eviction prevention services. 
• Assist clients with identifying employment readiness, training and placement.
• Appear at hearings with attorneys and clients as assigned.
• Navigating the transition process vacating rental property, including students school placement, continuation of healthcare, access to resources to obtain stable housing, finding options for movers, security deposit programs etc.;
• Assist with non-legal aspects of case, such as following up with clients to ensure compliance with stipulations, including home visits when necessary, facilitating transportation to court, collecting documents and signatures.
• Assist with stabilizing housing by connecting clients with services for food insecurity, healthcare, clothing, government benefits, helping clients get ID cards, providing employment linkage to get job resources or opportunities
• Assessments and referrals to appropriate substantive mental health, substance abuse recovery, or other restorative resources.
• Assist with in-person workshops, tabling events, presentations and clinics to reach out to the communities that Legal Aid serves. 
• Attend Veteran Outreach events. Travel to community locations and engage Veterans who need support.
• Attend Veteran Clinics and assist Veterans in completing the intake forms and providing support to the attorneys.
• Engage with Veterans, listen to their situation, and gather the information needed for their cases.
• Other duties as assigned.

The position is not exempt under the Fair Labor Standards Act.

Competitive salary starting at $21.54 hourly plus, DOE. The typical work week is 37.5 hours. Legal Aid offers health and dental insurance, retirement, training, position-related travel reimbursement and per diem, student loan repayment assistance, and other benefits. 

To Apply:

To apply please email your letter of interest, resume and three references to Elizabeth King, Human Resources lead at  eking@arlegalaid.org . Position is open until filled. Apply as soon as possible. 

Legal Aid of Arkansas is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 

*This project is funded in part by U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development grant #EP-23